Thursday, October 5, 2023 – 1:46 p.m
ABU DHABI, 5 October / WAM / His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister, and Head of the Presidential Office, confirmed that the UAE will host the “International Archives Council Congress 2023”, which Abu Dhabi will host during the period from 9 to The 13th of this October comes as an affirmation of the state’s interest in preserving the human, cultural and cognitive heritage at the local and global levels, and its keenness to link the stages of human history to each other, so that they can be transmitted to generations in a scientific and reliable manner.
His Highness said that the meeting of scientists, experts and specialists in this vital field, from various parts of the world, represents an opportunity to discuss the reality of archiving, documentation and preservation, and the extent to which this field of knowledge keeps pace with the developments that the world is witnessing in various fields, especially in the technical field, pointing out the importance of working to exploit Employing modern technologies and unprecedented scientific innovations that our world is witnessing today in the service of archiving science, and searching for new options that make it easier for those working in it on the one hand, and easier for users and scholars to refer to archived documents and materials and benefit from them on the other hand.
His Highness added that the meeting of this global elite specialized in the field of archiving and documentation, and the exchange of knowledge, experiences and ideas, among them at the institutional and individual levels, will create innovations, creativity, ideas and results that open new horizons and achieve qualitative shifts in the methods and methods of preserving documents, documents and sources of knowledge, as well as in the mechanisms for employing them. To serve the paths of scientific, economic and political development.
His Highness urged all concerned parties to take advantage of the opportunity of holding this global event in the Emirates, to provide its specialists and cadres working in archiving and documentation with knowledge and experience that will enhance their abilities and enable them to contribute effectively to the development of this field and innovate means that enhance its role in disseminating knowledge and providing a prosperous present. And shaping a better and more sustainable future for future generations.
His Highness praised the efforts made by the organizing committee of the Congress and its partners in preparing for it, and in choosing the topics that it will address, so that the event is compatible with the development and renaissance that the UAE has achieved, and the global status it has achieved in all fields, especially in the areas of benefiting from science and knowledge. And looking forward to its future, thanks to the insightful vision of its wise leaders, and the great ambitions that its people aspire to, to always be one of the best countries in the world.
Dina Omar
2023-10-05 09:48:02
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