Qatar participates in 7th World Media Summit in Beijing

 The State of Qatar is participating in the work of the Seventh World Media Summit, which was launched in the Chinese capital "Beijing" under the slogan "Media in the Age of Intelligence: From Consensus to Action", which lasts for 5 days.

The State of Qatar is represented at the summit by HE Ahmed bin Saeed Al Rumaihi, Director General of Qatar News Agency (QNA).

The summit, organized by Xinhua News Agency in cooperation with the Beijing Municipal Government, will discuss the future of the media industry in light of the rapid developments in artificial intelligence technologies, and ways to enhance international cooperation and exchange of experiences in the fields of digital media and technological innovation.

In his opening remarks, Huo Yugang, Vice President of Xinhua, said that artificial intelligence is reshaping production patterns, lifestyles, and knowledge production methods, and imposes new challenges and opportunities for traditional media, stressing the importance of strengthening cooperation between media organizations and expanding the provision of high-quality news content to keep pace with these transformations.

He called for maintaining media credibility, verifying the authenticity of news and information, conducting joint press interviews, as well as deepening innovation and expanding participation in benefiting from technological advancements, in a way that contributes to enhancing understanding between different civilizations.

On the sidelines of the summit, HE Director General of Qatar News Agency (QNA) Ahmed bin Saeed Al Rumaihi met with Mr. Huo Yugang, Vice President of Xinhua, where they discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two agencies and exchange expertise and experiences in the fields of media and technology, in addition to exploring the prospects of benefiting from modern technologies and artificial intelligence in news work.

On the sidelines of the summit, the world's first robotic news anchors were launched with a design inspired by biotechnology, in addition to a research project specialized in news photography techniques using mobile phones and verifying the authenticity of media content, in light of the increasing challenges posed by the technologies of producing images and videos using artificial intelligence.

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