The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) organized a workshop – Future of Electronic Journalism in the UAE – in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi, Director General of the ECSSR. A number of experts from the UAE and abroad participated in the workshop.

The workshop began with welcoming remarks by H.E. Dr. Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi, Director General of the ECSSR, and was followed by two sessions. The first session was chaired by Mr. Ibrahim Al-Abid, Director General of the National Media Council. Dr. Ali Bin Tamim, Director Kalima Project and Mr. Rashid Al Arimi, former Editor-in-Chief at Al-Ittihad newspaper, UAE, addressed the workshop during this session.

The second session was chaired by Mr. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Ali, Deputy Director-General for Administration and Finance at the ECSSR. Dr. Mohammed Ayesh of the American University of Sharjah and Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Shamiri, General Manager, Executive Editor at Al-Watan newspaper addressed the workshop.