Muscat: A seminar on “Media of the Future” was held today at the Cultural Centre of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), which is part of the Media Family Forum organised by the Ministry of Information.
“We are talking about a radical change in our lives as media professionals, in the life of nations and in economic progress,” Ali bin Khalfan al Jabri, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Information, said in a speech at the opening of the seminar, talking about the role of media in life.
The seminar covered many topics that included a working paper entitled (Writing and Publishing Skills for the Media of Future) by Dr Hosni Nasr, Head of Information Department at SQU, and the impact of artificial intelligence on radio and television) by Ayoub bin Saleh al Alawi, Head of Development Team of Our Oman portal.
The seminar concluded with a number of recommendations. It urged the national media to develop content to meet the current and future needs of the users and to enable media training institutions to effectively train national media cadres to deal with future media.
The seminar also called for the development of local experiences based on the idea of media integration to enhance the capabilities of the Omani media in the future and provide training programmes to provide media professionals with the skills that cater to new users. — ONA
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