ABU DHABI, thirteenth October, 2023 (WAM) – The Worldwide Council on Archives (ICA) Congress Abu Dhabi concluded within the UAE capital right now.
The congress was held beneath the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Courtroom, beneath the theme ”Enriching Information Societies”.
The closing ceremony started with a session entitled “Stainable information and a sustainable planet: archives, data and local weather change”. The session was attended by Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, President and Chief Govt Officer of the UAE Unbiased Local weather Change Accelerators (UICCA).
Through the closing day of the ICA Congress Abu Dhabi, Sheikha Shamma delivered a keynote deal with, highlighting the significance of archiving and its important position in shaping and enriching information societies. She underlined the essential position performed by specialists and archivists in safeguarding cultural and historic heritage, additional partaking in a particular tour on the exhibitors’ pavilion, acquainting herself with the most recent fashionable archival applied sciences and merchandise that contribute to the preservation and provision of cultural and historic materials.
Dr. Abdullah Al Raisi, Cultural Adviser on the UAE Presidential Courtroom and Chairman of the Increased Organisation committee of the nineteenth Worldwide Council on Archives Congress (ICA Congress Abu Dhabi 2023), thanked H.H. Sheikh Mansour for his patronage of the occasion.
Al Raisi mentioned that the congress displays the UAE’s dedication to supporting and creating archival work, preserving human and cultural heritage, and empowering younger folks to make choices and form a extra sustainable future for the archival sector.
For his half, Abdullah Majid Al Ali as Director-Normal of Nationwide Library and Archives highlighted the significance of the position of the Archive and the Nationwide Library in preserving the nation’s reminiscence with the cultural and information it incorporates that enriches societies. He additionally praised the objective of the Worldwide Council on Archives Congress in Abu Dhabi 2023, which introduced collectively greater than 3,000 specialists and specialists from greater than 135 international locations to change information and confront the most important challenges dealing with the sphere of archives and documentary preservation. He prolonged all his because of the state’s management for its assist in facilitating all current capabilities to protect and make obtainable the reminiscence of the homelands.
Josee Kirps, President, Worldwide Council on Archives, thanked the UAE for bringing a galaxy of worldwide archives specialists beneath one roof.
In her closing remarks, Kirps expressed her gratitude to Sheikh Mansour for his patronage of the congress, the most important of its sort within the area.
The Congress could have a optimistic impression in selling archival work and preserving the cultural and historic heritage within the area, she added.
