Kuwait Participates in the World Media Summit in China
KUNA participates in the Beijing summit to enhance media cooperation.
Translated by Qiyas from الأنباء — Original source
The seventh Global Media Summit kicked off yesterday in the Chinese capital, Beijing, under the theme “The Media’s Message and Collaborative Action in the Era of Smart Transformation,” with participation from the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) alongside representatives of media institutions and international organizations from around the world.
Xinhua News Agency, the organizer of the summit, stated that approximately 500 delegates representing nearly 330 major media institutions, research centers, government bodies, and international organizations from 112 countries and regions are taking part in the summit, which will run until next Monday.
For his part, Hamad Al-Fahad, Editor-in-Chief of KUNA’s Arabic service, told KUNA on the sidelines of his participation that the conference serves as an international platform bringing together media decision-makers, offering them an opportunity to exchange views, align perspectives, and coordinate on the future of the media industry. He added that KUNA’s participation in the summit represents a strategic step to enhance the presence of Kuwaiti media on the international stage and contribute to conveying the voice of Arab, Islamic, and Global South media to major global media gatherings focused on shaping the future of the industry.
He emphasized that human resources remain indispensable in media work despite the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence technologies, stressing the need to establish controls over algorithms and strengthen international cooperation to keep these technologies under human oversight and address associated challenges, particularly regarding credibility, deepfakes, misinformation, and the digital divide.
He noted that AI technologies are driving profound changes in the global media industry, necessitating intensified dialogue, deeper cooperation, and greater coordination among media institutions across different countries. This, he said, would reinforce shared responsibility in the era of smart transformation and help convey a true and fair image of development trajectories in developing countries to the world.
He also pointed to the launch by Xinhua of an AI-powered news anchor during the summit’s events today, describing the move as a development in the application of AI technologies and their practical uses in the media field.
