RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Media Salman Al-Dossary introduced the launch of 12 new media initiatives, most notably the Media Innovation Camp and the Digital Broadcaster Program, geared toward nurturing entrepreneurial concepts and remodeling media ideas into sustainable enterprise fashions.
The announcement was made through the inauguration of the fifth version of the Saudi Media Discussion board 2026 in Riyadh on Monday. The three-day discussion board, which is held underneath the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, brings collectively greater than 300 media leaders, consultants, and decision-makers from over 20 nations throughout 4 continents. The worldwide gathering is convened underneath the theme “Media in a Shaping World.”
In his opening tackle, Al-Dossary unveiled a doc outlining the ideas of synthetic intelligence in media, developed in partnership with the Saudi Information & Synthetic Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), reinforcing the dedication to the accountable use of superior applied sciences. He additional introduced the manufacturing of greater than 30 documentaries and movies this 12 months underneath the “Treasures” initiative, highlighting the Kingdom’s wealthy heritage and future aspirations.
The minister emphasised that safeguarding future generations begins with constructing forward-looking media ecosystems. He famous that the royal patronage of the discussion board provides a broader dimension and deeper imaginative and prescient, underscoring media’s function as a software for consciousness and a driver of improvement. He defined that Saudi Imaginative and prescient 2030 has performed a pivotal function in reshaping Saudi media into an built-in system grounded in values that information choices and form media insurance policies.
Al-Dossary revealed that greater than 100 seats have been allotted this 12 months underneath the “Media Scholarship” program to coach Saudi expertise at main worldwide universities. He additionally introduced the launch of the “Saudipedia” translation observe in 5 worldwide languages—English, French, Chinese language, Russian, and German—to share the Kingdom’s heritage, historical past, and identification with international audiences.
He additional disclosed that greater than 2,000 content material creators and influencers from 90 nations will probably be hosted on the second version of the “Influence Makers” discussion board in Qiddiya. Moreover, he introduced the discharge of the second version of the “State of Media within the Kingdom” report, alongside new funding alternatives within the sector. He famous that greater than 250 native and worldwide corporations are collaborating within the artistic version of the Way forward for Media Exhibition, “Fomax.”
Al-Dossary additionally highlighted that the Saudi Press Company (SPA) has launched the Media Research and Opinion Polls Middle, and that the Saudi Media Award obtained greater than 500 submissions from 20 nations—marking a 200 p.c enhance in worldwide participation.
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This 12 months’s discussion board options over 300 media professionals, consultants, lecturers, and specialists from throughout the Kingdom and overseas, partaking in additional than 150 dialogue periods addressing key challenges and alternatives. These discussions aimed to advance the media trade on the native, regional, and worldwide ranges.
The discussion board holds specific significance this 12 months because it coincides with the tenth anniversary of the launch of Saudi Imaginative and prescient 2030, which has pushed a qualitative transformation in Saudi media, positioning it as an influential drive and a mirrored image of the Kingdom’s rising maturity on the worldwide stage. The discussion board serves as a platform to focus on these achievements and discover future horizons for the media sector.
