Beijing (UNA/QNA) – The Qatar News Agency (QNA) has joined the Global Media Initiative for the Joint Development of AI Application Standards as one of its first partners, during the official opening of the 7th World Media Summit in Beijing, China.
The State of Qatar was represented at the summit by His Excellency Mr. Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Rumaihi, Director General of the Qatar News Agency (QNA).
The summit was opened by Mr. Li Shuli, member of the Political Bureau and head of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, in the presence of heads and representatives of news agencies and media institutions from various countries around the world, along with a number of officials, experts and academics.
The initiative, launched by China’s Xinhua News Agency, aims to promote cooperation in the responsible use of artificial intelligence in journalistic work, according to common standards, through the exchange of practices and experiences, joint verification, collaborative research, and capacity building, enabling partners to utilize their capabilities and expertise and contribute to these joint efforts.
The Global Media Cooperation Framework emanating from the initiative offers a guiding reference for global media organizations wishing to adopt it voluntarily, based on the principle of multilateral cooperation to promote the responsible use of artificial intelligence, while allowing all parties to contribute to its continuous development and updating.
The list of initial partners for the initiative included, in addition to the Qatar News Agency (QNA) and a number of Chinese media institutions, the Russian TASS news agency, the Vietnamese News Agency, the Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the Union of News Agencies of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states, the South African Independent Online Foundation, La Nueva TV del Sur network, the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), the Peruvian News Agency (Andina), the Ugandan Broadcasting Corporation, and the Tunisian African News Agency (TAP).
The summit, organized by Xinhua in cooperation with the Beijing Municipal Government from November 5 to 9, will discuss the future of the media industry in light of the rapid developments in artificial intelligence technologies, and ways to enhance international cooperation and exchange experiences in the fields of digital media and technological innovation.
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