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7/10/24, 11:41 AM PRESSR: Digital Knowledge Hub: Leading Arab platform for education and scientific research — TradingView News
Arab content and strengthen its position in the digital world for bridging the
digital knowledge gap in the Arab World.
The DKH further seeks to offer and develop an integrated open platform that
gathers all knowledge outputs of the MBRF along with the materials of
institutions of the government of Dubai and a wide range of libraries focused on
special age groups and specialized knowledge sectors. The move comes within a
comprehensive smart framework to ensure easy and fast access to diverse
knowledge sources in different scientific, literary, and research disciplines
offered by Arab and international publishing houses. Currently, the DKH has over
600,000 titles divided into nearly 6.5 million digital materials.
Goals of DKH
Another objective of the platform is to provide an integrated Arab system for
seamless access to information sources and knowledge content continuously. For
instance, it can accommodate the various needs of education and research by
offering a knowledge base rich in digital content in Arabic and other languages,
while also adhering to international standards and protections when building
digital libraries and servers to enhance accessibility and the development,
preservation, and availability of digital memory.
Furthermore, it aims to aid in the development of knowledge institutions and
societies by providing innovative solutions for digital systems and knowledge
content, while ensuring access to all age groups and knowledge fields, as well
as providing a unique and integrated Arab system for building libraries and
preserving institutions’ digital memory through a unified Arab platform.
Moreover, it aims to develop a sophisticated digital storage structure to ensure
the conservation and seamless handling of all kinds of digital sources including
books, articles, studies, research, images, videos, audio recordings, and other
forms of digital content.
3 digital portals and 20 specialized digital libraries
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