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The First International Reprographic Rights

Conference Kicks Off in the UAE

By News Desk 1 19/02/2025

Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Honorary President of the Emirates Reprographic Rights
Management Association (ERRA), inaugurated the activities of the first International Reprographic Rights
Conference in the United Arab Emirates, organised by ERRA over two days at the Sharjah Research

Technology and Innovation Park, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy (MOE) and the International
Federation of Reprographic Rights Organisations (IFRRO).

The opening ceremony of the conference was attended by His Excellency Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri,
Minister of Economy of the UAE, and Majd Al Shehhi, Director of the ERRA, alongside a group of
international experts specialising in collective reprographic management, intellectual property, and the
creative industries. The event also witnessed a gathering of writers, publishers, creative business owners,

and academics.

Creativity as a driving force for development