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9/22/23, 2:30 PM ICA Congress Abu Dhabi 2023 A Key Platform For Collaboration In Archiving And Documentation: Abdullah Al Raisi | MENAFN.COM
Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice
President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court from 9th to 13th

October, ICA Congress Abu Dhabi 2023 will enable institutions working in the field to
exchange expertise and knowledge, he added.

He explained that the congress, organised by the National Archive and Library, will bring

together over 5,000 participants from 135 countries, in addition to featuring 60 exhibitors,
adding that UAE's hosting of this global event testifies to its role in supporting the world's

heritage and cultures and its active contributions globally.

Themed“Enriching Knowledge Societies”, the event's agenda is set to highlight the potential
to transform data access systems and streamline such access shrinking data delivery times,

Al Raisi added, highlighting the focusing on five subthemes;“Trust and Evidence”;“Emerging
Technology: Electronic Records, Electronic Solutions”;“Access and Memories;”Sustainable

Knowledge, Sustainable Planet: Archives, Records, and Climate Change"; and“Peace and
Tolerance”.

He went on to say that archives can serve as invaluable educational tools for youth and future

generations, by providing access to tales about tolerance, further boosting consciousness of
the importance of peace and coexistence.

About emerging tech solutions, Dr. Al Raisi noted that the future of the sector will inevitably

rely on e-documentation, thus necessitating upgrades of the current system to meet such
developments, while ensuring such digital records and archives are well-secured and

sustainable.

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