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FNC Adopts Recommendations To Enhance Role Of

National Media Through Government Policy

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published April 16, 2025 | 10:15 PM

(UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 16th Apr, 2025) ABU DHABI, 16th April, 2025 (WAM) –
The Federal National Council (FNC), chiredby its Speaker Saqr Ghobash, today adopted a set of recommendations
during its 9th meeting of the Second ordinary Session of the 18th Legislative Term, held today at the Council’s
headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The adoption of recommendations took place during the discussion of the government's
policy on enhancing the role of national media in deepening content and reinforcing national identity. The session was
attended by Abdulrahman bin Mohamed Al Owais, Minister of Health, and Prevention (MoHAP) and Minister of State
for Federal National Council Affairs, and Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, Chairman of the
National Media Office and Chairman of the UAE Media Council.

Among the most important recommendations emphasised by the FNC were the Emiratisation of leadership and
supervisory positions, and the preparation of second- and third-tier leadership in all media institutions in both the
public and private sectors. The FNC also stressed the importance of utilising the accumulated expertise of
professional national media talents as advisors and trainers in government media institutions, involving them in
discussion panels, workshops, and media forums held inside and outside the country. It recommended forming
partnerships with educational and media institutions, and engaging national media talents in training and qualifying
students with abilities and skills in the best professional practices in modern media. Additionally, the Council
recommended aligning modern academic and practical programmes with the professional requirements of
the media sector to meet the needs of the labour market.

The FNC’s recommendations also included the need to reorganise the responsibilities assigned to media outlets in
order to separate the jurisdictions of each entity during practical implementation. It emphasised the importance of
designating a single media authority to act as the reference for all media entities in the country, and activating the role
of the National Media Office to carry out its assigned responsibilities, especially after the increase in its workforce and
its support with human and logistical capabilities.

Furthermore, the council called for activating the mandate of the UAE Media Council in coordinating
with government media entities in the country to harmonise national and local media policies in a way that supports
the Union and promotes the concept of national identity and unity. It also recommended the formation of an advisory

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