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IGCF to Debate Impact of Digital Age

Sharjah - Muslimchronicle

The International Government Communication Centre (IGCC) has announced ‘The Future of Government Communication in the Age of Digital Community’ as its main theme for the seventh edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF). Organised by Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB), IGCF 2018 is scheduled to take place from 28 – 29 March 2018 at Expo Centre Sharjah. The topicRead more

Climate change threat to world order, Al Gore warns

Sharjah - Arab today

Climate change is not just an environmental problem, but also a threat to world peace and order, former US Vice President Al Gore (Albert Gore) told the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF) in Sharjah on Wednesday. He said droughts and food shortages caused by climate change create “climate refugees”, drawing from the example of Syria. Al Gore said: “Political stabilityRead more

Government Communication award winners honoured

Sharjah - Arab today

Winners of the fourth Sharjah Government Communication Award (GCA 2017) received their awards on Wednesday night at a ceremony at Al Majaz Amphitheatre. The awards were presented on the first day of the sixth annual International Government Communications Forum (IGCF), which was held over two days at Expo Centre Sharjah. Shaikh Sultan Bin Ahmad Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah MediaRead more

Government Communication award winners honoured

Sharjah - Arab today

'Human beings the centre of development

Sharjah - Arab today

Human beings should be the centre of development for it to be sustainable – and not the other way around. That's the common theme echoed at the sixth annual International Government Communication Forum (IGCF), which kicked off Wednesday at the Expo Centre Sharjah, with delegates calling for sustainable development. The two-day event was inaugurated by His Highness Dr Shaikh SultanRead more

IGCF 2017 to Focus on ‘Societal Participation Comprehensive

Sharjah - Arab Today

Sharjah Media Centre (SMC), the media arm of the Sharjah government and organisers of the annual International Government Communication Forum (IGCF), announced on Saturday that IGCF 2017 would run from March 22-23, under the theme ‘Societal Participation Comprehensive Development’. IGCF 2017 will be held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member andRead more

Sharjah Press Club hosts panel discussion

Sharjah - WAM

Sharjah Press Club hosted a panel discussion entitled, ‘Communication Drives Government Policies’, at the fifth International Government Communication Forum, IGCF 2016, today. Khadija Hussain, Director of Communications and Development at the UAE Ministry of Cabinet Affairs, and Rashid Al Falahi, Director of Government Affairs at the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, ENEC, said that government communicators need to adapt to theRead more

World-Class Media Centre at IGCF served more than 250 Journalists

Sharjah - Arab Today

As part of the 5th International Government Communication Forum (IGCF) 2016 being held from March 20-21 at the Expo Centre Sharjah, a modern, world-class and fully equipped media centre was set up at the venue, catering to the needs of local, regional and international media. The 2-day global media summit that was hosted by the Sharjah Media Centre (SMC), theRead more

Sultan Al Jaber highlights role of UAE media in support of the nation and its leadership at IGCF 2016

Sharjah - Arab Today

Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of State, Chairman of the National Media Council, has said that UAE media’s and government communications services’ strategy is based on close cooperation in line with national values, so as to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development and happiness of society. Speaking at the International Government Communication Forum, which began today in Sharjah,Read more

IGCF 2016 Sessions to Examine Pioneering Themes of Building Knowledge, Confronting Extremism and Crisis Management

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Sharjah - Arab Today

The upcoming edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF 2016) will stay relevant and keep pace with regional and global developments through dedicating sessions to four key themes, political, social, human and cultural. Several prominent public-sector officials, government experts and global communication specialists will helm these sessions. In line with the vision and directives of H.H. Dr. Sheikh SultanRead more