Impact of media on kids lives discussed

MUSCAT: The 2nd Seminar on “Our Children and Future Media “kicked off yesterday as part of the activities of Muscat International Book Fair. The two-day seminar is organised by the Ministry of Information, the Public Children Library and the UNICEF.

The opening session of the seminar was patronised by Her Highness Dr. Sayyidah Muna bint Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Assistant Vice-Chancellor of SQU for International Cooperation, in the presence of Dr. Abdul Munim bin Mansour Al Hasani, Minister of Information, members of the Organising Committee of Muscat International Book Fair and a number of officials.

“This seminar is an attempt to think about the future through many stakeholders, including writers, publishers and those who have planted ideas and dreams in many publications in the Arab world and those who have provided programmes for our children,” said Dr. Abdul Munim bin Mansour Al Hasani, Minister of Information.

He added that today we face an unprecedented challenge that we have not confronted in the past and we encounter qualitative changes facing the future of our children. For her part, Dr. Sayyidah Muna, said: “In light of the tremendous acceleration in the world, we are facing a great deal of data, news and information in all aspects of life and different cultures which requires us to contemplate this pivotal role that the media has become in our daily lives.”