Sharjah, Ottawa explore collaboration in science and culture

  • Date: 10-Dec-2020
  • Source: Eye of Riyadh
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:UAE
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Sharjah, Ottawa explore collaboration in science and culture

  At a virtual meetimg led by Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi and HE Jean-Philippe Linteau    Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Executive Chairman of the Department of Government Relations (DGR) in Sharjah, and HE Jean-Philippe Linteau, Consul General of Canada in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, held a virtual meeting recently to explore collaboration in vital sectors of culture, economy, science and technology. Against a backdrop discussions highlighting the digital transformation and economic diversification journey of Sharjah, Sheikh Fahim shared with the Canadian diplomat the innovative strategy implemented by the emirate to host Sharjah International Book Fair 2020 - the first successful on ground exhibition in the world since the onset COVID-19, which combined a hybrid online-offline programme.  They also explored ways to expand cooperation to enable private institutions, entrepreneurs and investors to benefit from the incentives and services provided by Sharjah and the Canadian capital in education, information technology, and other fields that support a knowledge economy.  Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi said: "What the world has gone through this year, and continues to, has highlighted our global interconnectedness, resurfacing the importance of cooperation to form a consensus on vital future plans that will enable inclusive social gains and lay sustainable foundations for development and progress for all.“  Sheikh Fahim stressed