SHUSHA, Azerbaijan, July 13. The first meeting
of the Advisory Council of the D-8 Center of Excellence for Media
will take place in Baku later this year, the Director General of
the Media Excellence Hub, Fuad Mardiyev said, Trend's special correspondent
reports.
Mardiyev made the announcement during a presentation of the
strategic concept for the D-8 Media Excellence Center at the 4th
Shusha Global Media Forum.
“This year, we will hold the first meeting of our Advisory
Council in Baku,” he said.
According to Mardiyev, the Media Excellence Hub’s charter has
already been approved, and the necessary legal framework for the
center to begin operations has been established.
He noted that the Media Center’s mission is to strengthen
institutional capacity, support innovation and research, and foster
cooperation among D-8 member states. The center’s primary goal will
be to create a sustainable ecosystem that will benefit all
countries in the organization.
Furthermore, Mardiyev stated that the project will be
implemented in phases. During the first phase, the plan is to
establish an organizational structure, recruit specialists, develop
management mechanisms and operational procedures, and establish
cooperation with international organizations, global media
institutions, and D-8 member states.
According to him, going forward, the center will focus on
fostering dialogue among media representatives, government
agencies, and the research community, as well as organizing
professional training programs and implementing joint projects. In
addition, the Media Center will conduct research in the areas of
digital transformation, artificial intelligence, media regulation,
public communications, and information security, as well as prepare
analytical reports and recommendations for data-driven
decision-making in D-8 member states.
