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About the Ministry
The Ministry of Culture, in line with its vision of "A culture that inspires the world and empowers young people to create the future," is committed to enriching the cultural sector in the United Arab Emirates. The Ministry achieves this by supporting Emirati cultural, artistic, and heritage institutions, providing a platform for creative and talented individuals across various fields, and promoting dialogue between different cultures. Additionally, the Ministry collaborates with strategic partners to deliver impactful outcomes that reflect the UAE's vibrant and diverse cultural scene at the local, regional, and global levels.
The Ministry has two primary national missions:
• Preserving Cultural Acquisitions and Developing Expertise: The Ministry focuses on preserving cultural assets, fostering skills crucial for sustainability, and supporting a knowledge-based economy. This includes supporting cultural and artistic activities, producing knowledge, and preserving both tangible and intangible heritage. The ministry also encourages artistic movements and raises awareness of culture's educational and social roles in collaboration with national and international cultural and artistic institutions.
• Upholding the Emirati Identity and Enhancing the Cultural Sector: The Ministry is dedicated to preserving the Emirati identity, elevating the global status of the cultural and youth sectors, and maximizing their contribution as active and productive components of the national economy. This is achieved by safeguarding the National Cultural Heritage, promoting cultural and creative industries, and investing in the energy and talents of young people to empower them.
Our Vision
"Culture that inspires the world "
Our Mission
To preserve the UAE's identity, enhance and strengthen the position of the cultural and youth sectors globally and maximize their contribution as productive and effective sectors within the national economy by: - Preserving the national cultural heritage. - Promoting the cultural and creative industries. - Investing and empowering youth.
Strategic Objectives
To Enhance the National Identity and Promote Cultural Heritage
To Empower and Foster the Arts and Literature Sector and Support the Creative Economy Agenda
To Emphasize and enhance the UAE’s Cultural Position Regional and Global Presence
Our corporate values
We Work Transparently: Driven by transparency and trust, our participants learnt communication principles, and practiced collaborative planning and transparent feedback
We Evolve Constantly: By experimenting with better ways of working, participants focused on enhancing their adaptability and proactivity skills as well as prioritizing the transfer of knowledge within the team.
We Take Responsibility: By demonstrating that individual commitment is the secret to collective success, participants defined tasks and responsibilities, set goals, tracked their progress, and managed conflicts effectively
We Actively Collaborate: By focusing on delivering impactful results, participants collaborated, supported one another and celebrated their achievements.
Cultural Sectors
The Media Regulatory Office (MRO) aims to:
Responsible for preparing research and foresight studies related to the media and publishing industry, formulating legislation, regulations, standards, and foundations for organising and licensing media and media-related activities.
Responsible for issuing licences and following up on media content. It implements legislations, regulations, and standards related to media services and media content.
The Arts and Heritage Sector aims to:
Organize, coordinate and manage cultural plans, relating to arts and heritage, with an emphasis on advancing performing arts and design;
Apply and maintain international standards for conservation of tangible and intangible heritage and raise awareness of its significance; and
Ensure the implementation of cultural sector policies; and
Develop cultural specializations effectively, by empowering individuals and institutions concerned with different cultural fields to support and facilitate their work.
The Cultural and Creative Industries Sector aims to:
Promote investment in the cultural and creative industries to enable the cultural sector to contribute to the UAE national economy.
Support the UAE’s efforts to boost Emiratization in the private cultural sector and stimulate the establishment of small and medium enterprises working in cultural and creative industries.
Leverage the talents and interests of young people to establish cultural projects and enhance flexible working among the youth in general.
Support the design and development of UAE cultural products, to keep pace with global trends and explore new local and international markets.
About the Minister
H.E. Sheikh Salem bin Khalid Al Qassimi
His Excellency Salem bin Khalid Al Qassimi was appointed the Minister of Culture in February 2023. In his current role, His Excellency is responsible for the strategic and policy direction of the UAE's culture and youth sectors. He leads the Ministry's initiatives to enable a robust cultural and creative ecosystem in the country and ensure its sustainability and active contribution to the local economy. Helming multilateral engagements with the UAE's global and regional partners on international platforms, His Excellency represents the country on high-level global fora related to culture and creativity and heritage preservation. His Excellency was the Permanent Delegate of the UAE to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization "UNESCO" where he contributed to highlighting the country's efforts and success endeavors, in addition to strengthening relations with other permanent delegates and overseeing the implementation of many joint projects that aims to enhance human and cultural cooperation. He has previously served as the Assistant Undersecretary for Arts and Heritage at the Ministry of Culture, where he led the implementation of high-level projects on national identity, Arabic language, Islamic arts, theatre, literature, archaeology, film and architecture to name few. His Excellency holds a Bachelor of Science in Design Management from the American University of Sharjah, as well as a Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science & Policy from Columbia University and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from Paris Sorbonne University, Abu Dhabi/Paris.
H.E. Sheikh Salem bin Khalid Al Qassimi
UAE Minister of Culture
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