2024-04-28 03:21:19
Signed by the President of the HACA, Latifa Akharbach, on a working visit from January 15 to 17 in Nouakchott and her Mauritanian counterpart, Houcine Ould Meddou, this agreement provides for the implementation of a series of actions aimed at improving procedures and regulatory tools in particular in terms of monitoring and monitoring of programs, professional monitoring and methodologies for adapting regulation to the new digital media environment, indicates a press release from the HACA.
The convention highlights the main issue of autonomous media regulation relating to the consolidation of democratic culture and practice, the strengthening of respect for human rights in and by the media, the protection of the public and the guarantee of their right to ethical and quality information.
Several themes were also selected for consultations and exchanges of experience between HACA and HAPA, such as the management of pluralist expression or the promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity in the audiovisual media, notes the press release.
Furthermore, Ms. Akharbach hosted, in front of an audience of representatives of Mauritanian audiovisual operators and press officials, a conference on the challenges of digital transformation for the audiovisual media economy, a theme which is among the areas of joint reflection provided for by the agreement.
During her visit to Nouakchott at the invitation of her Mauritanian counterpart, Ms. Akharbach also held a series of exchange and consultation sessions concerning the upcoming deadlines of the multilateral networks of regulators in which the two bodies are members.
These include the Network of African Communication Regulatory Bodies of which HACA chairs for the period 2023-2024, the Francophone Network of Media Regulators, as well as the Forum of State Audiovisual Regulatory Authorities members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
The HACA delegation was also made up of the Director General of HACA, Benaïssa Asloun, the Secretary of the High Council for Audiovisual Communication, Imad Meniari, and the Manager of African Affairs within the body, Talal Salahdine.
2024-04-28 03:21:19