IGCF Hosts Sharjah Youth Forum; 100 Young People Get Ideal Platform To Put Forth Innovative Solutions

As part of International Government Communication Forum (IGCF 2018), the Sharjah Youth Council organised a two-day event, which saw 100 school and university students, young government employees, entrepreneurs and people of determination gather during the first edition of the Sharjah Youth Forum, organised under the theme ‘We communicate to shape the future’, to enable the youth to brainstorm over new ideas in eight different fields.

The young participants were divided into eight groups and were headed by eight high-ranking Sharjah executives who guided them in coming up with innovative ideas and solutions to challenges in the fields of media, innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability, health and sports, education and job opportunities, arts and culture, and values.

The Sharjah Youth Forum aimed to create a new platform that connects young people with decision makers in eight different areas, thus, strengthening the concept of government communication in the youth. The brainstorming sessions took four hours a day during the two-day international event.

The mentors who headed the youth gathering included HE Tariq Saeed Alay, Director of Sharjah Government Media Bureau, for the media; HE Ahmed Al Qaseer, COO of Sharjah Investment & Development Authority (Shurooq), for innovation; Khawla Al Serkal, Director of Sharjah Ladies Club (SLC), for entrepreneurship; HE Fahad Shehail, Chief Development Officer of Bee’ah, for sustainability; Nada Bin Askar Al Naqbi, Director of Women Sports Department, for sports and health; HE Jassem Al Blooshi, Member of the Board of Trustees of Rubu Qarn Foundation for Creating Future leaders and Innovators, for education and job opportunities; Sheikha Nawar Al Qassimi, Development Head at Sharjah Art Foundation, for arts and culture; and Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Department of Government Relations in Sharjah, for values.

On the first day of IGCF 2018, the Youth Forum brought together young people from Sharjah to discuss current challenges facing the youth and come up with innovative solutions to address them.

On the second day, it gathered the young participants with decision makers and experts to discuss the outputs of the first day. The experts guided participants on how they can enhance their concepts and turn their ideas to reality.