Officials at the signing ceremony.
Qatar Media Corporation and Qatar Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Network signed a 3-year partnership agreement as a first stage.
The agreement aims at creating a national CSR group with strategic partners to promote CSR in Qatar. This agreement is a result of expanding the network's initiatives to include different sectors including media. The CSR Network is aiming to complement and enhance its successful partnership agreement with Qatar University, especially concerning the national CSR report, CSR person of the year, CSR research studies, CSR workshops and lectures, and CSR exhibition and other initiatives.
The agreement was signed by Marketing Director of Qatar Media Corporation Ghanim bin Mubarak Al Ali and Qatar CSR Network's Advisory Board Chairperson H E Sheikha Athba bint Thamer Al Thani in the presence of a number of officials from both sides.
On this occasion, Ghanem bin Mubarak Al Ali said: "This agreement comes as the global interest in CSR in general, and media responsibility in particular, is developing. Qatar Media Corporation's CSR achievements have been reflected in the society. They are evident in supporting national talents and development of new generations of media professionals in initiatives like (Future media specialist) and (Young Presenter) and (Fasaha -eloquence) and others."
Sheikha Athba said: "Our partnership with Qatar Media Corporation is a pride and an honour, it emanates while QMC is winning a society consensus on its leadership in the field of community development through a variety of effective and responsible national programs. We will make sure that we represent together, with Qatar University and our strategic partners a national CSR group. We will do our best to support QMC's initiatives, particularly in the area CSR in Media."
The agreement signing coincides with the tenth anniversary of establishing Qatar CSR network, and with the extension of the MoU signed with Qatar University until 2020.
Since 2012, Qatar CSR Network produces the CSR report, which launching ceremony is hosted by QU annually, and started to be issued since 2015 under the patronage of Prime Minister and Interior Minister, and sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (distribution partner to Qatar embassies around the world) with the contribution of ministers, ambassadors and leading figures. The report promotes QU students' skills through their contribution in the report preparation; and is sponsored by major institutions, distributed locally with newspapers, honors CSR leaders, and enjoys wide media coverage.
