The 6th The Artificial Intelligence Journalism World Forum (AIJWF)
University of Dubai, 6th & 7th April 2026
- Powering the Global Digital Economy and Governing AI-Driven Content
- Artificial Intelligence: Scaling Innovation Across the Global Digital Content EconomyRise of AI-Driven Digital Economy Businesses
AIJRF CEO Opening
AIJWF: Shaping the Future of AI in Media and the Global Digital Economy
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By: H.E Dr. Mohamed Abdulzaher
CEO of the AIJRF and found of the AIJWF
Over the past years, the Artificial Intelligence Journalism for Research and Forecasting (AIJRF) has established itself as a pioneering global platform at the intersection of content creation and artificial intelligence, combining academic depth with real-world application. From its early foundation, AIJRF has been committed to advancing the professional capabilities of media practitioners and content creators—equipping them with the knowledge and tools needed to integrate AI responsibly across every stage of the content production cycle, from research and development to publishing and distribution.
AIJWF 2026 | Main Panel Discussions:
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1- Opening the AI-Driven Digital Economy Era
2- AI and Digital Content Flow: The New Architecture of the Global Digital Economy
3- AI-Driven Innovation Models: Redefining Media, Business & Market Influence
4- Governing AI-Driven Content: Ethics, Regulation & Public Trust
5- AI for Good: Human-Centered Intelligence in the Digital Economy
6- Human Talent vs. Generative AI: Competition or Collaboration?
7- From Innovation to Impact: Shaping the Future of AI-Powered Content Economies
The 6th The Artificial Intelligence Journalism World Forum (AIJWF)
University of Dubai, 6th & 7th April 2026
Discover What’s New at the 6th AIJWF — Where AI Redefines the Future of Media & Digital Content
The 2026 Artificial Intelligence Journalism World Forum (AIJWF) addresses a pivotal phase in the evolution of artificial intelligence, as its integration across business sectors accelerates at an unprecedented pace. The widespread adoption of AI technologies has fueled an exponential expansion of global digital content—now exceeding pre-2020 levels by more than tenfold—fundamentally reshaping how information is created, distributed, and consumed worldwide.
The 6th AIJWF comes at a defining moment in the evolution of the global digital economy—an era in which artificial intelligence has become the primary engine driving digital content creation, distribution, monetization, and influence across markets, industries, and societies.
At the same time, artificial intelligence has emerged as a powerful catalyst for entrepreneurship, innovation, and investment, enabling the rise of new digital-economy business models and unlocking economic value across industries. AI-powered content is now at the core of emerging markets and sectors, redefining productivity, scalability, and competitiveness within the global digital economy.
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AIJWF is one of the global initiatives founded and managed by the Artificial Intelligence Journalism for Research and Forecasting (AIJRF).
Artificial Intelligence Journalism World Forum (AIJWF) is the first global platform, annual event and academic conference that brings together academics, media professionals, AI manufactures, educational institutions, and government entities to conduct research and forecast on the technologies of the Fourth and Fifth Industrial Revolutions and their impacts on Media and Entertainment.
AIJWF forecasts the future of humans 2050, particularly in light of the technological advances and artificial intelligence technologies in various fields: Media and Entertainment, Information and Communications Technology, Culture, Healthcare, Education, Economic, Sustainable Development Goals, and designing the future of Smart and Sustainable Cities.
AIJWF 1st Edition, 2021:
- “Designing the Future of Media, Touching Human Lives 2050”, 29th & 30th of March 2021
The first edition of AIJWF was launched on 29th and 30th ofMarch 2021, and it was headedby Professor Farouk El-Baz, theEgyptian American spacescientist and geologist, with theparticipation of more than 50universities, think tanks andmore than 200 researchers andjournalists from 20 countries.
AIJWF 2nd Edition, 2022:
The 2nd edition of AIJWF was launched on 14th and15th of March 2022, at the Higher Colleges of
Technology (HCT), Dubai, chaired by H.E ProfessorAbdullatif Al Shamsi President & CEO of Higher
Colleges of Technology, AIJWF Honorary President,titled: “Media of Metaverse and Covidization of MediaIndustry: How the Pandemic has Changed the Worldof Media and Entertainment Industry”.
The 2nd edition of AIJWF was incooperation with UNESCO and a number ofArab and foreign universities from theUnited States, Britain, Italy, France, India,Australia, UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan,Algeria and Lebanon.
AIJWF 3rd Edition, 2023:
The Third Edition, “Creative Media Industries and the Advanced Technology Era,
Artificial Intelligence and Metaverse”, 9th & 10th of May,2023, in cooperation with the Emirates Journalists Association. Focusedon the growth of creative industries inMedia and Entertainment in light of the future of advanced technologies.
- Bolster research and forecasting of substantive features of the era of Artificial
- Intelligence Journalism, 7G Journalism and Media of Metaverse.
- Monitor 4IR and 5IR technologies that have a direct impact on Media and Entertainment
- Consider the best ways to use 4IR and 5IR technologies in mass media and daily life.
- Receive research and academic reports in both Arabic and English on 4IR, Artificial
- Intelligence Journalism, 7G Journalism and Media of Metaverse.
- Train a team of researchers and learners to be experts in Artificial Intelligence
- Journalism, 7G Journalism and Media of Metaverse.
Assist universities and research institutes in providing rich, dynamic and uniquescientific content about Artificial Intelligence Journalism, 7G Journalism and Media ofMetaverse.
AIJWF is one of the global initiatives founded and managed by the Artificial Intelligence Journalism for Research and Forecasting (AIJRF).
Artificial Intelligence Journalism for Research and Forecasting (AIJRF) is the first leading academic and applied institution and think tank in media studies, artificial intelligence and content in general, the Media of the Metaverse, and technologies of the Fourth and Fifth Industrial Revolutions. It was founded in 2018 in the United Arab Emirates.
AIJRF currently has more than 15 global and regional initiatives in artificial intelligence, media, and university education, and has more than 60 training programs, including “professional diplomas” and specialized programs in using artificial intelligence tools and applications and integrating them into a number of specializations, including: “Education, Media, Intelligent Government Services, Financial Services, Marketing, the Metaverse, Future Cities, Sustainable Development, and creating all forms of content using artificial intelligence
