{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Eyes on","title":"Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi Urges Putting Literacy at the Heart of the AI Era","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":304,"description":"\nIn a world racing towards artificial intelligence, one of Sharjah's most inspiring voices is reminding us that it all starts with the ability to read — and we're covering every word right here on Pulse 95 Radio!\n\n\nHer Highness Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Education and Book Culture and former President of the International Publishers Association (IPA), has once again stepped onto the world stage with a powerful and timely message — this time at the IPA World Congress 2026, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.\n\nSpeaking under the Congress's overarching theme of 'Publishing Intelligence: Sustaining Forward', Her Highness delivered a thought-provoking keynote address titled 'Reading for Literacy', which placed the critical relationship between technology, publishing, and global literacy firmly in the spotlight. It was a message that resonated deeply with publishers, educators, and thought leaders from across the world — and it is one that we believe everyone in the UAE and beyond needs to hear.\n\nAt the heart of Her Highness's address was a simple yet profound argument: the defining challenge facing the publishing industry today is not simply about producing more content, generating more books, or building more sophisticated AI tools. It is about ensuring that more people — across more languages, more communities, and more corners of the world — actually have access to that content, and the ability to read and absorb it meaningfully. In an age where AI can write, create, and generate at breathtaking speed, literacy remains the foundational human skill that makes all of it worthwhile.\n\nHer Highness Sheikha Bodour was quoted as saying: \"For me, publishing has always been about expanding opportunity, strengthening understanding and ensuring children discover the transformative power of reading. As an industry, we have to ensure new technologies help us reach more readers, in more languages and more communities. The future of...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/abkg4K0nGjMlk1rprRc7ZcwWjYOTiqh6h4jvkOCtuFM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ1Mjg5LzE2OTUy/ODMyNzItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}