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Army General Saïd Chanegriha, chief of staff of the People’s National Army (ANP), chaired, this Monday in Algiers, the opening of the work of a conference on “the digital content industry, the guarantor of national memory,” said the Ministry of National Defense in a press release.
This conference responds to “the objective of shedding light on the threats that threaten national memory and the means of dealing with them on the different platforms of the digital space”, indicated the Directorate of Information and Communication. communication from the ANP staff which organized this conference at the National Army Circle in Beni Messous, said the MDN.
In his speech, Chanegriha highlighted “the creation of digital content which preserves national memory is a primordial issue for the protection of the great historical heritage of our nation against attempts at denaturation and distortion to which it is subject, attracting attention to acts targeting the cultural and civilizational identity of nations.”
The Chief of Staff continued that the concept of security has evolved with the change in the nature of wars, since we now speak of identity security, social security and cyber security. ‘In the light of the new wars that the world is experiencing today, or what we call “hybrid wars”, multimedia, particularly social networks, constitute essential tools and means in destabilization strategies , which target the cultural and civilizational identities of nations, and the process of building their future, by working towards the obliteration of national identity, the distortion of history, disinformation and the calling into question of national symbols. , he indicated.
Emphasis was thus placed on the need to adapt to the demands of the century and to be present in force in the virtual world, through the creation of rich and qualitative digital content, which reinforces the spirit of belonging to the Algerian nation.
“In the current international geopolitical context, loaded with threats and challenges, we must adopt new modes of confrontation and coherent national approaches which include, in addition to the exploitation of military means and capabilities, the mobilization of all national capacities, within the framework of an inclusive national strategy adapted to current developments, which preserves national cohesion and identity, and works to transmit it to rising generations, in a new and adapted format, which reflects the cultural wealth and the civilizational and historical legacy of the Algerian nation,” he said Chanegriha.
“To do this, we are called to adapt to the demands of the century and to assert our presence in the virtual world, through the creation of rich and qualitative digital content, which reinforces the spirit of belonging to the nation Algerian, and perpetuates the duty of memory towards our valiant predecessors, following the example of the martyrdom of Didouche Mourad, peace to his soul, author of the famous quote (If we come to die, defend our memory)”, he said. -it belongs.
The conference was punctuated by conferences led by university professors specializing in history and information and communication technologies, entitled respectively “importance of digital content in the preservation of national memory”, “national memory in the yardstick of new Algeria – achievements and challenges”, “scale and richness of national memory: what means for digital content for the consolidation of national unity and the strengthening of societal security”, “challenges encountered by the creation of digital content preserving national memory”.
This scientific event was sanctioned by recommendations relating to “the need to unite efforts between the different stakeholders and to continue awareness-raising actions for the creation of digital content which preserves national memory and reinforces the sense of patriotism among the rising generations », concludes the same source, specifying that this conference saw the presence of the President of the Council of the Nation, the President of the APN, the Constitutional Court and the Advisor to the President of the Republic, in charge of the General Management of the communication, alongside members of the government, the director general of the National Institute for Global Strategy Studies and senior state officials, as well as the secretary general of the Ministry of National Defense, force commanders and the National Gendarmerie, heads of departments, directors and heads of central services of the Ministry of National Defense and the general staff of the ANP, a number of mujahideen, national personalities, directors of the media and of university professors.