Istanbul to host Stratcom Summit

By Diyar Guldogan

ANKARA (AA) - Türkiye will host the Stratcom Summit 2022, an international platform addressing global topics in the field of strategic communication, on Dec. 2-3 in Istanbul.

The summit, which will gather under the theme of Strategic Communication in the Age of Uncertainty, will feature 52 speakers from more than 24 countries and a distinguished audience of over 3,000, Türkiye’s Communications Directorate said in a statement.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will address the conference virtually.

Topics to be discussed at the summit included fight against disinformation, digitalization, and public communication.

On the first day of the summit, “Strategic Communication for Resilience in a Changing World”, “Reimagining the World with Data; More Effective Citizen Communication: Data and Insights”, “Cyber ​​Front in Traditional Wars”, “Traditional Media in the Age of Post-Truth” panels will be held.

“Building a Globally Responsive Technological Society”, “Towards a More Effective Government Communication”, “Why OSINT (open-source intelligence) is So Popular?”, “Strategic Communication as a Stabilizing Force in Conflict Resolution”, “The Role of Intelligence in the Fight Against Terrorism”, “Capacity Building in Public Communication to Cope with Global Uncertainties”, “2022 Search and Watch Trends on Google and YouTube”, “Combating Extremism and Hate Speech” and “Social Network Map of Türkiye” panels will be held on the second day of the summit.

In the event area, there will also be stands of the Communications Directorate, Anadolu Agency (AA), Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), and Turkish Airlines, as well as Google and YouTube.