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Critical Civil Summit In Baku

Tuesday, 28 February 2012 17:32
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Critical Civil Summit In Baku

The 3rd Think Tanks Forum of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Countries brings together think tanks of the OIC Countries to discuss “Change and Transition” at the member countries.

On 2-3 March 2012, the 3rd Think Tanks Forum of the OIC Countries will include 100 think tanks group from 40 Islamic countries, and Turkey will be represented by 20 persons from 9 Think Tank board which will be hold at Baku/Azerbaijan.

3rd OIC Think Tanks Forum which will be hold by the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Azerbaijan (SAM) and the Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies (TASAM) Institution of Islamic Countries. Participants from 40 countries as well as the delegations from the countries that have an observer position i.e. Russia, Thailand and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and from some other countries like EU Countries, the USA, and OIC countries’ diplomatic mission representatives, related experts and media representatives will attend. Azerbaijan Foreign Minister and a large number of ministers will initiate the Forum and the special guest of the forum is previous Prime minister of Malaysia; Mohammad Mahathir.

The first Forum was held under the main theme ‘Peace, Civilization and Cooperation’ emerged in January, 2010; 2nd Forum was held under the main theme ‘Public Diplomacy’ in Istanbul, in March 2011. Third Forum will be held under sub themes of ‘Socio-economic and Political Transformation’ , ‘Innovation on Public Administration’ , ‘Economic and Human Development’, ‘Vision Progress for National and International Politics’, ‘Construction and Prosecution of New Think Tanks’, and ‘ Social Media’ in Baku. The forth of Forum will be held on Cairo as date of 22-23 February with the cooperation of TASAM and IDSC.

 

CHAIRMAN ŞENSOY: FOCUS OF COMPETITION IN THE WORLD, QUALITY OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Suleyman Sensoy, Chairman of TASAM, who mentioned that the economic, political and cultural results of the globalization are directly affecting the new international system, that many tools and techniques used in the monopolar world order during the Cold War and afterwards are not working in this new international system and is remaining ineffective, said: “the multipolar ‘New World Order’ which is appearing is built on communication, informatics, thought, strategy and technology”. He also added that the necessity to control sociological phenomena such as brain drain, made mandatory to train qualified visionary personal not only in the field of economics, but also in the political and social areas. For this reason, it has become inevitable for OIC member countries to develop a strategic vision not only in the economic sphere but also in the political and social areas and to make a great effort in developing human resources as well as national and international vision. He also expressed that the end of transitions and transformations centered of Islamic Countries has taken greater risk with the sphere of restrainable crisis policies in the 21st century, could be solved with the greater attention to human resource structure.

 

“WE HAVE TO PRACTICE İNTEGRATED POLICY TOWARD PROBLEMS”

Chairman Şensoy: ‘From this point of view, 3rd Think Tanks Forum of the OIC Countries will be held to complement the studies of the first two Forums and to form the roof of three main institutional bodies, which were agreed to be established in these meetings: Wise Men Group, Working Group on Innovation in Public Administration and Economic Human Development Working Group. Wise Men Group will be made just before the Forum, in Baku, 1 March 2012.

Any increase in countries’ innovation performance plays a key role in economic and social development and welfare. Innovation is one of the most important driving force for transition to knowledge- based economy. Countries with effective systems of innovation and development policies advance rapidly in the race of development and, thanks to innovation, succeed to minimize disparities. Improving innovation activities and increasing the innovation performance in the OIC Countries through providing continuity for these activitties with systematic and strategic approaches will contribute directly to the process of development of national economies, the quality of life and social well-being. As a last point, one of the essential factor to cope with integrated policy of OIC Countries toward innovation on public diplomacy, it has inevitable to make duration for constructing pro-active mission in the OIC Countries and enable to make reinforcement in that process.

 

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Announcements

“The destiny of Muslims should be decided by Muslims. It should not be decided by those sitting in Washington or Brussels,” said Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed. He was addressing opening session of the 6th Think Tanks Forum of The Islamic Countries addressing ‘Multi-dimensional Security Challenges’, that began in Islamabad at Serena Hotel, on Saturday 7th March 2015.

The Senator further added that we have been unable to create a narrative for the Muslim world and this forum intends to create a platform where leadership issues can be addressed and new ideas and suggestions can be debated to alleviate the problems that the Muslim world faces.

Mr. Suleyman Sensoy, TASAM Chairman, while stressing on the importance of deep cooperation among Muslim States said, “When we started this forum, we intended to overcome our contradictions with self-criticism. To generate constructive criticism and institute the process of critical thinking, think-tanks play an important role.”

Sayed Ali Mohammed Mosavi, Secretary General of D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation was of the view that economic security is intertwined with the conventional notions of security. ‘Safeguarding security is our collective responsibility’ he said.

The panelists urged that the Muslim nations must focus on an intellectual revival in order to bring peace and prosperity to their respective countries and the entire Muslim world. Ambassador (R) Halil Akinci, Advisor to Chairman of Turkic World Council and First Secretary General of the Turkic Council, in his address, emphasized that Muslim countries should improve regional linkages and opt for cooperation, instead of confrontation. The first session at the forum discussed, in great detail, the imperatives of multi-dimensional security. The speakers delved into the political, economic and strategic dimensions of security and articulated their ideas on how to deal with these challenges. The panelists, during the second session discussed the challenges and prospects of cooperative security, while the third session focused on how the Muslim World can help bringing stability to Afghanistan and the entire region.

The Conference was attended by a large number of delegates from across the Muslim World, think-tanks, policy makers and intellectuals.

“The best brains from across the Muslim world have gathered here to discuss the various issues that the Muslim world faces today,” said Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed while addressing the 6th Tank Tanks Forum of Islamic Countries here on Sunday, 8th March 2015. The Senator further added, “The issues being discussed at this forum may be specific to the Muslim world, but to deal with them it is necessary to collaborate with other nations and regions too.” He also announced that the Think-Tanks Forum for Islamic countries would now be renamed to ‘World Islamic Forum’.
On the second day of the conference, Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and National Security delivered the keynote address. He was of the view that out of the many challenges that the Muslim countries face, the issue of intellectual development is of critical importance. Mr. Aziz stressed that the Muslim world faces common challenges, thus they must work in collaboration with each other to overcome these challenges. He further added that it is time that Muslims build resilient scientific, intellectual and academic partnerships with the rest of the world.

The sessions that followed, discussed Non-Traditional Security Threats in Muslim Countries where the speakers examined the issues in great detail and put forth their suggestions to deal with the challenges. They stressed that multilateral cooperation among all Muslim countries is of utmost importance and issues such as terrorism, climate change and human trafficking must be dealt with seriously. The speakers further discussed the opportunities and risks in the defense and space industry and cooperation for nuclear proliferation.

Chairman Senate, Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari, while addressing the closing ceremony of the Forum, underlined “In the wake of newly emerging threats, there was a dire need for Muslim countries to sit together and deliberate on the multi-faceted challenges that they face.”

The 6th Think Tanks Forum of the Islamic Countries also issued the ‘Islamabad Declaration’ to mark the conclusion of the conference. The forum reiterated its resolve to institutionalize the ‘World Islamic Forum’ as the voice of Muslim intellectuals, opinion leaders and thinkers. The Forum would also hold a ‘Muslim Women’s Summit in Kuala Lumpur in 2015, while the next WIF will be hosted by Iran. In addition to that, the regional secretariat would be established in Islamabad, which will be hosted by the Pakistan-China Institute.

The Islamic World “Istanbul Awards”, were given this year for the first time, in order to promote and honor the successful people and institutions which are strengthening the depth and integration of Islamic World’s vision. The Award Ceremony was held at the Islamabad Serena Hotel on 7th March 2105, during the 6th Islamic Think Tanks Forum where President Mamnoon Hussain was the Chief Guest.

Pakistan Army and Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif were also given the Istanbul Special Islamic Award for leadership in their struggle against terrorism with clarity, commitment and courage as Chief of Pakistan Army.


Please use the following link for detailed information and program:
http://www.tasam.org/en/Etkinlik/627/6th_think_tanks_forum_of_the_islamic_countries