Director of Saif Bin Zayed Academy: Abu Dhabi Book Book is a unique beacon of knowledge

Abu Dhabi (WAM)

Major General Thani Butti Al Shamsi, Director of the Saif Bin Zayed Academy for Police and Security Sciences, confirmed that the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair is a global cultural center and a unique beacon of knowledge, through its various sessions that are witnessing continuous development, as it currently witnesses the participation of 1,350 exhibitors from 90 countries. And 145 new exhibitors and publishing houses, in addition to the participation of 12 countries for the first time.
Major General Al Shamsi visited the Abu Dhabi Police pavilion participating in the exhibition, and listened to an explanation about the programs and activities of the Writers and Reading Committee of the Abu Dhabi Police and its initiatives, areas of cooperation and partnerships, and watched excerpts from a video explaining its efforts in promoting the culture of reading among its members.
He reviewed the objectives of the “With the Touch of We All Read” initiative, which allows one to benefit from summaries of a group of books in various fields in an innovative way by watching short video clips, by scanning the QR Code with a smartphone. He also viewed the efforts of the Police Follow-up and Aftercare Department in raising public awareness about the programs. Traffic points, and introducing them to the objectives of the book “Traffic Stories”, which includes a number of short illustrated stories dealing with the aspect of traffic awareness for drivers.