Leader Highlights Need for Producing Effective Islamic Content in Cyberspace
Speaking in a meeting with the head and members of the country’s Supreme Council of Virtual Space, Ayatollah Khamenei referred to the importance of the cyberspace as a remarkable soft power in different fields such as culture, politics, economy, lifestyle, faith, religious beliefs and morality, and stressed the need for proper planning to safeguard the society’s intellectual and moral security in the cyberspace.
The Supreme Leader on Saturday appointed new members to the Supreme Council of Virtual Space, and outlined the primary policies that members of the council should implement during their 4-year tenure.
Ayatollah Khamenei referred to “defining policy, macro management, planning, making necessary and timely decisions as well as efficient and up-to-date monitoring” in the arena of virtual space as the council’s overriding duty.
The Supreme Council of Virtual Space includes the president –as the head-, the parliament speaker, the judiciary chief, ministers of communication, culture, science, intelligence, education, defense, as well as the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and police chiefs, among a number of other officials and individuals.
Established in 2012, the council is tasked with defining policy and coordinating decisions regarding the virtual space.
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