The Academy held its 147th weekly departmental meeting on Monday, 21 Rabi’ al-Akhir 1447 AH, corresponding to October 13, 2025, at the General Secretariat’s headquarters in Jeddah. The meeting was chaired by His Excellency Professor Dr Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary-General of the Academy.

His Excellency opened the meeting with a welcoming speech, expressing gratitude to the attendees for their continuous efforts in supporting the Academy’s work. He then spoke about the importance of the upcoming strategic plan evaluation meeting scheduled for Tuesday, 22 Rabi’ al-Akhir 1447 AH (October 14, 2025). He also thanked Dr. Abdel Fattah Ibnouf for preparing an outstanding summary of the strategic plan and urged everyone to carefully review the contents of the strategic report and provide constructive feedback to enrich the discussion and ensure sound future planning for the Academy.

Following that, the meeting reviewed the decisions issued during the previous session and adopted several new resolutions, most notably:

• Accelerating routine maintenance of equipment, repairing malfunctioning devices, and improving internet speed by coordinating with the service provider.
• Transferring all matters related to information and communication technology from the Department of Seminars and Conferences to the Department of Media, Public Relations, and Information Technology, which will now be directly responsible for all technical affairs of the Academy.
• Preparing and submitting a budget proposal dedicated to the remaining issues of the Academy’s journal.