It contains 220 electronic sources that includes all scientific books, magazines and technical reports in both Arabic and English

His Highness Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance, President of the Board of Trustees of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, launched the First Electronic Library specializing in date palm cultivation, date production and agricultural innovation, which includes more than 220 electronic sources that contain specialized scientific books, academic journals and technical reports produced by the Award's General Secretariat.

His Highness expressed his appreciation for this initiative, which comes in the framework of the efforts of the Award's secretariat that aims to provide appropriate tools for distant learning through virtual platforms that contribute to enabling the target groups working in the date palm cultivation sector and the production of dates and agricultural innovation at the Arab region and international level, to access all the achievements of the award and its output in the span of  thirteen years of continuous work at the national, regional and international levels.

During the launch of the electronic library: www.ekiaai.com , His Highness also added that this initiative comes in line with the changes in the current global conditions and in a way that serves the efforts of the UAE in facing the challenges of the spread of COVID 19. Aiming to create positive opportunities, adherence to the directions of good leadership in facing the pandemic, and work hard in preparation for the post-Corona period.

For his part, Dr. Abdelouahhab Zaid, Secretary General of the Award, indicated that the idea of ​​the electronic library came under the guidance of His Highness Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and President of the Board of Trustees of the Award, in line with the remote work system, the library was divided into six parts, the first part is the Winners ’ Book that contains 12 books, and the second part is the Year book, that contains 11 books, and the third part is the Book of Photography, and it includes 12 issues, and the fourth part is the published magazine of the Blessed Tree that contains 31 issues, and the fifth part contains various books of 09 different editions, and the sixth part contains media and technical reports, where 145 technical reports on all the activities and works of the award during thirteen continuous years are being presented.

This electronic library is being distinguished as the Award’s Secretary General added that it presents the entire outputs and efforts produced and supervised by the Award’s General Secretariat for thirteen years, and it is published in both Arabic and English and made available for everyone to browse in an easy way or to download and save for all interested individuals and specialized researchers around the world.