Palestinians share big ideas with TEDx
Several years of development and success have multiplied TEDx events in both the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
TEDx events first came to Palestine in 2011 with TEDxRamallah in the West Bank and then TEDxShujaiya followed in the Gaza Strip in 2015.
TEDx events are an offshoot of the US nonprofit TED Talks. TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, has promoted “Ideas Worth Spreading” since 1984. In the 18-minute talks, the speakers present innovative ideas.
TED expanded globally in 2009 with a program called TEDx for local, self-organized events.
TEDx program aims to encourage and revive local ideas and promote them on the global platform. TEDx events are supervised and organized by independent bodies, companies or universities, which choose and train speakers in accordance with TED regulations. These companies and universities have to meet certain conditions to obtain a free license from TED.
