4 M Jakarta Forum – Informing on the Web

The 4M Jakarta Forum, to be held from 23-24 September 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia will bring together more than 100 professionals from 10 ASEAN countries and Europe to discuss how online journalism is changing the way the general audience is interacting with information makers, the regional trends, limitations and possibilities. The pitch of the Forum is “Informing on the Web”.

This event will be hosted by University Atma Jaya, Indonesia and co-organised by the Association of Independent Journalist (AIJ) Indonesia, Canal France International (CFI), Institut Français d’Indonésie (IFI), Embassy of France in Indonesia, and supported by the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD).

Development and deployment of the Internet in Asia, together with a strong economic growth and political reforms are changing the way people in Southeast Asia are communicating and interacting. The access to information is rapidly changing in Southeast Asia, while a new media ecosystem is emerging, in which innovative editorial forms are being experimented.

Journalists, bloggers, academics, consultants will share their experiences at the Jakarta Forum in order to attempt answering few preoccupations such as:

How do regional citizens and media professionals integrate this new realities and new TIC tools?
What are the opportunities and the risks related to the use of new communication technologies and services in this local context?
How to extend the use of new technologies in order to provide or collect information to and from remote areas?
What is the future of Southeast Asia media?

Kindly register online for the 4 M Jakarta Forum at:

http://www.4m.cfi.fr/index.php/en/djakarta-registration-form

The target group is online journalists from AIBD members from ASEAN countries outside from Indonesia.