[img_assist|nid=1615|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=67]More than 20 students from three universities in Hanoi are having fun and learning much from their voluntary work during the Asia Media Summit 2011. Some said it can be tiring, but its benefits have been fulfilling.
Showing abundant warmth and hospitality common to many Vietnamese people, these students were assigned to assist at the registration desk, secretariat room, presummit workshops and welcome desk at the airport.
More than 20 students from three universities in Hanoi are having fun and learning much from their voluntary work during the Asia Media Summit 2011. Some said it can be tiring, but its benefits have been fulfilling.
Showing abundant warmth and hospitality common to many Vietnamese people, these students were assigned to assist at the registration desk, secretariat room, presummit workshops and welcome desk at the airport.
Mr. Binh Phan, a student from the English Department, Hanoi University, said their voluntary activities have afforded them opportunities to meet new local and foreign delegates, learn new perspectives about media and visit the five-star Melia Hotel, the conference venue.
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Ms Van Anh Tran, a student from the Administration and Tourism Management Department of the same university, said the experience has been satisfying as they get to learn how the Voice of Vietnam as AMS host, AIBD and the hotel have organized to meet the conference requirements.
Ms Linh VU of the same university shares a similar sentiment and looks forward to share her experience with other students.
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Some participants commented that the student volunteers showed a lot of courtesy and hospitality common among the Vietnamese people.
AMS is Fun and Exciting
[img_assist|nid=1615|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=67]More than 20 students from three universities in Hanoi are having fun and learning much from their voluntary work during the Asia Media Summit 2011. Some said it can be tiring, but its benefits have been fulfilling.
Showing abundant warmth and hospitality common to many Vietnamese people, these students were assigned to assist at the registration desk, secretariat room, presummit workshops and welcome desk at the airport.
New Working Practices in the Broadcast Industry
[img_assist|nid=1592|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=67]The development of new digital technologies and new media have had an impact on working practices in the broadcast industry, particularly in production, journalism and documentation that necessitates critical training to manage change.
UN Secretary General Addresses AMS
Mr. Bang Ki-moon, UN Secretary General, has called on broadcasters and new media players to promote multiple languages in new media and ensure free access to the Internet and social media tools everywhere in order to bridge the digital divide.
Keeping Pace with Digital Technology Advances
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan says Vietnam has kept pace with global technological advances, introducing digital terrestrial TV services in 2005, one of the first countries within Asia Pacific and the world to digitize broadcasting transmission, and completing the transition process from analogue to digital by 2020.
All is Set for the Asia Media Summit Tomorrow
[img_assist|nid=1566|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=67]The Asia Media Summit 2011 that opens in Hanoi tomorrow has attracted more than 300 Vietnamese participants mostly senior officials from national and local radio and television organizations as well as working local and Hanoi-based foreign journalists.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan of Vietnam will deliver the keynote address before more than 500 delegates including invited members of the diplomatic corps who will attend the Summit’s inaugural ceremony at Melia Hotel.
Building More Colorful Training Programs in the Digital Era
[img_assist|nid=1556|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=67]New technologies are pushing human resource trainers to enhance a new and positive attitude towards training and learning, and build various colorful courses that will engage the participants much more in an easy and costless way.
Ms. Natalie Labourdette, Head of the Training Department, European Broadcasting Union, said, “ We need to implement intelligent training, one that will identify the right tools including new technologies to enhance face to face training programs and similar tested capacity building initiatives for broadcasters,”
Using Digital Platforms for Effective Training Programs
[img_assist|nid=1552|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=67]AIBD’s capacity building programs for Asia-Pacific are under review and will expect critical changes to take advantage of the digital platforms.
“ The omnipresence of media and real-time velocity with which information is now disseminated have pushed AIBD to initiate fundamental changes to its human resource development initiatives,” AIBD General Conference President Thoyyib Mohamed Waheed said in his keynote address before the pre-summit Seminar on Capacity Building and Training Strategies in the Digital Media Landscape that started today in Hanoi.
Strong Government Leadership for Successful Digital Migration
[img_assist|nid=1502|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=67]The successful implementation of the digital switchover set by 2020 will require a strong leadership of government, firm decision of analogue TV switch-off date, close cooperation of regulator and market parties, clear and timely regulatory framework and an adequate information and assistance to viewers.
Mr. Kim Kikwon, ITU Project Manager on Digital Broadcast TV, gave this message today to participants of the pre-summit seminar on ‘Strengthening the Digital Broadcasting Experience” at the Melia Hotel in Hanoi. He said countries must realize and manage the complexity of the switchover process.