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Asia Media Summit 2024

19TH ASIA MEDIA SUMMIT
The Asia Media Summit (AMS) is an annual international media conference organised by AIBD as its flagship event. Every year in consultation with the members, partners and various global media gurus, a theme guides the direction and delivery of the summit. Being a unique broadcasting event in Asia-Pacific, it attracts around 500 top-ranking broadcasters, decision makers, media professionals, regulators, scholars, and stakeholders from within and outside the region. Apart from plenary sessions and pre-summit workshops, Asia Media Summit also provides a platform for intergovernmental dialogues to uplift the benchmarks of the regional media industry.

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Mr Thusira Chintaka Malawwe Thantri, Director General of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, and Chairman of AIBD’s Strategic Plan Team, says the Right to Information Act which Sri Lanka recentlypassed signals the return of democracy in the country.

Mr Thusira Chintaka Malawwe Thantri, Director General of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, and Chairman of AIBD’s Strategic Plan Team, says the Right to Information Act which Sri Lanka recentlypassed signals the return of democracy in the country.

 

Speaking during the Members and Partners’ Forum at the 43rd AIBD Annual Gathering/16th General Conference, Mr Thantri said getting approval for the Act was a long struggle spearheaded by press freedom organisations.

 

The Right to Information Act was approved on 3 February 2017, providing citizens access to public information includingasserts declarations by members of Parliament.

 

“According to the Act, any citizen should get the information within a maximum of 28 days,” Thantri said.

 

Another speaker at the Forum was Professor Rajbir Singh, Director of the Consortium for Educational Communication, India. He delivered a brief presentation on digital educational content production and dissemination, an evolving agenda for broadcasters in developing nations. This initiative, he said, can reduce cost of education and make it more accessible to developing and poor countries. 

 

Dr Singh explained hisbroadcasting strategy for educational content sharing, to include creation of  dedicated specialised channels for subjects/domains; priority/ prime timing educational programmes on general channels/non-educational channels; syncing broadcasting with real classes schedule and timing, and broadcasting through DTH and Web and use of multi platform for the same content.

 

“AIBD can play a crucial role in disseminating education through technology which may go a long way in content sharing of educational content in Higher education among its member so that we all march on the road to development”, he said.

Broadcasters in Asia-Pacific need to adapt to changes driven by accelerating technologies and pervasive influence of modern media and social networks. They must, however, be wary of the authenticity of some information and news that broadband media generates.

Dr Ali Askari, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), delivered this message during the inauguration ceremony of the 42nd Annual Gathering/15th AIBD General Conference held in Tehran, Iran on 25 August 2016.

AIBD’s Executive Board (EXBO) proposed some approaches to beef up AIBD’s finances and identified training programmes to meet member countries’ needs.

In the 15th AIBD General Conference EXBO Meeting held in Tehran Iran on 25 August 2016, Mrs Dra Rosaria Niken Widiastuti, Director General of Information and Public Communication, Ministry of Communication, Information Technology, Indonesia, recommended to expand cooperation with international institutions for funding assistance.