Korea promises that the next Asia Media Summit to be held in Seoul from 24 – 26 May 2016 will be a fruitful, exciting and meaningful event.
Korea promises that the next Asia Media Summit to be held in Seoul from 24 – 26 May 2016 will be a fruitful, exciting and meaningful event.
“As host of the 13th AMS, we will ensure that this Summit is a future-oriented conference”, Mr. Sanghun Lee of the Multilateral Cooperation Division, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Republic of Korea, said at the closing ceremony of the AMS 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 28 May 2015.
Mr. Lee said that the Korean delegation has been learning from AMS 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, saying the government will exert best efforts to do the same.
A short video clip was presented highlighting various popular places participants can visit while in Korea.
In inviting local and foreign participants to Korea, Mr. Lee said participants will also have the opportunity to visit the production facility for the popular K Pop Group and hologram stations of KBS.
Dato’ Sri Dr. Sharifah Zarah Syed Ahmad, Secretary General, Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia in the witness of Mrs. Dra Rosarita Niken Widiastuti, President of the AIBD General Conference and President Director of Radio Republik Indonesia, and Mr. Chang Jin, AIBD Director,officially turned over to Mr. Lee a symbolic certificate signifying the change of host.
AIBD and the Korean Ministry have begun preparations to finalise the theme and topics as well as logistical requirements for the next Asia Media Summit.
Korea to host AMS 2016
Korea promises that the next Asia Media Summit to be held in Seoul from 24 - 26 May 2016 will be a fruitful, exciting and meaningful event.
AIBD President Urges Broadcasters to Embrace Social Media
The 12th Asia Media Summit formally opened on 26 May 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, focused on the important role social media plays in transforming broadcasting into a stronger platform fit for now and the future
AIBD supports Girls in ICT day
Backed by International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the world celebrates fourth Thursday in April, every year as Girls in ICT day. AIBD supports this ITU initiative which aims to create a global environment that empowers and encourages girls and young women to consider careers in the growing field of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
UN-APCICT Expert Group Meeting on Social Media and Disaster Risk Management
AIBD participated in the Expert Group Meeting on Social Media and Disaster Risk Management which took place from 7 – 8 April 2015 in Incheon, South Korea. The workshop was organised by the Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT).
World Radio Day 2015
Every year February 13 is celebrated as World Radio Day. UNESCO has invited radio producers and broadcasters to celebrate the World Radio Day 2015 around the theme “Youth and Radio”
A Call for Diverse Broadcast Programmes
YB Datuk Jailani Johari, Deputy Minister of Communications and Multimedia, Malaysia, has called on broadcasters in Asia-Pacific to offer new channels generated by the advent of digital terrestrial TV broadcasting with programmes that cater to the different needs of their audience who want variety.
Applications Open for 2015 Dart AsPac Fellowship
The Dart Centre for Journalism & Trauma offers journalists, photographers, camera operators, editors and producers in the Asia-Pacific region a unique opportunity to improve coverage of tragic events.
The fellowships offer briefings by leading experts in the trauma and journalism fields along with peer-to-peer discussions on the many challenges of covering tragedy and violence. The fellowships cover all travel, accommodations and ground expenses while attending the programme.
AIBD Appoints Mr. Chang Jin as New Director
AIBD is pleased to announce that Mr. Chang Jin from China has been appointed as Director of AIBD on 15 January 2015. The interview panel met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to finalise the decision after an extended short-listing process and lengthy deliberation.
Mrs. Rosarita Niken Widiastuti, President of AIBD General Conference, chaired the panel. The panel also included Mr. Anothai Udomsilp, Chairman of the Strategic Planning Team (SPT) and Dato’ Adilah Shek Omar and Mr Laxman Humagain, Executive Board members.
Mr Chang Jin will take office as soon as possible pending work permit approval.
AIBD & FES: 3 fruitful decades
After more than 35 years of productive association, the collaboration between AIBD and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is turning a new leaf. Even as AIBD continues to be associated with FES, the German organisation’s office in Malaysia is being closed down by year-end.
AIBD/TVRI In-Country Consultation on Social and Emerging Media
AIBD/TVRI in-country consultation on Social and Emerging Media for Broadcast Management was held from 25 - 27 November 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia.