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).
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).
The workshop brought experts from various disciplines to look at the potential of social media particularly during disaster risk scenarios. Experts also discussed how to enhance APCICT’s existing training content – Academy Module 9 on ICT for Disaster Risk Management.
The workshop was attended by 22 government officials, communication and media experts, ICTD and social media experts and DRR practitioners in Asia and the Pacific, including AIBD Programme Manager Saqib Sheikh.
During the workshop, Mr. Sheikh took part in a Panel Discussion on Social Media Policy for Disaster Risk Management, sharing his view on the use of social media by broadcasters during such situations.
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.
Thailand to Host GC 2015
AIBD Deputy Director Mr. Marcel Gomez paid an official visit to Chiang Mai, Thailand from 25 to 28 November 2014 for a site inspection and successful preparations for the 41st Annual Gathering / 14th AIBD General Conference & Associated Meetings, to be hosted by the Government Public Relations Department (PRD), Thailand from 18 to 20 August 2015.
Ms. Praphaisri Ketsawa, Director International Cooperation Division, led the PRD team comprising of Ms. Sirinapha Pansang and Mr. Worapon Mathurosmatanee.
SAPPRFT TC Joins AIBD Family
AIBD is proud to announce that The Research and Training Institute of The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) of China has become an AIBD Affiliate Member effective September 2014.
AIBD Bids Farewell to Director Yang Binyuan
Mr. Yang Binyuan announced his decision to resign from the