The Asian Media Information and
Communication Centre (AMIC) is pleased to announce
its 18th Annual International Conference, which will
be held at the Le Meridien Hotel in New Delhi, India,
from the 13–16 July 2009. AMIC will be organizing
this conference in partnership with the Himgiri
Nabh Viswavidyalaya (HNV). This conference
is open to academics, media industry professionals,
government agencies, policymakers, regulators, UN agencies,
donors, research groups, civil society organizations,
independent consultants and students.
The theme of the 18th annual conference is “Media,
Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital
Age”. The media are central institutions
of the public sphere and therefore play a critical role
in enhancing democratization and good governance. While
democracy has generally been spreading across the world,
we have seen countries where democracy is challenged
and where the failure of governance has led to widespread
poverty, hunger and deprivation. The media can play
a significant role in spreading awareness and empowering
people while monitoring governments and corporations
and holding them accountable. In recent years, the advent
of the Internet and digital information and communication
technologies have brought about a profound transformation
in the way people communicate and share knowledge and
information. These new technologies offer vast new opportunities
for public participation and engagement and have the
potential to expand the public sphere, deepen political
participation and enhance good governance and democracy.
However, the media and new digital technologies can
also present new challenges and be exploited to extend
control and surveillance thus policy makers need to
put in place the necessary mechanisms that can mitigate
the harmful use of the media by extremists and special
interest groups. This conference will provide a critical
space for both media professionals and academics to
exchange knowledge and share their experiences on the
role of the media in bringing about development and
the new paradigms that are emerging in the digital age.
AMIC’s key event is the flagship annual conference,
hosted in rotation by countries across the Asia-Pacific
region. Recent annual conferences have been held in
Manila, Philippines (2008), Singapore (2007), Penang,
Malaysia (2006), Beijing, PR China (2005) and Bangkok,
Thailand (2004). The AMIC Annual Conference is a premier
event on the Asian media calendar and attracts eminent
international speakers and participants from the media
industry and academia. Delegates to the conference come
not only from the Asia-Pacific region, but also from
Europe and the Americas as well. It features high-profile
keynote addresses, plenary sessions, and several parallel
sessions. Networking events, cultural programmes, media
visits and even tourism events are also held in conjunction
with the annual conference.
For more information or any queries, please contact
Ms. Sandhya Srinivasan at sandhya@amic.org.sg.
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