For more information, please contact Ms Lorraine Perera.]]> http://www.amic.org.sg/news/files/amic news 20080505.htm 2008-05-05 Community radio can give marginalised people access to info: seminar

THE community radio network could give the marginalised people of the country access to information and thus play immense role in the development of particular communities, speakers at a daylong international seminar said on Sunday.

They said the prospect of the community radio was that it could give voice to the voiceless people, but the rules and procedures of the licensing system should have provisions to ensure that the ownership of the information really remain within the community.]]> http://www.amic.org.sg/news/files/amic news 20080504.htm 2008-05-04 Access to info key to good governance in South Asia

GOOD govenance in the South Asian countries is unlikely to be achieved if people's access to information alongside responsible journalism is not ensured by removing both state and non-state hurdles. speakers told an international seminar in Dhaka on Saturday.

They stressed that journalists, as the practitioners of a most responsible profession, would have to work relentlessly to achieve freedom of the press keeping it in mind that they are working in public interest. ]]> http://www.amic.org.sg/news/files/amic news 20080503.htm 2008-05-03 Media can play critical role in boosting co-op among South Asian nations: Dr Kamal

EMINENT jurist and former foreign minister Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday said the media can play a critical role in fostering mutual understanding, trust and cooperation among South Asian nations by making accurate portrayals and representation of neighbours.

'Unfortunately; the media have not always fulfilled their role in promoting regional cooperation by giving undue coverage to negative aspects of relations between South Asian countries,' he said inaugurating the fist South Asian ...]]> http://www.amic.org.sg/news/files/PGPBAR.pdf 2008-03-12 Launch of the World's first Post Graduate Programme in Business Analytics and Research

Trained, competent professionals in Analytics, Research, and Management are very much in demand. Analytics has become a major driving force and is closely aligned with the core competency for most of the industries today. Its impact on management has created a demand for an entirely new array of leaders. These emerging knowledge leaders must be able to effectively and efficiently guide their organizations into the future, uninhibited by conti..]]> http://www.amic.org.sg/new/38thAMIC.htm 2008-02-14 Thank you for all your support!]]> http://ipsterraviva.net/tv/Beppu2007/default.aspx 2007-12-17 http://www.amic.org.sg/new/adb/awdo press release 20071129.pdf 2007-11-29 “No scenario planning for future development in the Asia-Pacific region is complete without attaching greater importance to water,” said Xianbin Yao, Acting Director- General of ...]]> 2007-11-28

• Challenges and Answers
• Radio Features
• Video & TV Features ]]> http://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/library/acrc/ 2007-11-05 The Asian Communication Resource Centre (ACRC) primarily serves the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information (WKWSCI). It started operating in June 2003 through the merger of the Asian Media Information & Communication Centre (AMIC) Documentation Unit and the School of Communication & Information Resource Centre. It became part of the NTU Library in 2005 to achieve greater synergy.

  ACRC has recently started a blog to post updates on our activities, new book arrivals, news articles related to communication and information studies, as well as information on our services and ...]]> 2007-09-12 The first Asia Pacific Water Summit is due to be held in Japan in December this year. Organised by the Tokyo-based Asia Pacific Water Forum supported by the Japanese Government and the Asian Development Bank, this meeting hopes to put water at the top of the development agenda of governments in the region.

  This feature produced by Kalinga Seneviratne looks at why investing in water should be viewed as a human right.

  MP3 file]]> 2007-09-12 The first Asia Pacific Water Summit is due to be held in Japan in December this year. Organised by the Tokyo-based Asia Pacific Water Forum supported by the Japanese Government and the Asian Development Bank, this meeting hopes to put water at the top of the development agenda of governments in the region.

  This feature produced by Kalinga Seneviratne looks at why sanitation is usually considered as a second cousin to water and mainly relegated to a second priority.

  MP3 file]]> http://www.amic.org.sg/new/files/sahana.pdf 2007-08-29 http://www.amic.org.sg/new/files/MrToilet.pdf 2007-08-27 http://www.amic.org.sg/new/files/2nd SC Meeting.pdf 2007-08-20 http://www.amic.org.sg/new/files/Special Symposium.pdf 2007-08-20 Special Symposium on Climate Change and Water
  Tuesday, 7 August 2007

  The climate is undergoing dramatic changes and water and sanitation issues are deemed most vulnerable to the impact of climate change, with anticipated large-scale water shortages, significant agricultural damage, a rise in infectious diseases and intensification of natural disasters. How prepared is the Asia-Pacific region to face this onslaught? Dr. Han Seung-Soo (President of Korea Water Forum / Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Climate ...]]> http://www.amic.org.sg/new/files/WaterSummit.pdf 2007-07-30 http://www.aycn.net 2007-07-02 2007-02-02 Globalisation of the local

  S'pore a model of govt-media teamwork ]]> http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=20339&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html 2006-02-07 A publication of Public Service Broadcasting: A Best Practices Sourcebook, edited by Dr Indrajit Banerjee, Secretary-General, AMIC and Kalinga Seneviratne, AMIC's Senior Research Associate, was launched by UNESCO at the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) held in Tunis last November.

  AMIC was commissioned by the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC), UNESCO to undertake the publicaton project aimed at providing information on core concepts of Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) to media ...]]> http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=21010&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html 2006-01-25 The Net for Journalists: A practical guide to the Internet for journalists in developing countries

  UNESCO collaborated with the Thomson Foundation and Commonwealth Broadcasting Association to produce a handbook for journalists of developing countries on the use of Internet for journalistic purposes. This training handbook, which is written by a journalist and trainer Mr Martin Huckerby, ...

  pdf version is available download, click here. ]]> 2006-01-03 http://www.fesspore.org/abtFES_index.htm 2005-03-16 Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

  The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), a private non-profit, public-interest foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany, was instrumental in establishing AMIC. In 1970, FES agreed to fund the organisation for five years. This funding in fact continued for 30 years, and generous project funding continues to this day. But the relationship between AMIC and FES is more than a simple client-donor arrangement; AMIC works in close collaboration with FES to identify the issues of critical significance in ]]> http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/main/welcome.asp 2005-03-16 Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information

  AMIC has long collaborated with the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI) of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in projects and publications. All AMIC publications are jointly published with the School. SCI gives generous funding support as well as providing premises for AMIC within the School's own building on campus.

  ]]> 2005-02-14 AMIC is currently inviting students of Media or Journalism to apply for a student internship with the Centre. If you are pursuing a course of study in media/communication at the undergraduate or post-graduate level we would be happy to hear from you.

  Interested parties should send a covering letter stating the proposed period of internship, their CV, and a sample of their writing to: jlalcantara@amic.org.sg. Applications will be reviewed periodically and applicants will be contacted when a space becomes available. ]]> http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/acrc/fellowship.htm 2005-02-14 The Asian Communication Resource Centre (ACRC) is a regional centre dedicated to develop information resources on different aspects of communication, information, media and ICT disciplines. To encourage academics, scholars, researchers and practitioners to benefit from the rich collection of ACRC, the School of Communication and Information, NTU, has launched an ACRC Research Fellowship programme, focusing on communication and information research from Asian perspectives. Two fellowships will be awarded each semester.....

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