Kuwait participates in the 10th Asia Media Summit

Kuwait is taking part in the 10th Asia Media Summit (AMS) that will kick off on Mindanao Island in Indonesia on Wednesday -- themed ""Challenges for Radio in the Digital Age". A large number of representatives of media, radio and TV stations and toulets, Arab, Asian, and European organizations are taking part in AMS, including the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), said Assistant Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Information for Radio Affairs Youssef Mustafa said in remarks to KUNA on Tuesday, on sidelines of the event. The three-day summit, organized by Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), in cooperation with Indonesia Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, will include various workshops preceding the official opening of the event, he added. The workshop will address various vital issues including media changes and "road to the future," media ethics in the social communications era, usage of three Giga technologies by media, and challenges facing radios in the digital era, he affirmed. This summit will contribute to determining the challenges facing media and suggested solutions by media figures, besides increasing requirements of using digital radio technology, he stated. It will also promote job opportunities for announcers through working exchanging program, besides exchanging of expertise and information between the participating countries.