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Training workshop on how to get started and keep going the Campus Radio at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR)

This is the first time in Bangladesh one Public University Begum Rokeya University (BRU), Rangpur is going to commence Campus Radio through broadcasting the historic speech of 7th March delivered by the Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. A 3-day long training workshop on “How to get the start and keep going Campus Radio” was held from 21-23 August 2019 at BRU Liaison Office in [...]

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FUTURE SKILLS Finding emerging skills to tackle the challenges of automation in Bangladesh

Our world is ever changing through the use of technology and automation, with that statement, the question arises what will be the impact of automation in a developing society like Bangladesh? Robert F Kennedy gave a statement regarding the impact of automation “Automation provides us with wondrous increases of production and information, but does it tell us what to do with the men the machines displace? [...]

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Coming up, a radio station at every mission abroad to add muscle to India’s soft power

Idea behind the project is to build Brand India and could include quiz shows, discussions and entertainment programmes focusing on Indian culture.  The Narendra Modi government has plans to start “internet-run” community radio stations from India’s diplomatic missions as an exercise in soft power, ThePrint has learnt. “The idea is to tell India’s story better,” a top official of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting said. “The [...]

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THE AGE OF DIGITAL INTERDEPENDENCE ‎ REPORT OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL’S HIGH-LEVEL PANEL ON DIGITAL COOPERATION

We live in an era of increasing interdependence and accelerating change, much of it driven by technological advances such as low-‎cost computing, the internet and mobile connectivity. Moments of change present new opportunities to solve old problems. The ‎efficiency, innovation, and speed of a digitally connected world can expand what is possible for everyone – including those who ‎historically have been marginalised. ‎ At the same [...]

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FOME SYMPOSIUM 2019 Rethinking media development – New actors, new technologies and new strategies

The digital revolution has radically altered the ways in which we communicate with each other and gather information. Social media platforms have created a complex information ecosystem that is both a blessing and a curse for free and independent media outlets. Digital technologies have created unprecedented opportunities for reporting and distributing journalistic content. For many, digital innovations hold enormous potential to remake the media landscape. At [...]

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WEF: Media Accreditation Opens for 2019 India Economic Summit

The World Economic Forum will host the 2019 India Economic Summit in New Delhi from 3 to 4 October Under the theme “Innovating for India: Strengthening South Asia, Impacting the World”, the summit will convene key leaders from government, business, academia and civil society to facilitate dialogue on the policy tools, business models, industry standards and guidelines needed for India to attain its growth potential Journalists wishing [...]

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Campus Online Radio for Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Rangpur, Bangladesh

Very Heartiest Congratulations to H.E. Professor Dr. Major Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, BNCCO, Vice-Chancellor, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Bangladesh for establishing the Campus Online Radio for Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Bangladesh. Campus Online Radio of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, following aims and objectives: To bring life skills and educational information, development motivation & entertainment programming to the universities students. To provide a platform to the students to build their [...]

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The Global Conference for Media Freedom in 2019 : Global pledge on media freedom

The Global Conference for Media Freedom in 2019 on10 to 11 July 2019 in London. Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Jeremy Hunt, the UK Foreign Secretary, have co-host the conference. It is part of an international campaign to shine a global spotlight on media freedom and increase the cost to those that are attempting to restrict it. A free and [...]

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Strengthening the Community Radio sector for adapting challenges in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

We have entered in a new generation of technologies namely the fourth Industrial revolution (4thIR). This new generation of new technologies advancements is merging our physical, digital and biological worlds unlike any time before. This is a huge transformation for the world including Bangladesh and again a big challenge for us as well. This transformation is a place where there are unbelievable uncertainty transition and controversy. [...]

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Global pledge on media freedom: Global Conference for Media Freedom, UK 10-11 July 2019

At the Global Conference for Media Freedom, representatives of governments around the world signed a pledge to work together to protect media freedom. Media freedom faces growing threats around the world. Journalists and media organisations are increasingly confronted in their vital work by restrictive laws, punitive legal measures, and physical violence. Too often, whether they work with traditional media or on digital platforms, they pay for their [...]

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