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MONTSAME ATTENDS OANA SUMMIT CONGRESS
Ulaanbaatar, /MONTSAME/ Global newswire industry leaders including MONTSAME News Agency of Mongolia concluded the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) Summit Congress in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, April 24, pledging to deepen cooperation and exchanges in multimedia and broadcasting in the face of numerous challenges posed by the unfolding digital media revolution.
“The OANA Summit Congress, co-hosted by South Korea's Yonhap News Agency and OANA, brought together some 90 CEOs and representatives of 44 newswire services from 35 countries and produced the Seoul Declaration, a joint statement calling for widening multilateral and bilateral cooperation in various new media fields,” said Tugalkhuu Baasansuren, the Director-General of MONTSAME News Agency.
On the sidelines of the Summit, the MONTSAME delegates met with president of OANA, Dr. Ahmad Mukhlis Yusuf to share views on an issue of hosting a regular OANA Executive Board meeting and an Editorial Technical Group meeting in Ulaanbaatar in 2011. The parties reached an accord agreement in principal. The final decision on the organization of the meetings will be made at the OANA General Assembly to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 25, 2010.
On the sidelines of the event, MONTSAME Director Baasansuren held meeting with leaders of news agencies of the Republic of Korea, Turkey, Malaysia, Australia and Nepal and exchanged views on bilateral relations and collaboration.
The global media leaders highlighted the acute need for multimedia and broadcasting cooperation through the Seoul Declaration and during a courtesy call on South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, both on April 23.
The joint statement, a product of two days of intensive discussions among the media industry leaders at Seoul's Lotte Hotel, called for concerted efforts to promote exchanges of video and audio news content to meet growing subscriber demand for multimedia services and the challenges of the new media environment.
"It is our recommendation that OANA members expand content exchanges to include news material in the form of video and audio clips, edited TV programs and interactive graphics in order to meet the growing subscriber demand for an ever-greater variety of content," the statement said.
President Lee also stressed the importance of cooperation among news agencies around the world in providing fast and accurate news during his meeting with key participants in the OANA summit at the presidential office.
"In this age, international cooperation is vital and important. Among news agencies as well, in order for you to provide accurate and fair news to the customers and people around the world faster than others, I believe cooperation through such a media framework as this OANA is very important," Lee said.
The global media conference, which coincided with celebrations marking Yonhap's 30th founding anniversary, was the largest official event in the history of OANA, which was formed in 1961 on the initiative of UNESCO to promote regional news exchanges. The organization now claims 41 member companies in 33 countries, including Korea, China, Japan, Australia, Mongolia, Vietnam, Russia and Iran.
"Representatives of Asia-Pacific news agencies agreed on the need to expand cooperative exchanges in the fields of new media information, technology and personnel, as well as multimedia content, in order to jointly cope with the changing media environment," said Kim Chang-hoe, a managing director of Yonhap News Agency. "They also shared the view that cooperation among Asia-Pacific news agencies is particularly important to reduce their dependence on Western news services."
While co-hosting the global media summit, Yonhap, Korea's key news agency, unveiled its long-term multimedia and broadcast service plans, stepping closer to the ranks of global news services. Yonhap President and CEO Park Jung-chan announced an ambitious plan to introduce a "mobile newsroom." "In a month, our reporters will send stories, photos and videos through their mobile phones right from the scene of news. Editors will also work from their mobile phones, whenever and wherever they are, to send out final products," Park said.
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“The OANA Summit Congress, co-hosted by South Korea's Yonhap News Agency and OANA, brought together some 90 CEOs and representatives of 44 newswire services from 35 countries and produced the Seoul Declaration, a joint statement calling for widening multilateral and bilateral cooperation in various new media fields,” said Tugalkhuu Baasansuren, the Director-General of MONTSAME News Agency.
On the sidelines of the Summit, the MONTSAME delegates met with president of OANA, Dr. Ahmad Mukhlis Yusuf to share views on an issue of hosting a regular OANA Executive Board meeting and an Editorial Technical Group meeting in Ulaanbaatar in 2011. The parties reached an accord agreement in principal. The final decision on the organization of the meetings will be made at the OANA General Assembly to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 25, 2010.
On the sidelines of the event, MONTSAME Director Baasansuren held meeting with leaders of news agencies of the Republic of Korea, Turkey, Malaysia, Australia and Nepal and exchanged views on bilateral relations and collaboration.
The global media leaders highlighted the acute need for multimedia and broadcasting cooperation through the Seoul Declaration and during a courtesy call on South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, both on April 23.
The joint statement, a product of two days of intensive discussions among the media industry leaders at Seoul's Lotte Hotel, called for concerted efforts to promote exchanges of video and audio news content to meet growing subscriber demand for multimedia services and the challenges of the new media environment.
"It is our recommendation that OANA members expand content exchanges to include news material in the form of video and audio clips, edited TV programs and interactive graphics in order to meet the growing subscriber demand for an ever-greater variety of content," the statement said.
President Lee also stressed the importance of cooperation among news agencies around the world in providing fast and accurate news during his meeting with key participants in the OANA summit at the presidential office.
"In this age, international cooperation is vital and important. Among news agencies as well, in order for you to provide accurate and fair news to the customers and people around the world faster than others, I believe cooperation through such a media framework as this OANA is very important," Lee said.
The global media conference, which coincided with celebrations marking Yonhap's 30th founding anniversary, was the largest official event in the history of OANA, which was formed in 1961 on the initiative of UNESCO to promote regional news exchanges. The organization now claims 41 member companies in 33 countries, including Korea, China, Japan, Australia, Mongolia, Vietnam, Russia and Iran.
"Representatives of Asia-Pacific news agencies agreed on the need to expand cooperative exchanges in the fields of new media information, technology and personnel, as well as multimedia content, in order to jointly cope with the changing media environment," said Kim Chang-hoe, a managing director of Yonhap News Agency. "They also shared the view that cooperation among Asia-Pacific news agencies is particularly important to reduce their dependence on Western news services."
While co-hosting the global media summit, Yonhap, Korea's key news agency, unveiled its long-term multimedia and broadcast service plans, stepping closer to the ranks of global news services. Yonhap President and CEO Park Jung-chan announced an ambitious plan to introduce a "mobile newsroom." "In a month, our reporters will send stories, photos and videos through their mobile phones right from the scene of news. Editors will also work from their mobile phones, whenever and wherever they are, to send out final products," Park said.
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