ASEAN press publications seek to standardize technology<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): News agencies and press publications in the
\nAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opened a meeting
\nhere yesterday focused on standardizing their use of technology,
\na move they see as vital to the exchange of news and information.<\/p>\n
The meeting, organized by Antara, the Indonesian national news
\nagency, is part of the ASEAN Committee on Cultural and
\nInformation.<\/p>\n
The meeting will seek ways of standardizing the software and
\nhardware programs of the press publication agencies in the
\nregion, including telecommunication technologies.<\/p>\n
Director General for Press and Graphics Subrata said in his
\nkeynote address that the meeting is very timely given the
\nchallenges and opportunities now being offered by recent
\ntechnological developments.<\/p>\n
The press will face immense challenges in the next 10 years,
\nboth at home and globally, Subrata said.<\/p>\n
\"No nation can live in isolation or avoid having relations
\nwith the countries around it,\" he said. \"The concept of `one
\nworld' is no longer a dream, it's a reality.\"<\/p>\n
Communication technology also determines the pattern of
\ncooperation between nations, he added.<\/p>\n
Antara Chairman Handjojo Nitimihardjo said in his opening
\nspeech that the press publication agencies in ASEAN countries are
\nusing different software and hardware programs because of rapidly
\nchanging technology.<\/p>\n
Although this new technology enhances the capabilities of
\nthese agencies, the variety of systems being used also poses
\ndifficulties in cooperation between them because their systems
\nare not compatible, Handjojo said.<\/p>\n
This in turn affects the efficiency and flow of the news and
\ninformation exchange among ASEAN press publication agencies.<\/p>\n
The meeting is being attended by representatives of the six
\nASEAN member countries -- Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, the
\nPhilippines, Singapore and Thailand. (emb)<\/p>",
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