India to host 15th Asia Media Summit from today

India will host the 15th Asia Media Summit from today in which representatives from nearly 40 countries will discuss on issues related to the media sector. New Delhi is hosting the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) Kuala Lumpur for the first time. 

Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Zubin Irani will deliver the key note address at the inaugural session.The theme of the summit is "Telling Our Stories - Asia and More". 

The summit will encourage regional and bilateral dialogue and cooperation to respond to challenges to the broadcasting sector in the region. It will also provide a unique



opportunity for broadcasters in the Asian region to share their thoughts on software and hardware aspects of broadcasting. 

Over 200 foreign delegates representing 39 countries and over a hundred Indian delegates would participate in the event. Dignitaries attending the Summit include Minister of Information from Bangladesh and Cambodia and Standing Commissioner Korea Communications Commission. 

The summit will be hosted by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, jointly with the Indian Institute of Mass Communication and public sector firm Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL).