Working Group on Broadcasting in the Global Environment
March 12, 2001
Department of Communications
Viale America, 201 - Rome, Italy
Meeting Objectives:
1-Share understanding of the impact of key challenges facing
broadcasting
in a global environment with special attention to:
- global trends of broadcasting and cultural diversity;
- new network technologies;
- reach of local content;
- industry restructuring;
- the implications of the above-mentioned global trends on the
future role of cultural and media policy instruments
2- Develop a work plan for future meetings of the group
in order to
prepare a report for the INCP Ministerial Meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland
(September 2001)
Background Material
Discussion paper based on the conclusions and recommendations of
the "Special Forum Promoting Global Cultural Diversity Through
Television" (Rome 1998)
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MARCH 12, 2001
| 9:00 – 9:30 |
Registration and Coffee |
| 9:30 – 10:00 |
Welcome and Introduction by Onorevole Vincenzo Vita
- Review of Global Context and Objectives for the Meeting
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| 10:00 – 11:30 |
"Diversity of Cultural Expression in Global Broadcasting
- The Challenges of Bringing Local to Global."
- Moderator: Gaia Grossi
- Panelists: Adriano Ariè, Vittorio Cecchi Gori,
Fedele Confalonieri, Nicola D'Angelo, Derrick De Kerckhove,
(tbc), Gianni Massaro, Giuliano Montaldo, Roberto Zaccaria
- Open Discussion
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| 11:30 – 11:45 |
Break |
| 11:45 – 13:30 |
"Strategies for Broadcasting in the Global Environment
– Seizing Opportunities"
- Moderator: Alberto Abruzzese
- Panelists: Michele Lauria, Giuliano Berretta, Leonardo
Chiariglione, Massimo Fichera, Franco Morganti, Renato Parascandolo,
Giuseppe Rao, Francesco Valdoni
- Open Discussion
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| 13:30 – 15:00 |
Networking Lunch
- Buffet provided by Italian Ministry of Communication
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| 15:00 – 16:45 |
Discussion of Key Challenges and Potential Work
- Plan for the Working Group
- Moderator: Ambassador Robert F. Fowler (Canada)
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| 16:45 – 17:00 |
Break |
| 17:00 – 18:00 |
Wrap up and Next Steps |
The Minister of Communications, Salvatore Cardinale, and the President
of the
Communications Authority, Enzo Cheli, will briefly attend the meeting
and greet participants over the course of the day.
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