November 27th (AMSP/CGTN) – – The 2024 Belt and Road Media Community Summit Forum hosted by the China Media Group took place in Chongqing on Wednesday. Representatives from 160 media organizations across 30 countries and regions, along with experts and scholars, gathered to discuss innovative cooperation models and the role of new technologies in advancing the media.
This year’s forum, themed “Land Meets Sea: Towards Innovation, Intelligence, and the Future,” introduced a declaration on the joint development and sharing of a Belt and Road media community technology innovation ecosystem. It calls on global media outlets to share opportunities, manage risks, and promote ethical use of AI. After eight years of development, the Silk Road Media Community, initiated by China Media Group, has grown to 148 members and partners from 64 countries and regions. International media participants said the Silk Road Media Community was crucial to expanding mutually beneficial international cooperation among media outlets.
“The initiative via belt and road media community has been one of the cornerstones in bringing media together, in working together and developing productions and co-productions, which we have been involved with. Every year there are technologies changing, and I think our focus will be to help and guide our members in the use of these technologies, especially AI these days; because the ethical issues around AI have become a very important area for us to focus,” said Ahmed Nadeem, Secretary General of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union.
During the opening ceremony, several international cooperation projects were signed. Experts and scholars in the field of media were also invited to share insights on the theme of media transformation through generative artificial intelligence.
After eight successful years since its establishment in 2016, the Silk Road Media Community Summit Forum has evolved into a vital platform for communication and collaboration and has also served as a significant initiative to promote cultural exchange and mutual learning among diverse civilizations. Gong MING,CGTN, Chongqing Municipality.
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