At the press conference, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Lam said that at the AMRI 16 conference, the Ministers affirmed and positioned the role of the information industry in the new period from "information" to "knowledge", information will become an active means for lifelong learning and raising awareness and digital literacy for ASEAN citizens.
This is the inevitable trend of digital transformation, the influence of social networks and new media, and the development of artificial intelligence (AI).
Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Lam informed about the results of the AMRI 16 conference. Photo: VietNamNet Newspaper
The Ministers encouraged greater dialogue and engagement between the media, communities and people to promote more inclusive information, calling for regional cooperation to build a healthy cyberspace environment through enhancing digital capacity, promoting the maximization of reliable information sources to build trust, guide public opinion, and enhance digital skills for ASEAN citizens, especially the younger generation and the elderly.
In addition, the ASEAN Ministers in charge of information adopted new documents, recognizing the results and progress achieved in cooperation frameworks in the information sector, including:
Through the AMRI ASEAN Vision 2035 statement, towards a transformative, adaptive, and resilient Information and Communications industry to promote the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and support the implementation of the corresponding plans across the three ASEAN pillars.
Adoption of the Da Nang Declaration on "Media: From Information to Knowledge for a Resilient and Responsive ASEAN". Adoption of the Plan of Action of the ASEAN Task Force on Fake News (PoA of TFFN).
Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Lam added that at this conference, the host Vietnam brought very specific initiatives and messages. Vietnam's first proposal was related to the issue of awareness education, especially digital awareness for citizens.
Second, it is imperative to have methods to force cross-border media platforms to fully comply with national laws, national and regional codes of conduct related to sensitive issues such as culture, identity, etc. The issue of responsibility of cross-border social networking platforms as well as the ethical issues of technology applied in communications has been raised by Vietnam and has been approved to be included in the conference's joint statement.
Important workshops took place at the AMRI 16 conference. Photo: VietNamNet Newspaper
The third initiative that Vietnam brought to the conference, which is also an issue that we are working on domestically, is to protect citizens not only against fake news, but also to make official information (state media) appear on digital platforms so that people can easily access it.
“Here, Vietnam has chosen the initiative proposed and approved by many interested members, which is to require all smart TV manufacturers in Vietnam or smart TV importers in Vietnam from 2024 onwards to pre-install mainstream television and press applications on the platform. The TV remote control must have an integrated off button, initially for the national digital television platform (VTV Go).
This helps consumers and the younger generation easily access traditional press information. Therefore, after television will be smartphones. The Ministry of Information and Communications has a plan to bring the national digital television platform to all smart TVs. The plan will be submitted to the Prime Minister for decision" - Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Lam said and informed that Vietnam's fourth initiative is to digitally transform all basic information.
"The meeting agreed to convene the 17th AMRI Conference and Related Conferences in Brunei in 2025 and thanked the host country Vietnam for its thoughtful organization of AMRI 16. The Conferences took place in the spirit of solidarity and traditional friendship of ASEAN," Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Lam added.
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