NEWS
Strong support and recognition of the World Summit 2010 programme by World Summit Foundation Chair Dr Patricia Edgar
Since the first World Summit on Television for Children held in Melbourne, Australia in 1995, fifteen years ago, the world has undergone profound change.
Technological advances have brought about a dramatic revolution in the children’s media production industry altering the relationship between media and young
people forever.
It is in this context we will meet in Karlstad, Sweden in June 2010. Those involved in the Summit Movement initially set out to raise the status of children’s
television programming and ensure its quality and accessibility in an increasingly globalised world. One year later in 1996 Google began and heralded the
transformation of communication systems.
The media revolution’s dilemmas
The media revolution has confronted producers, distributors, educators, researchers and policy makers with significant dilemmas: the financing of programs
has become highly competitive and programs have been very commercialized. Iconic public broadcasters have struggled to compete and remain true to their
public service ideals as the audience has fragmented. Ethical, social, educational and health issues have emerged from the commercialization of the child and
youth market.
New approaches of learning and entertainment for children
As we meet in Karlstad Sweden in June 2010 this new media environment presents us as producers of programs, games, platforms for social networks and virtual
worlds, as distributors, educators and researchers, with exciting new opportunities to work together creating innovative approaches to learning and
entertainment for children and young people. Accessible technology means youth are participating in media production and transforming the nature of their
own education from the 20th century model of teaching to a 21st century model of learning.
Media as a tool for breaking barriers
Innovative use of media in learning is of fundamental importance for children in the developing world where 75 million boys and girls are not in school.
Globalization has brought cultures together economically and media can contribute to breaking down educational, social and cultural barriers. We need to
devise ways to work together and live together with greater understanding and media are central to this process.
Children and youth as active participants
It is both desirable and practical for children and youth to play a major role in the change process. Each Media Summit, from Melbourne to London,
Thessalonica, Rio de Janeiro and Johannesburg, has widened the participation of children in the event. Karlstad will continue this enterprise hosting a
Global Youth Council with participants from five continents taking an active role in challenging mainstream media, both to provide diverse programming and
give more balanced reporting of young people.
This Summit will be about the future of our industry, about a new global vision for children and media and education centred around digital technology.
Do join us in Karlstad June 2010.
Dr Patricia Edgar AM Chair: World Summit on Media for Children Foundation
Download the WS 2010 statement (pdf)
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NEWS ARCHIVE
2009
Strong support of WS 2010 programme by World Summit Foundation Chair Dr Patricia Edgar
WS programme participant Hans Rosling one of Top 100 Global Thinkers
World Summit Karlstad at Showcomotion July 1-3
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Early Bird registration
Star Alliance™ Official airline network
New congress dates! June 14-18 2010
Director Per Lundgren is interviewed about the latest updates in World Summit
Council of Europe + Unesco Global Education + World Summit 2010 = true
Preparing for Global Cultural Festivities
2008
Indian Children newspaper The Yamuna interviews Director Per Lundgren
Local newspaper interviews Director Per Lundgren
Med Media Education interviews Director Per Lundgren
Meeting for World Summit Daily News Web Zine
Multirio/Rio Media interviews Director Per Lundgren
Global Media Studies at Karlstad University
World Summit Karlstad 2010 in Madrid
World Summit co-operation in Cuba with Latin America
World Summit Board in Karlstad
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