Boao is one of the ten famous cultural towns in Hainan Province. China. It has beautiful natural scenery and profound cultural history. As It integrates rivers, lakes, seas, mountain foothills, and islands. coconut groves, beaches, strange rocks, hot springs, and pastoral areas, Boao Asia Forum which is committed to promoting regional economic integration has chosen this island town as its permanent venue for its annual conferences
Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) is modelled on the World Economic Forum held annually in Davos, Switzerland. The Boao Forum for Asia initiated by 28 Asian countries and Australia, is a non-profit organisation that hosts high-level forums for leaders from government, business and academia in Asia and other continents to share their vision on the most pressing issues in this dynamic region and the world at large
As part of the Boao Forum for the 2014 Asia Annual Conference in Hainan Province, China, a Media Leaders Roundtable was held on 8 April 2014 inviting senior media executives from nearly 20 countries across the world to discuss the opportunities and challenges in the digital age.
With the theme of ‘Innovation and Responsibility of Media in the Digital Age’, media leaders from Australia, Cambodia, India, Jordan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam, shared their insights and experiences during the roundtable discussions.
With the development of information technologies and the Internet, what changes will technical revolutions bring to the global media landscape? What difficulties will media organisations encounter in the path of innovation? Through what revolutions could media outlets release new growing motivation and shoulder greater responsibilities, while promoting the development of human civilization? were the questions for which answers were explored by media leaders
I presented my views on how a win -win situation could be build through convergence by availing new technologies.
My paper can be read at: http://maalan.co.in/how-to-build-a-win-win-situation-between-traditional-media-and-new-media/
Various Chinese media interviewed me consequent to my talk
An exhibition of photographs depicting the life and landscape of participating countries selected from an International Photographic Competition organised by Chinese Radio International was also organised as a part of the Boao Forum annual conference, I was requested to open the exhibition.
