Theme: Talk ASAP: Africa-Asia Pacific Dialogue
on Communication Issues

The Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) invites submission of abstracts for parallel sessions during the 29th AMIC Annual Conference 2023. The conference will be held on 28 to 30 September 2023 in Bandung, Indonesia. The Universitas Padjadjaran and Far Eastern University have been invited as co-host higher educational institutions, while the University of Pretoria has been invited as institutional partner. The deadline for submission of abstracts is on 15 July 2023.

Abstracts must be submitted via this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdO_M7LqnzuwpwwV63SKbiza8nQTf2WNjv5Mwahq25ZivgzXw/viewform

PARALLEL SESSION THEMES

These are indicative themes only. 

Communication Theories and Research Paradigms

1.  Decolonizing Asian and African Communication Theories and Paradigms

2.  (Re)discovering Asian and African Communication Research Paradigms, Approaches, and Tools

3. Convergence of Asian, African, and Western Communication Theories

4. Development Communication in Asia and Africa: Latest Discoveries, New Lessons

5.  Challenges to and Lessons Learned from Broadening Democratic Space in Asia and Africa

Communication and Journalism Education

1. The Future of Communication and Journalism Education in Asia Pacific and Africa

2. Offering New Communication and Journalism Subjects to Meet Communication and Journalism Education in the 21st century

3. Creative and Innovative Teaching-Learning Philosophies & Practices

4. New Competencies for Communication and Journalism Educators 

Digitally-Enabled Pathways to Communication and Journalism Education

1. Open Learning and Distance Education

2. Artificial Intelligence in Education

Disinformation Studies

1. Understanding the Architecture of Disinformation

2. Disinformation as an Industry

3. Disinformation and Misinformation Strategies and Tools

4. Can Regulating Disinformation Work?

5. Success Stories in Addressing Disinformation & Misinformation

Media and Information Literacy

1. Integrating MIL in Formal and Nonformal Education System

2. Youth as Truth Defenders and MIL Champions

3. MIL and Intercultural Dialogue

4. MIL in Local Communities

5. Best Practices in MIL Education

Community Media and Public Service Media

1. The Resilience of Community Media and Public Service Media Amid Socio-Political, Economic, and Technological Challenges

2. The Role of Community Media: Empowering the Marginalized, Amplifying their Voices

3. How Technologies are Reinventing Community Media and Public Service Media

4. New “Architecture” for Public Service Media

5. Content Generation and Creation for Today’s Public Service Media

6. New Business Models for Community Media and Public Service Medi

Science and Health Communication

1. Science and Health Communication in Today’s Challenged World

2. Post-Pandemic Health Communication

3. Science Communication in the Curriculum

4.  Health Information Seeking Behavior

5. Advocating Health Education and Promotion to Policymakers

Environment Communication and Reporting

1. Issues and Challenges in Environment Communication and Reporting

2. New and Emerging Areas in Environment Communication and Reporting (Post COP 21)

3. Best Practices in Environment Communication and Reporting

4. Advocating Sustainable Policies and Programs to Policymakers 

Agriculture Communication and Reporting

1. Agriculture Narratives: How to Make Public Impact

2. How to Promote a Career in Agriculture Communication and Reporting

3. New “Varieties” (Strategies) in Agriculture Communication and Reporting

4. Missing Narratives (Stories) in Agriculture Communication and Reporting

5. Advocating Sustainable Agricultural Policies and Programs to Policymakers

Political Communication

1. Political Communication and the Disinformation Order

2. New and Emerging Philosophies in Political Communication

3. How ICTs are Reshaping Political Communication Actors, Strategies and Tools

4. Mobile Storytelling and Artificial Intelligence in Political Communication

Culture and Communication

1. Culture as a Frame in Effective Communication

2. Intercultural Communication Policies and Practices for Peace and Sustainable Development

3. Indigenous Communication Strategies

4. Promoting Cultural Development through Communication

5. Intergenerational Communication

Journalism Issues and Practices

1. New Frontier Technologies and Journalism Practices

2. Data Journalism

3. Good Governance through Investigative Journalism

4. Specialized Journalism Reporting (e.g., Migration Reporting)

5. Safety and Protection of Journalists and Media Workers

6. Challenges to Mobile Journalism

Mobile Technology  

1. Mobile Technology and Sustainable Development Goals

2. Mobile Technology as the Digital Bridge

3. Mobile Technology and Political Engagement and Development

Digital Technology and Human Relations

1. Communication Values, Behavior, and Practices of the Alpha Generation

2. Intergenerational Communication among Asian and African Families and Communities

3. Mobile Communication and Family Relations

4. Gender and Relationship Development in AI-Human Relations

5. Digital Parenting and Children’s Digital Privacy

Digital Research, Regulation, and Inter-Platform Relations

1. Defining (Cyber) Digital Research Agenda for Asia and Africa

2. UNESCO Proposed Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms

3. Regulation, Self-Regulation, and Regulated Self-Use: In Search of an Ideal Mix in Government-Platform Relations

Integrated Marketing and Communication

1. Artificial Intelligence and Digital Marketing

2. Personalized Customer Relations through Conversational Marketing

3. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in Public Relations and Advertising

4. Data Analytics in Public Relations and Advertising Strategies

Public (Government) Communication

1. Crisis Communication and Social Media in Government

2. Initiatives to Bridge Gaps in Communication Skills of Public Communicators

3. Global Benchmarking for Best Practices in Public Communication

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