(KPL/VNA)As the designated coordinator for ASEAN+3 Cooperation in Information and Media, Malaysia has urged all ASEAN member states to put forward strategic and collaborative initiatives to advance regional media cooperation.

Communications Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Mohamad FauziMd Isa, in his presentation at the 22nd ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting Responsible for Information (SOMRI) and Related Meetings, revealed that no projects have been implemented to date under the ASEAN+3 Work Plan on Cooperation Through Information and Media (2018-2025).

He encouraged all ASEAN member states to take advantage of the support mechanism by proposing impactful and collaborative projects.

Meanwhile, he said ASEAN-China cooperation has completed eight projects based on the strategic framework that was established under the ASEAN-China Cooperation, Work Plan on Enhancing ASEAN-China Cooperation through Information and Media 2018-2025.

Mohamad Fauzi also announced that the 4th Meeting of the ASEAN Task Force on Fake News (ASEAN TFFN) will be held virtually on July 23, while the 10th SOMRI Working Group on Information, Media and Training (10th SOMRI WG-IMT) is scheduled to take place from October 5 - 8, this year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The two-day SOMRI began on May 5 under the theme “MAJU-Media Advancing Joint Understanding: Transforming Media’s Role in Advancing Cooperation and Mutual Understanding in ASEAN”.

At the conference, delegates discussed emerging issues such as misinformation, digital inclusion, accountability in the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and digital transformation, with the aim of fostering regional cooperation in broadcasting, media, and digital content, while also supporting initiatives that promote ASEAN identity and regional integration.

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