Agenda

Community Radio Policy guidelines issued by the Government of India recently, makes it possible for registered non-government organisations (as mediators for communities) to set up and establish community radio stations. The ecosystem is now at a very exciting phase. A number of organisations have been engaged in mobilising communities, to use voice as a medium of communication, to reach the masses. Community Radio India 2007 plans to bring the stakeholders, including the government, donors, civil society,academia, the private sector, and new incumbents together to reflect, debate and understand the opportunities and challenges. The forum will also explore ways to overcome the obstacles through collaborations and mutual learning, and chart out the next phase of operationlising the opportunities.

Who should attend

• Radio professionals
• Technical service providers
• Technology providers and suppliers
• Radio for development community
• Community Media Centre practitioners
• International support organisations
• Independent media journalists
• Potential community broadcasters
• Campus radio practitioners
• Project leaders
• NGOs interested in setting up CR stations
• Government Ministries
• All India Radio producers and reporters
• Communications for development professionals
• International experts and practitioners
• CR forums, associations and networks

Why attend

• Make a strong pitch for giving prominence to Community Radio as an important area of ICT for development
• Help create an interface between communities and the government, funding agencies, and other broadcast media.
• Take up their plea to provide more legitimacy and space to community radio as a strong and effective development communication tool.
• Discuss issues and solutions that can help communities/organisations to set up and operate their own community radio stations.
• Build a community of practitioners to be a knowledge pool for knowledge sharing, capacity building and advocacy.