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The AMIC is a mass communication organization serving Asia and the Pacific from its secretariat in Singapore
To promote the study of communication and its applications in the Asia-Pacific region within the broad framework of socio-economic progress
To improve the quality, spread and accessibility of mass communication
To encourage a greater sense of responsibility and professionalism among mass communication practitioners, researchers and scholars in the region
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Programmes :
Documentation and Information Programme: collection of literature on communication in the Asia-Pacific; Coordinates Asia-Pacific Network of documentation centres and libraries; Compiles Asia-Pacific Communication Current Awareness List (APCCAL)
Publication Programme disseminates information on communication issues and developments through its bi-monthly Asian Mass Communication Bulletin (AMCB); quarterly journal, Media Asia; besides monographs and books. Publication of a CD-ROM and a book on "Rice in Asia: Lives of seven farmers" as part of the PRELUDE project. PRELUDE is a three-year project designed to help develop university instruction in Asia. It will produce a series of electronic teaching aids for colleges and universities in the region, with the collaboration and cooperation of scholars in the region.
Research Programme: studies and reports on the impact of communication in the region. activities, edits with the National University of Singapore the research-oriented bi-annual journal
Seminars and Institutional Development Programme: organizes seminars on communication issues; workshops for communication skills development; two annual conferences, one on communication issues and the other on education.
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Asia-Pacific; Communication; Information services; Library; Press; Training; University
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11th AMIC Annual Conference on the theme "Media, Terrorism and a Culture of Peace", from 26 to 28 June 2002, in Perth, Australia.
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"Asian Mass Communication Bulletin" (AMCB), quarterly magazine
"Media Asia", quarterly
"Asian Journal of Communication", biannual
"Asian Communication Handbook", biannual
Books on communication issues
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