Colombo hosted the opening of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union’s 63rd General Assembly on 1 November, bringing together representatives of its regional and international membership.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake attended the opening ceremony. The Government Information Department reported participation by representatives from 225 electronic media organisations across 66 countries.
AI and cybersecurity feature on the agenda
The conference agenda covered technological change, sports broadcasting and media content. Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity were also identified as challenges for discussion across the broadcasting sector.
Technical and expert committee sessions had already taken place on 30 and 31 October. The assembly provided a forum for broadcasters and industry specialists to consider shared operational and editorial challenges as media technologies continue to develop.
Source and photograph: Department of Government Information — news.lk.
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