India’s Presidency of the prestigious Asia-pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development, AIBD has been extended for one more year. This was unanimously decided by the AIBD member countries at the two-day General Conference held in New Delhi. Currently, Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati and Director General of Doordarshan Mayank Kumar Agrawal is the President of AIBD.
The conference was inaugurated by Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Monday. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan also graced the occasion. Secretary of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Apurva Chandra and other officials were also present.
The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), established in 1977. It is a unique regional inter-governmental organisation of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) in the field of electronic media development. AIBD currently has 26 countries as full members represented by 43 organizations and 52 affiliate members.
