| Other platforms |
| Last update: 02.09.08 |
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The following are worth mentioning: |
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The Mediterranean Network of Media Regulatory Authorities |
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The Mediterranean Network of Media Regulatory Authorities was established
on 29 November 1997 in Barcelona on the initiative of Hervé Bourges
(President of the French Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel - CSA) and
Luís de Carreras (former President of the Catalan Consell de l'Audiovisual
de Catalunya - CAC) in order to reinforce cultural and historical links
between mediterranean countries and identify common challenges against
the backdrop of globalisation. The last meeting convened in Marrakech in November 2007. The next meeting
will take place in Reggio Calabria (Italy) on 2-3 October 2008. |
| Nordic Regulatory Co-operation |
| The regulatory authorities in the Nordic countries, i.e. Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, have established regional co-operation concerning e.g. legislation, cable and satellite operations, digital broadcasting, local and community radio. The first regular meeting convened in Stockholm in the spring of 1996 and yearly meetings (one and a half-day) have since convened in Fredrikstad (Norway), Helsinki, Reykjavik and Copenhagen and Stockholm. Recurrent topics on the agenda are recent developments in the field of media legislation and audio-visual policy. Each meeting also deals with special topics like advertising aimed at children, jurisdiction or undue prominence. |
| French/German/UK tripartite meetings |
| Regular so-called "tripartite meetings" are organised since 1996 between the French, German and UK regulators, i.e. CSA, the ALM and the Ofcom. |
| The African Communication Regulation Authorities Network (ACRAN) |
| ACRAN was established in 1998 in Libreville, Gabon. ACRAN aims at developing
and reinforcing the co-operation between the communication regulatory authorities
in Africa. It currently counts 25 members from Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic
of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mozambique,
Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tomé, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania,
Togo and Tunisia. The headquarters of ACRAN are established at Cotonou,
capital of the Republic of Benin. For more information, see the website of ACRAN: http://www.acran.org |
| The Network of French-speaking media regulatory authorities (REFRAM) |
| The Network of French-speaking media regulatory authorities (REFRAM) held
its constitutive meeting on 1st July 2007 in Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso.This
new platform comprises 20 regulatory authorities from French-speaking African
and European countries as well as Canada. It aims at fostering the exchange
of information and experiences between French-speaking regulators, supporting
media and freedom of speech and encouraging professionalisation in the media
field. The Chairperson of REFRAM, elected for a two-year mandate is Luc-Adolphe Tiao, President of the regulatory authority from Burkina-Faso (Conseil supérieur de la communication). The Vice-chair is Ahmed Ghazali, Chairman of HACA, the Maroccan regulatory authority (Haute Autorité de la communication audiovisuelle du Maroc). The Permanent Secretariat of the network will be located at the French CSA. News item of Belgian CSA: http://www.csa.be/breves/show/152 |
| The Broadcasting Regulation and Cultural Diversity network (BRCD) |
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Further to the dialogue "Global Broadcasting, Cultural Diversity
and Regulation" within the framework of the International Forum of
Cultures in Barcelona 2004 and the so-called "Declaration of Barcelona",
the Catalonia Broadcasting Council (CAC) was the instigator of the BRCD
- Broadcasting Regulation & Cultural Diversity Network. |