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Update on communication technology : auser‑friendly guide to the new communicationtechnologies, Singapore, November 24‑25, 1995 :[programme and list of participants]

1995

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Programme &

List Of Participants

Paper No. 1

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Update on Communication Technology Seminar Singapore, November 24-25,1995

PROGRAMME

Dav 1. November 24.Fridav

0830-0900 Registration

0900-0910 Welcome Remarks/Orientation on the Seminar Programme

Virgilio S. Labrador Head Seminars and Institutional Development Programme AMIC

0910-1030 Session I

The Potentials of Multimedia and Interactive Communications Technologies in Asia

Mr. Timir Premjee Consultant MTA-EMCI Telecommunication Consultants

1030-1100 Tea Break

1100-1230 Session II

Broadcasting and the New Communication Technologies

Mr. O.P. Khushu Head, Technical Department Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union

Dav 2. Novemher 25. Saturday

0900 - 1030 Session V

-1330

-1500

Lunch

Session m

A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Information Superhighway

Mr. Jeffrey Goh Consultant, New Media and the Internet National Computer Board

1500 -1530 Tea Break

1530 - 1700 Session IV

Virtual Reality: Consumer Applications

Mr. Kim Fairchild Institute of Systems Science National University of Singapore

Computers in Advertising and Marketing Communications

Mr. William Campbell former Director of Information and Planning Ogilvy and Mather, Singapore

1030-1100 Tea Break

1100-1230 Session VI

CD-ROM Publishing

Mr. William Claxton Managing Director iMedia

1230 - 1330 Lunch

1330 - 1500 Session VII

New Cable Services

Dr. Daniel Goh Executive Vice-President Singapore Cable Vision

1500 - 1530 Tea Break

1530 - 1650 Session VIII

Panel Discussion: Emerging Trends and Developments in New Communication Technologies

Chair: Virgilio S. Labrador

William Campbell, William Claxton

Jeffrey Goh, Kim Fairchild

16:50-17:00 Summary/ Evaluation

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UPDATE ON COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY HARBOUR VIEW HOTEL, NOVEMBER 24-25, 1995

List of Participants

Australia

1. Mr Bob Gibson Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Business Queensland University of Technology 2 George Street GPO Box 2434 Brisbane, QLD 4001 AUSTRALIA Phone:(7) 3864 5231 Fax: (7) 3864 1811

India

2. Mr B.N. Gangopadhaya Editor-in-Chief Kolkata Theke Gram 12 Congress Exhibition Road Calcutta-700 017 INDIA Phone:(9133) 402830/ 2472459 Fax:(9133) 2479141

Indonesia

3. MrEliaBulo Assist. Manager PT BANGTELINDO Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat 21 Jakarta 10110 INDONESIA Phone:(6222) 4209220 Fax: (6222)4209223

4. Mr Imam Pribadi Technician PT BANGTELINDO Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat 21 Jakarta 10110 INDONESIA Phone:(6222) 4209220 Fax:(6222) 4209223

5. Mr Syakieb A. Sungkar Assistant Manager PT BANGTELINDO Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat 21 Jakarta 10110 INDONESIA Phone:(6222) 4209220 Fax: (6222) 4209223

6. Drs. Lilik Arrifin Head, Department of Communication University of Indonesia Depok Sleman West Java INDONESIA Phone:(6221) 5840816 Fax: (6221) 7270007

7. Dra. Henny Widyaningsih Universiti Mercubuana Bukit Cengkeh I B VI Jl. Bandung/12 A Cimanggis Bogor INDONESIA Phone: (6221) 8716328(R)/ 5840816 Fax:(6221)5840813

South Korea

8. Dr Hyuph Namgung Research Fellow Centre for Broadcasting Policy Research of KBS #03-301, Research Building 18Yongdeungpoku Yoido Seoul 150 010 SOUTH KOREA Phone:(822)78125548 Fax:(822)7812591

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Singapore

9. Ms Loretta Song Communications Manager Du Pont Singapore Pte Ltd 1 Maritime Square #07-01 SINGAPORE 099253 Phone: 273 2244 Fax: 279 3557

10 . MsSharenLiu Trainer TCS Training School Caldecott Broadcast Centre Andrew Road SINGAPORE 299939 Phone: 3503243 Fax: 2550368

11. Mr Ian Oliver Trainer TCS Training School Caldecott Broadcast Centre Andrew Road Singapore 299939 Phone: 3503243 Fax: 2550368

12. Mr Lee Seng Chee Asst. Vice President Television Corporation of Singapore Caldecott Broadcast Centre Andrew Road SINGAPORE 299939 Phone: 3503243 Fax: 2550368

13. Ms Phyllis Chua Assistant Director (Information

Policy) Ministry of Information and the Arts 460 Alexandra Road, #36-00 PSA Building SINGAPORE 0511 Phone: 3757803 Fax: 2718489

14. Ms Leong Soh Har Head/Licensing Ministry of Information and the Arts 460 Alexandra Road, #36-00 PSA Building SINGAPORE 0511 Phone:3757044 Fax: 3757765

15. Ms Chan Thong Lai Information Officer/Publicity Ministry of Information and the Arts 460 Alexandra Road, #36-00 PSA Building SINGAPORE 0511 Phone: 3757833 Fax: 3757860

16. MrJohnOng Senior Consultant Ernst & Young Consultants Pte Ltd 36 Robinson Road #17-00 City House SINGAPORE 068877 Phone: 3250201 Fax: 2250465

17. Ms Karen Wan Management Executive Singapore Broadcasting Authority 1 Maritime Square #09-59 World Trade Centre SINGAPORE 099253 Phone:3730886 Fax: 2712974

18. Ms Wong-Lee Li Siang Research Technology Officer Temasek Polytechnic 21 Tampines Avenue 1 SINGAPORE 529757 Phone: 7806103 Fax: 7898214

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19 Mr Lau Mun Ying Editor (Freelance) 10 West Coast Lane SINGAPORE 127741 Phone: 7780304 Pager: 4080290

20. Mr Michael Robert Kalembar Studio Production Manager Radio Corporation of Singapore Pte Locked Bag Service No 008 Farrer Road Post Office Singapore 912886 Phone: 2518622 Fax: 2569533

21. Mr Chacko Jibby Jacob Manager (Studios & OB) Radio Corporation of Singapore Pte Locked Bag Service No 008 Farrer Road Post Office SINGAPORE 912886

22. Mr Thomas Teo Manager (Communications) SIM Communications Pte Ltd 298 Tiong Bahru Road #07-01, Tiong Bahru Plaza SINGAPORE 168730 Phone: 3730348/2723700 Fax: 2733703

23. Mr Lai Weng Tat Asst. Manager (Business Development)

SIM Communications Pte Ltd 298 Tiong Bahru Road #07-01, Tiong Bahru Plaza SINGAPORE 168730

24. Ms. Agnes Ng Project Officer Construction Industry Development Board

9 Maxwell Road #03-00 Annexe A MND Complex SINGAPORE 069112

25. Ms. Doreen Tan Public Affairs Officer Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) 9 Maxwell Road #03-00 Annexe A MND Complex SINGAPORE 069112 Phone: 225 8711 Fax: 225 7301

Sri Lanka

26. Ms Sharmini Boyle Precision Productions 33/5, Galpotta 2nd Lane Nawala SRI LANKA Phone: (941) 865532 Fax: (941) 580721

Thailand

27. Assoc. Professor Napaporn Ajchariyakul School of Communication Arts Sukhothai Thammatirat Open University Nonthaburi 11120 THAILAND Phone: (662) 5032121-4 extn 3727 Fax: (662) 5033556

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SPEAKERS

1. Timir Premjee Consultant and Director Asian- Pacific Cable and Satellite Television Markets MTA-EMCI 20 Maxwell Road #12-06 Maxwell House Singapore 069113 Phone: (65)324 6985 Fax: (65) 324 6986

2. OP. Khushu Head - Technical Department Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union POBox 1164 59700 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Phone: (603)2823592 Fax: (603) 282 5292

3. Jeffrey Goh Senior IT Analyst - New Media and Internet National Computer Board 71 Science Park Drive, NCB Building Singapore 118253 Phone: (65)7789564, DID 772 0428 Fax: 7770891

4. Kim Michael Fairchild Institute of Systen Science National University of S'pore Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Kent Ridge Singapore 0511 Phone:(65) 278 6307 Fax: (65) 778 2571

5. William Campbell 14 Deveni Rajasinghe Mawatha Kandy SRI LANKA Phone: (94) 8 33247 Fax: (94) 8 32343

6. William Claxton Managing Director iMedia (S) Pte Ltd 452 North Bridge Road, #04-00 Nam Peng Building Singapore 0718 Phone: (65) 337 0700 Fax: (65)337 0400

7. Dr. Daniel Goh Executive Vice-President Singapore Cable Vision 2D Ayer Rajah Crescent, A O S Building Singapore 0513 Phone: 773 5088 Fax: 870 160

Organisers

1. Virgilio S Labrador Head Seminars and Institutional Development Programme Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre 39 Newton Road Singapore 307966 Phone: 251 5106 Fax: 253 4535

2. V Aruna Asst. Programe Specialist Seminars and Institutional Development Programme Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre 39 Newton Road Singapore 307966 Phone: 251 5106 Fax: 253 4535

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BACKGROUND OF SPEAKERS

Timir M. Premjee

Timir M. Premjee is a consultant for Malarkey Taylor Associates, where he is director of the Asia-Pacific Cable and Satellite Markets. Mr. Premjee has been involved in a number of projects relating to the cable and satellite industry in Latin America, the United States and the Asia-Pacific regions. He is currently involved in establishing an MTA-EMCI branch office in Singapore. He is also working on a publication that will detail developments in new interactive and multimedia technologies in the Asia-Pacific which is due to be published at the end of February, 1996. He received his B.S. in Finance and Economics from Jacksonville University in Florida and subsequently earned an M.B.A. in International Business at the George Washington University in Washington, DC.

O.P. Khushu

O.P. Khushu, presently Director of the Technical Department at the permanent secretariat of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), has a background of 35 years in the broadcasting industry. Starting in 1960 as an Assistant Engineer, he rose to the position of Engineer-in-Chief at Doordarshan - the national television network of India, before joining the ABU, five years ago. Along the way, he held a range of positions in planning and management. As a senior member of the Technical Advisory Group for the Indian domestic satellite system INS AT, he led the conception and implementation of a range of broadcasting applications. He has represented India and the ABU in numerous international conferences, including several Administrative Radio conferences of the ITU. He is the current chairman of the Joint Technical Committee of the World Broadcasting Union.

Jeffrey Goh

Jeffrey Goh is currently a consultant for new media and the Internet with the National Computer Board. He is responsible for coordinating electronic publishing projects with private enterprise in order to facilitate the creation of a substantial body of electronically deliverable content. Thus far, such projects have included (but will not be limited to) directory services, electronic magazines and online stock photo ordering services. Mr Goh holds a bachelor's and a master's degree from the University of California at Berkeley.

Kim Michael Fairchild

Kim Michael Fairchild is a member of the technical staff at the Institute of Systems Science of the National University of Singapore, where he is conducting Virtual Reality applied research. He started working on what is now known as "Virtual Reality" 15 years ago at Honeywell's defence systems. At Honeywell, he developed many military-related applications with a focus on man-in-the-loop systems and visual simulations. Working in the Human Interface and the Software Technology programs at the American research consortium, MCC, he developed the first three-dimensional visualization system for abstract information and an early system for distributed access to shared information. Now at the Institute of Systems Science in Singapore,. He has recently finished the development of the "Dez" Virtual Reality authoring environment. He holds patents in image generation and information visualization.

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William Stewart Campbell

William Campbell has over 30 years experience in all aspects of the mass communication business, including the planning, execution and evaluation of advertising, public relations, sales promotion and direct marketing programmes. He spent 24 of those 30 years - usually at Board level-in marketing communications organizations in Southeast Asia and the Subcontinent. He has worked with major advertising agencies such as Ogilvy and Mather and Leo Burnett and serviced a number of Fortune 500 companies.

William Claxton

William Claxton is the Managing Director of iMedia (S) Pte Ltd, a multimedia production services company which counts the National Computer Board as one of its shareholders. iMedia's clients include US-based print publishers moving into electronic publishing. iMedia has released a multimedia authoring tool known as "infoShip". He is a published software author, and a specialist in the emerging market of multimedia computing, with technical expertise in both computers and video systems. Mr Claxton was a participant in the Media, Publishing and Information Services Sector Subcommittee of IT2000, Singapore's Computerization plan for the next decade.

Dr. Daniel Goh

Dr Daniel Goh, Singapore CableVision's Executive Vice President, is concurrently the General Manager of Allied Ordnance of Singapore (Pte) Ltd (AOS), as well as the General Manager and Director of Defence Electronics of Singapore Pte Ltd (a joint venture company between AOS and Thomson CSF). Dr Goh began his career in 1974 as a Development Engineer with Chartered Industries of Singapore (CIS). He advanced rapidly and was in charge of the Quality Assurance Division of CIS from 1978 to 1986. While in this position, he started and managed Singapore Test Services and Singapore Assay Office from 1981. He ran the Marketing Division of CIS from 1981 to 1987 and was concurrently the General Manager of Unicorn International, and played a significant role in the build-up of international marketing of the Singapore defence industries. He obtained a Bsc (Hons) in 1970 and a PhD in 1973 from the University of Nottingham.

Virgilio S. Labrador

Virgilio S. Labrador, the seminar coordinator, heads the Seminars and Institutional Development Programme of AMIC He began his career as a journalist in the Philippines 13 years ago. He has since worked in advertising, public relations and corporate communications in the Philippines and the United States of America. Before joining AMIC, he worked at the United States Department of Commerce's National Telecommunication and Information Administration in Washington D.C. and with Rockwell Corporation in its headquarters in Seal Beach, California. He holds a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the University of the Philippines and a master's degree in communications management from the Annenberg School for Communication of the University of Southern California.

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Appendix C

Seminar Papers

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