Mr. Wasan Phailiklee, Manager of the Safe and Creative Media Development Fund, Assoc. Prof. Malee Boonsiriphan, Fund's Board Member and expert in mass communication, and Mr. Nimit Pipitkul, Fund's Board Member and expert in arts and culture, held a meeting to discuss academic approaches to developing safe and creative media. The purpose was to summarize strategies for driving an academic network for the development of safe and creative media. Assistant Professor Dr. Atchara Pandhiranuwong, Dean of the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication, Thammasat University, welcomed and participated in the meeting. (February 8, 2561)
This conference was honored by the participation of professors and experts in communication, journalism, and mass media from various universities. They engaged in brainstorming and roundtable discussions on three key issues: academic collaboration to revitalize the media ecosystem through knowledge development, research, and the cultivation of new generations; and linking policy systems for social communication and developing mechanisms to drive "academic work for social change." The conference also explored approaches to collaboration and coordination in "creating a model for developing academic institutions for safe and creative media," and establishing platforms and channels to connect academia, producers, and others to collaboratively drive social change.