WORLD  SUMMIT ON TELEVISION AND  CHILDREN

World Contfreu  Centre  Melbourne, Australia  12-17 March  1995

SUMMIT  OBJECTIVES
The  communications'  revolution  with  Its  promise  of multiple  channel  systems,  'Information  highways'  and
ultimately  in tractive  technology  that  will enable  programming  to be  customised  for  Individual  homes  means
that the philosophical  assumptions that have driven the broadcasting debate will not necessarily be valid In the
future.

A World  Summit  Is  therefore  timely  and  necessary  to  discuss  these  Issues  as  they  relate  to  the  provision  of
programs for  children.
The objectives are:

to achieve a greater understanding  of developments In children's television around  the  world;
to raise  the status  of children's  programming;
to draw to the  attention  of key players In broadcasting the Importance  of Issues relating to  children;
to agree on a charter of guiding principles In children's  television;
to ensure  the provision of programs  for children will be  guaranteed  as  the comunication  revolution
proceeds.
to assist the  developing world  to provide opportunities  for children's programming In the  future.

TOPICS INCLUDE:
•  The rights of children  in relation to  television
.  The communication  revolution
.  Cultural protection  versus free market  philosophies
.  How we finance  children's  programs
.  Existing International  production  models
. The role of awards and  festivals.
.  Sponsorship and  merchandise

.  The responslbilites  of broadcasters  to children
.  Children's  television In this new technological  age
.  The future  of Independent  production
.  Co-production  and program  exchange
.  The role of regulation and  standards in  th

production  of  program

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