The Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) and UNESCO celebrated World Radio Day on 13 February 2015. The South Asia Network for Community Media (SANCOM) was officially launched and two studies were released: “Innovation in Community Radio” and “Internal Migration: A Manual for Community Radio”, CEMCA and UNESCO initiatives, respectively. The celebration also included opening remarks, delivered by Mr Shigeru Aoyagi, Director of the UNESCO New Delhi Office and Dr Ramesh Sharma, Director, CEMCA, and a keynote by Mr Jawhar Sircar, Chief Executive Officer, Prasar Bharati. A panel discussion followed, featuring key activists, government officials, radio and media associations and academics.
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