Background
The
World Summit (WS) movement was initiated by Dr Patricia Edgar and presented
to a Round Table meeting hosted by PRIX JEUNESSE in May 1993. It was
recognised that programming for children was changing and under threat
in a variety of ways. Children’s programming could not remain
a purely domestic issue and survive with the values and objectives that
industry professionals believe should apply.
World
Summits are held every three years and provide a forum for producers,
broadcasters and regulators of media for children and other professionals
and community leaders committed to the improvement of quality media
for children.
Regional
and world summits developed from the First World Summit in Australia
(1995), providing on-going development and exchange of ideas, research
and principles.