The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) are co-organising a Mini Summit on New Media Art Policy & Practice.
Since 2003, ASEF has been promoting exchange between new media artists in Asia and Europe through the Art Camp series with a different focus for each camp. This summit will reflect upon the past projects, and in particular, identify how these artists exchanges relate with the realities of support or governmental policies towards new media practices in the different ASEM countries.

The summit gathers senior government representatives, artists, researchers and policy-makers for a three-day dialogue on different artistic practices in different Asian and European countries. The summit intends to distil key tenets of the discussions to convey as policy recommendations on New Media Art. This is part of a continuous contribution to the development of a vibrant and dynamic international digital arts community endowed with opportunities and structures for international collaborations, industry partnerships and artistic expression.

In close cooperation with the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA 2008), the Mini summit encompasses crucial topics such as: ambient intelligent, location- based media, iterative design cycles, academic research and creative communities, open source and open networks, the role of small independent new media labs, media education, and the relationship between media and civil society.

The public will have two opportunities with interact to this project. “Pecha Kucha” Night will present the participating artists at TheatreWorks on 24 July and the final recommendations and conclusions is presented at ISEA 2008 on 26 July.