DEKLARASI ASEAN BLOGGER

Bertempat di Musium Pasifika, Nusa Dua Bali, tanggal 16-17 November 2011 telah dilaksanakan ASEAN Blogger Summit Pertama yang menghadirkan 200 orang blogger yang berasal dari wilayah ASEAN dan perwakilan komunitas Blogger Daerah di seluruh Indonesia. Walau tidak hadir dalam acara tersebut, dari jauh, saya turut merasakan aura dan gempita pelaksanaan kegiatan ini yang juga secara resmi menetapkan tanggal 16 November sebagai hari Blogger ASEAN.

Setelah mendengarkan talkshow/seminar yang dibawakan oleh sejumlah narasumber, pada tanggal 16 November 2011, para peserta ASEAN Blogger Summit dibagi menjadi 3 komisi yang merumuskan Deklarasi ASEAN Blogger dan pada sidang pleno sore harinya akhirnya menetapkan poin-poin deklarasi yang saya sajikan dibawah ini (dikutip dari tulisan mas Iman Brotoseno, Presiden ASEAN Blogger Community chapter Indonesia situs ASEAN Blogger)

1. We, the ASEAN bloggers, gathered in Bali, on 16th November 2011, aligned with the 19th ASEAN Summit, acknowledge the role and contributions of social media for the establishment of ASEAN Community 2015.

2. We, the ASEAN bloggers, aspire to seek the freedom of expressions among us as enshrined in Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

3. We, the ASEAN bloggers, in the spirit of partnership and solidarity among the family of people from ASEAN countries, independent of political influence, are determined to use social media in the development of ASEAN’s political, economic, and social-cultural potentials with the aim to promote understanding among ASEAN people.

4. We, the ASEAN bloggers, are determined to develop cooperation in all fields under ASEAN’s One Vision, One Identity, and One Community.

5. We, the ASEAN bloggers, are committed to ethical and positive demeanor, respectful of the rights of authors attached to articles, photos, and videos, and other creative products.

6. We, the ASEAN bloggers commit to:
a. Declare the 16th November as the ASEAN Bloggers’ Day.
b. Develop communication platforms, both at the national and the sub-regional levels, taking into account the interest of people participation in the rural areas of ASEAN countries.
c. Organize future activities to encourage closer contact among bloggers.
d. Mandate the Indonesian ASEAN Blogger Community President to coordinate and communicate to all their counterparts from ASEAN countries regarding development and progress achieved in accordance with the Declaration.

7. We, the ASEAN bloggers, encourage all bloggers to join our efforts in making this Declaration a reality.

Declared in Bali, 16th November 2011.

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