+ Disrupt or be disrupted News organisations, academics, start-ups. Let’s boost the media innovation ecosystem together

The Global Alliance for Media Innovation is a change accelerator. It turns innovation into practical benefits for your business. The central point of WAN-IFRA’s Global alliance for Media Innovation (GAMi) is to offer media organisations a complete range of services that help drive business success and growth by stimulating cross collaboration among news organisations, technology providers, and research centres. Our programme is about bringing economies of scales in developing and acquiring tools and expertise to convert innovation into profit.

A change accelerator

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WAN-IFRA, the global network of news publishers and technology providers, is opening its network to a broad array of innovation partners: public and private research centres and labs, start-ups and innovative technology providers, venture capital, and research funding partners to create an comprehensive ecosystem of innovation in news media. Over the past decade, the value chain of news

organisations has exploded. This transformation has

been boosted by innovation in both end user

technologies and professional practices, often driven

by academic research and advance collaboration

between established companies and emerging

technology providers. Traditional news publishers

must embrace this opportunity, and evolve from a

culture that is at times insular, guarded and top-down

in its decision making to one that is collaborative,

intellectually curious and driven by experimentation.

Our central point is to boost pro-active innovation in

news organisations by bridging research centres,

start-ups, and other established advanced tech

companies, with publishers. The International Alliance

for Media Research and Innovation seeks innovation

through rapid-fire, low-cost experimentation on

popular platforms.

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Our Programme

The Media Innovation Hub is a change accelerator. The

environment for our industry for the future is one of constant

change and innovation. This change needs to be both faster and

broader. Our industry requires a reliable flood of new

technologies, products, and business models. We are witnessing

the future of news media being invented right now, all around

the globe, by hundreds of companies, universities, and

entrepreneurs. However, their separate efforts, research,

prototypes, and roll-outs receive inconsistent attention and

analysis. Many good ideas fail only because of a lack of

development support. Others get hyped beyond their real

value. Vital lessons and examples are not being widely enough,

or rapidly, enough disseminated. The Media Innovation Hub

will track, classify, and assess resources. The Hub is a world-

class knowledge base for tools, vendors, expertise and ideas to

help grow reader engagement and revenues.

The ALLIANCE offerings Boost innovation in your business

SHARE First hand insights on tools and practices with growth potential.

Key insights about groundbreaking

innovation that could lead to another

disruptive cycle. Members of the Hub will

get, first hand, the latest trends and

practices inside and outside the news

industry.

The Hub will offer a programme of

events, networking opportunities and

reports. This will be shared openly, not

only in the WAN-IFRA community, but

also outside the news profession.

Innovation often happens at the

intersection of disciplines. The Hub will

help you navigate in this fast moving

environment.

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CONNECT Media companies, suppliers, start-ups, developers, innovation centers. A collaborative network and focused

business platform, the Media Innovation

Map (miMAP) is constantly updated by our

international network of users and partners.

miMAP builds relationships, monitors the

complex and fragmented environment of

start-ups and technology providers. It helps

you to carry out your projects by find tools

and expertise needed to execute successful

collaborative projects.

A database, a search engine and a social

network, the Map provides you with quick

answers about critical and complex

business challenges in your company.

FACILITATE Technology transfer between academics and business.

Our goal is to create a sustainable

ecosystem for innovation in the news media

industry by facilitating technology transfer

and collaborative research programs

involving publishers, academics, and

suppliers.

Partners of the Global Alliance provide

expertise in technology transfer,

professional training and coaching to

facilitate the acquisition of new skills and

know-how in innovation management.

By coordinating long-term innovative

programs with short-term deliverables for

business partners, the Alliance generates

better economy of scale in acquiring tools

and best practices in innovation

management.

Want to learn more? Contact Stephen Fozard *stephen.fozard@wan-ifra.org

 

+ Benefits Quick wins and long term benefits

Cooperate,    do  business  with,  get  together,  hook  up,  interface,  join  forces,  boost  projects,  participate,  team  up,  work  with  partners,  co-­‐produce,  generate  economy  of  scale,  attract  new  talents,  create  synergies…  

Want to learn more? Contact Stephen Fozard, Director miHUB * stephen.fozard@wan-ifra.org

Thank you for standing with us and supporting The Media Innovation Hub - Medias Suisses, NextMedia Norway, Nxtmedia Finland The Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Newspapers, AFP Agence France-Presse, RBS, The Sacramento Bee, Yedioth Ahronoth,, Rossiya Segodnya, Zaman, Independent Media (Pty) ltd, EPFL, UCLAN, iMinds Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Aalto University Business School, NTNU Trondheim, PUCRS Porto Alegre, Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore), ….

for news organisations, start-ups, technology clusters, innovation centres, academic partners

Benefits USER AFFILIATE MEMBER PARTNER

Media Innovation Map (upload and consultation)

1 free pass to the Hub’s international and local programme of events

“Tech Briefs” Access granted to the HUB special reports

Discount of up to 50% on all WAN-IFRA event participation

Full WAN-IFRA member benefits

Governance participation to the HUB’s future activities

Up to 6 free passes to all WAN-IFRA / MiHUB joint-events

Your organization and its affiliates are featured at selected industry events

Granted access to miMAP premium program

Promotional package in miHUB publications (blogs, reports, magazine..)

international R&I programs : Consortium coordination for application

USER Acces granted to the Media Innovation Map. A quick win at no cost to the engine and fuel of the HUB

AFFILIATE Access granted to the HUB reports, and personal invitation to the HUB’s events programme.

MEMBER A member has full access to both the Media Innovation HUB and WAN-IFRA portfolio of services

PARTNER Our Partners join the brain trust of the HUB, the Global Alliance for Research and Innovation

Media Innovation Map (upload and consultation)

1 free pass to the Hub’s international and local programme of events

“Tech Briefs” Access granted to the HUB special reports

Discount of up to 50% on all WAN-IFRA event participation

Full WAN-IFRA member benefits

Governance participation to the HUB’s future activities

Up to 6 free passes to all WAN-IFRA / MiHUB joint-events

Your organization and its affiliates are featured at selected industry events

Granted access to miMAP premium program

Promotional package in miHUB publications (blogs, reports, magazine..)

international R&I programs : Consortium coordination for applications