Preah Sihanouk: Tep Asnarith, Undersecretary of State and spokesperson for the Ministry of Information, urged provincial information officials to plan human resource training in information and audiovisual skills to meet the demands of work in the digital era.
Meeting department leaders and officials on the afternoon of September 26, 2025, he said the digital age required all information officials to know how to use computers and different social networks effectively so that news could be delivered quickly, promptly and attractively to readers and viewers.
He said staff working in radio, television, news writing, photography, video and other audiovisual roles should have continuing training plans for each specialism and office, ensuring that all officials could perform their work better and sustainably.
Tep Asnarith added that training and capacity building in audiovisual and related information work were essential to respond to national development, in line with human capital development plans and the policy direction of the seventh-term government.
As deputy chair of the committee guiding and directing the work of provincial and capital information and public opinion coordination teams, Tep Asnarith also urged Preah Sihanouk information officials to be more active locally so people could receive accurate, timely information, especially to counter false news. Officials should cooperate with the provincial administration and work regularly with leaders and specialist staff in provincial departments and units to disseminate true, accurate information, strengthen relations with journalists, clarify public concerns, respond to distortions and counter misinformation.
He stressed that information and public opinion work were important to both national and subnational administrations. Provincial information departments should act as effective advisers to their respective administrations. Officials therefore needed a proactive approach to daily duties and stronger technical and digital application skills, keeping pace with social development and public information trends, including Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X (Twitter) and Telegram.
Provincial information officials should also be creative and use artistic approaches in collecting, producing, disseminating and managing information, particularly on topics attracting public interest, to present provincial and government achievements and respond to concerns and requests.
ខៀវ សាវ៉ុន, Deputy Director of the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Information Department, thanked Tep Asnarith and the ministry team for their guidance on human resource training, especially on the department’s information and public opinion work.
Source: Club of Cambodian Journalists
Edited by ចិន្តា ទីទិ
