Many media are at risk because of insufficient capital investment and inappropriate human resources.
One of main mandates of the planned Centre is to preserve national identities and cultures in the context of globalisation by supporting and enhancing quality local production for national audiences, particularly for children. The centre, which will provide training for producing quality and culturally relevant television products for children in the region, will be a major asset for the television networks, governments as well as IGOs and NGOs. The Centre will provide training programmes on preventive maintenance for the media, both for private and public broadcasting institutions. The Centre will provide advisory services for radio and television technology. It will provide information on compatibility and ratios of cost-benefit of media technology and will give advice to public and private media in the provision and maintenance of equipment.