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The International
Center for Communications is an idea and an institution which joins
the concepts of "communications" and "community"
in creating a new program of research, study and community service,
a vision of a Pacific Community, and a new American gateway to the
Asia-Pacific region. The underlying mission of the Center is to
redefine traditional notions of community locally and globally,
and explore ways to link those communities together through the
application of communications technology, and by adherence to the
principles of free trade and the free flow of information. This
vision is focused on the extricable link between communications,
social and economic development and the fundamental importance of
rebuilding local communities and defining new national and regional
communities--essenital elements in the development of the world
community originally envisioned by author Marshall McLuhan. The Center has developed special competence and concentration on communications developments in the Pacific region. Through its programs of research, study and community service, the institution serves as both a forum for discussing the emerging issues, and a laboratory for applying the knowledge and experience of modern communications technology technique. It has created an atmosphere in which the academic and the practical can be joined to help resolve problems, specifically in the Pacific Area, but with worldwide relevance.
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