UNDP Projects

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UNDP Projects

• ICT for Development (ICTD) is one of 6 major
  areas of UNDP activity
• Types of initiatives regional, sub-regional,
  inter-country and country level
• Focus areas access, content, capacity, policy.

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ACCESS UNDP Projects

• Establishing partnerships with ISPs/Telecoms to
  expand ICT networks beyond urban areas
  cooperation with Cisco Academy pgm. starting
  fall 2002
• Establishing Public Access Points in CA and
  Chernobyl-affected areas Q1 of 2003

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CONTENT UNDP Projects

• Anonymous local language web-based counselling
  concerning HIV/AIDS epidemics in RO, LT, RU, UA
  Q1 2003.
• In cooperation with UNAIDS partnership with
  USAID and OSI currently discussed

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CAPACITY UNDP Projects

• E-governance learning centre in Tallinn, in
  cooperation with EE-gov and OSI Feb 2003
• ICTD Expert Mobile Team (EE followed by SI, CR,
  CZ, HU, SK, PL)

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POLICY UNDP Projects

• Sub-regional preparations for WSIS in Geneva
  2003.
• Supporting transfer of knowledge in ICT policy
  development to transfer Kyrgyz know-how in
  formulation of National Strategy to TJ, RU, BY,
  SI fall 2002.

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NREN Support Projects

• Creating virtual networks of research, policy
  and training institutions as well as professional
  associations to promote and advance ICTD agendas.
  The assistance will include capacity building to
  the NRENs in CA/Cau. OSI, NATO and CEENet are
  planned to be among main partners.
• Start Q1 of 2003.

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Lets hope this project will work...

• Contact person is
• Mr Yuri Misnikov
• Yuri.Misnikov_at_undp.org
• Tel. [phone]
• Fax. [phone]