1. Name of Project Director

2. Project Name

3. Time period

4. Names of individuals and institutions participating in the project or intending to participate directly or to support the project with additional funds.

• Not-for-Profit Partnership �Obninsk Computer Club�,
• Obninsk City Administration,

• JSC �Obninsk City Information Center�,
• �Maxnet Systems�, Ltd.
• Not-for-Profit Partnership �Community�,
• Not-for-Profit Partnership �Municipal Informatics�,
• Obninsk City Fund of Scientific-Technical, Innovative, and Creative Activity of Russian Youth,
• International Academy of Modern Knowledge.

5. Project Goal and Objectives

6. Achievements during the reported period:

During the first year of the Project the following stages were fulfilled:

1. OCN technical basis:

• The central Web server in the OCN Information-Methodical Center (OK_Club),
• OCN dial-up access server for 8 numbers,
• Telecommunication IP network (10 Mbit/sec) that connect 14 computers in 3 Public Access centers and 12 PCs in 2 Training Centers,
• Internet connection to Moscow (at �-9 � RBNet) via not-for-profit Internet provider Obninsk Computer Network of Education and Science (8 Mbit/sec) with reserve (backup) channel via commercial Internet provider Maxnet Systems, Ltd. (2 Mbit/sec).

1. OCN information (humanitarian) basis:

• Information resources of OCN own Web portal � news line, forums, information on the Project, description of opportunities presented by OCN and OCN servers,
• Information resources of not-for-profit organizations, citizens, and other organizations developed in the framework of the OCN Project (banner �OCN participant�) and presented on the OCN portal,
• Consolidated and adopted to OCN portal information Internet resources on civic, municipal and other themes developed outside the OCN Project,
• Training and consulting system on OCN issues,
• A newspaper �Light in Internet� established and supported by the Consortium and OCN Board. The newspaper presents materials on Internet including OCN activity.

1. OCN organization basis:

• The OCN Board of Directors is elected:

• The OCN Committees are established:

• Committee on Information Resources � Sergey Astapov
• Committee on Volunteer Activity � Oleg Denisenko
• Committee on Training � Dmitry Rodin
• Technical Committee � Yurii Koftan
• Committee on Civic Movement �Computer to School� � Nikolai Shestoperov

• Information-Methodical center in OK_Club,
• Telecommunication center on the basis of Obninsk Computer Network of Education and Science and OK_Club,
• 2 Training Centers: in OK_Club and in Obninsk City Information Center,
• 4 Public Access Centers:

Open: weekdays � 9AM � 10PM

Phone (08439) 9-86-02.

Senior Administrator � Yuliya Dyaguileva.

In Social Waiting Room of Obninsk City Administration

Open: weekdays � 8AM � 5PM Lunch time 1PM � 2PM

Phone (08439) 5-84-54

Person in charge � Marina Ivchenko

In City Youth and Cultural Center

Open: weekdays � 10AM � 7PM Lunch time 1PM � 2PM

Phone (08439) 3-93-21

Person in charge � Alexander Filippov

In the Center of Scientific-Technical and Aesthetical Education of Pupils (oriented to work with schoolchildren)

OCN Web portal coordinator is Yuliya Dyaguileva (98602).

Now the OCN presents following services and resources to not-for-profit organizations:

• Development of own pages in Internet with the help of a team of volunteers programmers of OK_Club.
• Free location of own Internet pages on the OCN site.
• Free e-mail address.
• Free access to Internet � to Obninsk sites, sites of civic networks in Russia and other countries (in OCN Public Access Centers).
• Free dial up access during 1 hour a day (for individuals) to Obninsk and Russian civic networks.
• Free membership in OK_Club for individuals provided that a new member will work as a volunteer in OCN. OK_Club members have full access to Internet.
• Free training on cources "Fundamentals of Work in Internet�: non-profits in OK_Club, municipal officials in Obninsk City Information Center.

Sixty three Obninsk sites are included in OCN resources. Fifty one of them are developed in the framework of OCN Project. Ocn resources also include 5 sites of Russian civic network and site of �Freirnds & Partners�.

7. Brief description of activity proposed for implementation for the next reported period

• Expanding of access opportunities to OCN for citizens by establishment of 2 new Public Access Centers: in City Library and in its Affiliate #1.
• Development of OCN information resources,
• Development of new sites for non-profits and individuals,
• Consolidation to OCN of sites developed in the framework of other projects.
• Further development of OCN site.
• Creation of OCN united news system (automated exchange of news on OCN sited according to thematic subscriptions).
• Support of civic projects and movements directed to the development of citizens� participation in community life, attraction of youth to information technologies.
• Continuation of free training of non-profits in Internet and OCN.
• Continuation of a program of free development of Web sites for non-profits and citizens by means of training volunteer programmers.

 

PI of OCN,
Yuriy R. Koftan   e-mail: [email protected]