1. Name of principal investigator.
Victor N. Nemov

2. Title of proposal.
Sergiev Posad Civic Networking

3. Report period (time period covered by report).
May, 1998 - August, 2000

4. Names and institutions of collaborators, if any (US and/or Russia).

Victor Nemov -Foundation for Social Programs, V. N. Panamarev - Sergiev Posad Region Chamber of Commerce, Richard Morris -doctor, professor of ethnography, N. Tolstaya - Humanitarian Institute of Sergiev Posad, E. Galkina - Regional Newspaper "Vpered", I. Samoilenko - Sergiev Posad Rescue Service, N. Khokhlov - Culture Department of Sergiev Posad Administration, Father Gavriil - St.-Trinity Sergiev Lavra, T. Kobyakova - Interregional Public Organization of Disabled and Retired Painters, N. Vaviliv - Health Center "Zagorskie Dali", V. Kevorkov - Internet Provider "DiVo", T.Slinko - Interregional Information Newspaper "Vash Interes", N. Nikolaeva - Gorlovsky Municipal Library, T. Mishonova - Rosanov Regional Library, I. Lonskaya -Cultural Educational Center, John Patton -Credit Swiss First Bank Boston Ltd., S. Belkin - Analytical Department of Moscow Region Administration, G. Subbota - Chief Editor of "Nedelya Sergiev Posada"newspaper, A. Mishnyaev - Deputy Head of Sergiev Posad Administration, L.Kalinin - Director of Municipal Enterprise "Sergiev Posad Networks", P. Shlyapov - Director of Municipal Enterprise "Tour -SP", P. Dvoryaninov - General Director of Central Telephone Company "Contrust Telecom", N.Savchenko - Chief Manager of Mytishchi "Etalon-bank" Subsidiary; V. Evstafiev - Co Ltd. "White Windows;V. Simonov - Director of Education Center "Dubna"Representation; V. Dudchenko-Dudko - Deputy Director of Educational-Business Center; A. Krylov - Youth Initiatives Center Director; S. Kazakov - Principal Investigator of "Electronic Nose" project, V.G.Soukhov - School of Phisics and Mathematics Director, E.V. Lukina - Interregional Farm Conplex Director.

5. Purpose and objectives of proposal

• Development of Sergiev Posad Civic Network, creation of local databases, providing of access to Sergiev Posad Region informative data .
• The development of partnership, implementation of joint programs and projects by means of telecommunication in Sergiev Posad Region, Moscow Region, Russia, other countries of the World.
• Providing of Internet free access to NGO, government organizations, private persons.
• The improvement of interaction between executive power and public organizations in Sergiev Posad region, assistance in social problems decision.

a. meetings and communications pertaining to output (with full address):

During collaboration with other public organizations we have found the opportunity to purchase five more computers for our project. We are going to use those computers in new public access points for Internet connection. ("INITIATIVE" Foundation -John Patton, president. The foundation was registered on 08 July, 1999, in Boston, Massachusetts. Identification number 04-3465921). These computers were installed in Internet-cafe "Macovets".

Sergiev Posad is a sister-town of beautiful Ruey-Malmezon town, which is situated not far from Paris. With the help of Internet children from Sergiev Posad schools �1 and �11 communicate with French friends. They visit France and live in the families of their French friends and vice versa French schoolchildren have thr oportunity to visit Russia. It became possible due to Internet and gave a good oppportunity for international communication development.

b. activities in Sergiev Posad or other locations pertaining to output (description, diagrams for technical issues) :

Due to Sergiev Posad Civic Networking activity the level of information distribution increased rapidly, the number of public access points grew up, contacts between people and organizations extended.

Every item of equipment received from "Friends and Partners" Foundation and from other additional sources was set up and put into operation:

• In the office of "Foundation for Social Programs", address: Sergiev Posad, Krasnoy armii Pr, b.131, of.9

• In Sergiev Posad Humanitarian Institute (address: Sergiev Posad, Voznesenskaya St, 55) there were connected to Internet 10 computers. The connection to server is done with the help of dedicated line.
• In the building of local Administration (Cultural, Sport, Tourism Department) we created a Public Access Point (PAP) to Internet.
• In Youth Initiatives Center (Bogorodskoe settlement) we connected to Internet two computers;
• In iams to create the unique electronic library of ancient books we provide one scanner and one computer to Troitse-Sergieva Lavra library.
• Two computers provided by FCP were connected to Internet in the building of Sergiev Posad Chamber of Commerce.
• One computer with Internet access was installed in Interregion Farm Center "The Flowers of Russia". With its help the staff of mentioned center has the opportunity to demonstrate landscape design, bunch of flowers compositions from Internet sites.

Besides this two more sites http:// www.sergievposad.ru and http://www.POOL-7.ru were created not so long ago. It reflects the current life of our town.

In aim to enlarge the number of Internet users we signed the agreement with physics-mathematics school about the establishment of school Internet studio. Vladimir Solov'yev became the Studio Director. Our foundation provided two computers to computer classes. The total number of computers in Internet-studio ia equal to 10.

In aim to create a web-page devoted to catalogue of ancient books stored in Troitse-Sergievskaya Lavra library we provide a computer to this library. This project is implementing now by our volunteers: Father Gavriil, prior of Spaso-Vifanskiy Monastery and Vladimir Tryusov.

To develop a project of historical center "Craftsmen City" creation in Sergiev Posad there was held a working meeting with participation of V.Goncharov, the head of local administration; O. Vaviliv, N. khokhlova, deputy cheif of local administration; V. Nemov, Foundation for Social Programs Director; Jhon Patton, Charitable Foundatin "E-Initiative" President.

On 27, June local administration and Foundation for Social Programs initiated a holding of meeting-workshop with creative forces of region, this meeting was devoted to the question of Creative League creation.

c. progress towards achieving purpose and objectives :

As a result of done work in Sergiev Posad region there was created civic network. Social discriminated population has a chance to communicate using the facilities of civic networking.

There were created several public access points, 20 organization's sites, the number of users (especially students) increases rapidly.

The web version of "Architecture, Construction, Design" Magazine is publishing routinely.

Sergiev Posad Civic Networking takes part in "Mobil" magazine publication.

We provide information from Internet to local newspaper "Vpered" and "Vash Interes", "Sergiev Posad Week".

The electronic catalogue of painters and handicrafts is in work.

Except present 12 PAP including:

• Rosanov Library
• Gorlovsky Library
• Foundation for Social Programs
• Chamber of Commerce
• Health Center "Zagorskie Dali"
• Sergiev Posad humanitarian Institute
• Sergiev Posad Instrument-Making Institute
• City Administration (Department of Culture, Tourism and Sport)
• Municipal Enterprise "Tour -SP"
• Municipal Enterprise "Sergiev Posad Nets"
• Youth Initiatives Center ("Bogorodskoe"settlement)
• "Etalon-bank" Subsidiary

• Interregion Farm Center "The Flowers of Russia"
• Troitse-Sergieva Lavra library.
• Internet-cafe "Macovets".

Sergiev Posad CN took part in creation of Moscow Region Chamber of Commerce site( http://www.tpp.ru ). The aim of this site is to provide assistance in trade deals to region enterprises.

We installed a satellite antenna and the velocity of information traffic

d. issues and problems :

Due to Sergiev Posad Civic Networking the number of Internet users and public/business activity of people increased rapidly.

However there are still some problems:

1. Insufficient number of dial-up access lines

2. Insufficient information distribution about Internet

3. Insufficient financing of program (for radiomodems application )

4. The cost of Internet traffic rose up.

e. training activities and number of individuals trained:

During the report period in London there was held an international workshop devoted to the problems of civic networks development.

In Moscow on 24-27, April there was held the international conference devoted to migrants problems. The representatives from Sergiev Posad took part in the work of this conference.

On 26, June in Gorlovsky library there was held a workshop devoted to creation of Creative Legue in Sergiev Posad region.

The total number of men and number of women participating in this specific activity is 100 (the number of women is 58, the number of men is 42)

7. Activities to be conducted during the next quarterly report period (summary only).

• increasing the number of dial-up access lines
• increasing the number of organization's sites
• users training, net popularization, work with mass media, work with city services.
• to continue the creation (together with Department of Culture, Tourism and Sport) a new site of Association "Russian World".
• Together with Internet provider "Tsinet" we are going to develop and create united Sergiev Posad Internet Net
• creation (together with Sergiev Posad Chamber of Commerce) of Business and Creative Center for young scientists of conversion enterprises.
• to provide 2 computers to School of Physics and Mathematics. FCP plans to connect those computers via dedicated line to our server.