Evaluation of Project Activity - Sergiev Posad Civic Network

1. How many public access points (PAP) were opened?

There were opened 6 PAP

It is supposed to open in the nearest 3 months - 1PAP, 6 months - 2 PAP, 1 year - 4 PAP

The technical group consists of 4 people, they provide the following technical support:

• support the computer technique efficiency
• create Web pages

	Equipment	Using of equipment
1.	Server Ultra 5 14"SVGA Monitor	Web-server of Sergiev Posad Civic Networking.
2.	CISCO 2509	Equipment for dial-up access to SPC Networking
3.	Modem USR Robotics Courier -8	4 modems are connected to Cisco2509; 1modem is in Gorlovsky library 1 modem is in Technical College # 22 2 modems are using by NGO
4.	HP Vectra VE5 233 MMX/16/ 2,1Gb HP SVGA 15" Monitor	Workplace for the system and network administrators of the SPCN.
5.	HP Vectra VE5 233 MMX/16/ 2,1Gb HP SVGA 15" Monitor	Workplace for webmaster of SPCN.
6.	Umax Powerlook II	It is connected to webmaster station and is used for scanning images, required for creation of information resources.
7.	UMAX UTA-II Transparency Unit	It is connected to webmaster station and is used for scanning images, required for creation of information resources..

4. How many organizations have an access to the Internet and local Civic Network?

Organizations		Present Number	Prospective number in the nearest future	Type of access to your net
				public access points	own connection
NGO	libraries	2	2	-	4
	museums	1	1	-	2
	organizations for region development	1	1	-	2
	other (specify)	4 Including 1- CC*, 1- IPODRP*, 1- FSP*, 1- EM*	4 Including 1- CEC "Inga"*, 1- Rescue Service, 1- Monastic Hospital 1- CBC*	6	2
Education Organizations	schools	-	2	2	-
	universities	1	1	-	2
	other (specify)	1- Technical College # 22	1- ACDL*	2	-
Government Organizations	health service	1			1
	police	-	1	-	1
	other (specify)	-	1 Health Center	-	1
Private Sector of Economy	small business	-	-	-	-
	large business	12	10	-	22
	other (specify)	-	-	-	-
Mass Media	telephone companies	1	2	-	3
	telecommunication co.	-	-	-	-
	other (specify)	Binar Ltd. Co	-	-	2
Local Administration	region government	1	-	-	1
	city government	-	2	-	2
	other (specify)	-	-	-	-
Women's Organizations	1	-	-	1	-
Private Persons	10	100	-	-	110
TOTAL:		37	128	10	155

CC - Chamber of Commerce
IPODRP - Interregional Public Organization of Disabled and Retired Painters
FSP - Foundation for Social Programs
EM - Ecological Movement
CEC "Inga" - Cultural Educational Center "Inga"
CBC - Cultural Business Center
ACDL - Agrotechnical College of Distance Learning

Organizations	Size of Funding	Prospective Size of Funding	Percent Ratio
NGO	4 000	-	-
Government	-	-	-
Local Administration	6 000	6 000	24,8
Grants	45 000	10000	41,3
Own funds	10 000	5 000	20,7
Payment for Services	-	1200	5,0
Payment for Services	7 000	2 000	8,2

Comments :

Local Administration plans to pay for SPCN space lease (in the building of municipal library).

Grant from "Friends and Partners" Foundation - SPCN budget advance appropriations.
Own funds - Foundation for Social Programs plans to provide developed work space, additional equipment (two computers, Xerox, scanner, fax-modem.)
Payment for services and Private donations includes the providing of telephone lines, dedicated lines, free publications in local newspapers.
Indicated funds are promised to be allocated in verbal agreement during conversation about joint collaboration in CPCN project.

The material was sent earlier as separate document

1. Separate town, town�s region
2. Several adjoining regions
3. Other (specify)

The city of Sergiev Posad is a regional center with several adjacent to it micro - districts.

All PAP are distributed equally around the city.

We provide the limited number of services, we are not able to serve all users because of following :

• the limited number of telephone lines in Sergiev Posad
• the lack of computers in PAP
• population�s low standard of knowledge about computer technologies and Internet

Activity Directions	Yes	No	Sometimes (in details)
Access lines	+		The limited number of telephone lines
Support, upgrade, update of equipment and software	+		Computer memory. Additional computer
Training of staff		+
Taxes		+
Staff		+
Travels	+		The lack of funds
Data purchased		+

10. The main goal of civic networking is the development of local community. To what extent objectives listed below were the aim of your civic networking? And what impact did they make upon your community? (Comments are necessary).

Objectives	Project goal	Main goal	Not Primary goal	It is not a goal of project	Made a little impact
1. To improve provision of social services via Internet			+
2. To extend interest in local cultural activities	+
3. To increase the local population's participation in political life			+
4. To increase the employment of local population	+
5. To promote the economical development of your town, region, country	+
6. To provide telecommunication services	+
7. To improve the quality of health services				+
8. To increase the efficiency of interaction between local government and local population	+
9. To promote cultural enrichment	+
10. To extend educational opportunities	+
11. To help coordination between regional information services	+
12. To establish contacts and partnership relations with other regions		+

11. To what degree do local political structures and leaders support civic networking

1. No support
2. Insufficient support
3. Strong support

There was no financial support, although the interest to civic networking from the side of local administration, deputies, political movement leaders grows constantly. Their purpose is to attract more people to their policy by using "feed back".

For example, M Men ( the Deputy of State Duma) and his assistants are creating now the site which will reflect the program of his political fraction.

Moscow Region Administration Head Assistant plans to form in Gorlovsky Library the Information Exchange Point by using Internet technologies.

"Otechestvo" Party pre-election headquarters is interested in civic networking too.

Sergiev Posad Civic Networking is now in the making and the number of users is about 0, 1 % from total amount of population.

1. secondary or high school - 10%
2. some college - 70% bachelor, master degree - 20%
3. other (specify)

The material for "Friends & Partners" server is not ready yet, but it is collected and operated on, the site is creating now.

Samara	samara.friends-partners.ru
Chelyabinsk	chelyabinsk.friends-partners.ru
Sergiev-Posad	StPosad.friends-partners.ru

Sergiev-Posad - StPosad.friends-partners.ru - 195.161.11.229

Show please matching funds (in monetary units) of organizations which will take part or will support your project.

The material is in progress.

Director
Foundation for Social Programs
V. Nemov

Introduction
Welcome
Invitation for Partnership
Application Guidelines
How to Use this Site

Project Description
Overview
Additional Background
Civic Networking
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Project Goals
Work Plan
Conclusion

Project Activities

RCNP Activities (1998-1999)

US-Russian CivNet Workshop

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