Quarterly Reports
Sergiev Posad Civic Networking
1. Name of principal investigator.
Victor N. Nemov
2. Title of proposal.
Sergiev Posad Civic Networking
3. Report period (time period covered by report).
December, 1999 - March, 2000
4. Names and institutions of collaborators, if any (US and/or Russia).
Victor Nemov -Foundation for Social Programs, Oleg Starkov - 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.
5. Purpose and objectives of proposal
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Development of Sergiev Posad Civic Network, creation of local databases,
providing of access to Sergiev Posad Region informative data .
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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.
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Providing of Internet free access to NGO
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The improvement of interaction between executive power and public organizations
in Sergiev Posad region, assistance in social problems decision
6. Accomplishments during report period :
a. meetings and communications pertaining to output (with full address):
N. Savchenko - Chief Manager of Mytishchi "Etalon-bank" Subsidiary.
Moscow region, Mytishchi city, Popova Str, building 5.
The employees of Sergiev Posad "Etalon - bank" Department have now
the opportunity to get Internet access with a view to attract regional
industrial enterprises for investing.;
V. Evstafiev - Co Ltd. "White Windows
Sergiev Posad, Krasnoy Armii Pr, 131, of.10.
We provided a dedicated line and connected the computer of these company
to our net to get them an
opportunity to advertise their product.
- G. Subbota - Chief Editor of "Nedelya Sergiev Posada"newspaper
Sergiev Posad, Krasnoy Armii Pr, 131, of.17
Foundation for Social Programs provide a computer and software for
newspaper make-up to editors.
- V. Simonov - Director of Education Center "Dubna" Representation
Sergiev Posad, Krasnoy Armii Pr, 131, of.17
Together with Foundation for Social Programs we are developing the
project of conducting a series of
training workshops for NGO leaders. The aim of workshops is to teach
them to work in Internet in
framework of "Region-Partner" program.
- V. Dudchenko - Dudko - Deputy Director of Educational-Business Center
He is implementing the same project with V. Simonov
- A. Krylov - Youth Initiatives Center "Bogorodskie Medvedi" Director
The Public Access Point was opened in Bogorodskoe village.
- S. Kazakov - Principal Investigator of "Electronic Nose" project.
Sergiev Posad Region, "Novostroyka"settlement, Stroiteley Str., 15,
app. 5, tel. 096-54- 6-33-42, 6-35-36
Foundation for Social Program provides assistance to scientists in
development and manufacture of
device that could determine components of gas and liquid medium.
b. activities in Sergiev Posad or other locations pertaining to output
(description, diagrams for technical issues) :
1. Every item of equipment received from "Friends and Partners" Foundation
and from other additional sources was set up and put into operation:
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in the office of "Foundation for Social Programs", address: Sergiev Posad,
Krasnoy armii Pr, b.131, of.9
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We have 4 dial-up lines, 2 PPP lines. There were created 12 Public Access
Points (PAP) to Internet. We connected 16 organizations via dial-up. Web-server,
Mail-server, News-server run on. Every user can open free e-mail address.
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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.
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In the building of local Administration (Cultural, Sport, Tourism Department)
we created a Public Access Point (PAP) to Internet.
Youth Initiatives Center was created in Bogorodskoe settlement.
Together with this Center we developed a project of cultural exchange between
the similar Center in Paris. We are going to hold in Paris an exhibition
of youth creative achievements. A group of youth will be send as delegates
to France. The contacts with French colleagues is held with the help of
Civic Network. It is a big achievement for rural region. The administration
of settlement provides a building for Center and a big allotment for construction
of sports center.
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".
The electronic catalogue of painters and handicrafts is in work.
Except present 10 PAP including:
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Rosanov Library
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Gorlovsky Library
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Foundation for Social Programs
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Chamber of Commerce
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Health Center "Zagorskie Dali"
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Sergiev Posad humanitarian Institute
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Sergiev Posad Instrument-Making Institute
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City Administration (Department of Culture, Tourism and Sport)
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Municipal Enterprise "Tour -SP"
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Municipal Enterprise "Sergiev Posad Nets"
We established two more PAP:
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Youth Initiatives Center ("Bogorodskoe"settlement)
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"Etalon-bank" Subsidiary
There was done a great work towards the creation of united Russian web
-site http://regions.ru
Our server is represented at this server too.
Sergiev Posad CN took part in creation of Moscow Region Chamber of Commerce
site. The aim of this site is to provide assistance in trade deals to region
enterprises.
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 period of December - March there was held a workshop in Stambul
(Turkey). This workshop touched an issue about integration and repatriation
of migrants. The information about this workshop one can find at http://www.migrant.ru
In February, 2000 in London there was held a meeting of Charitable
Organization "e-initiative" members.
The questions of finding additional funds for financing Sergiev Posad
Civic Networking was discussed there.
f. number of men and number of women participating in specific activities
:
The total number of trained staff is 30 (the number of women is 12,
the number of men is 18)
7. Activities to be conducted during the next quarterly report period
(summary only).
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increasing the number of dial-up access lines
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increasing the number of organization's sites
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users training, net popularization, work with mass media, work with city
services.
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to continue the creation (together with Department of Culture, Tourism
and Sport) a new site of Association "Russian World".
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together with Internet provider "Tsinet" we are going to develop and create
united Sergiev Posad Internet Net
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creation (together with Sergiev Posad Chamber of Commerce) of Business
and Creative Center for young scientists of conversion enterprises.
Victor Nemov,
PI of Sergiev Posad Civic Networking,
e-mail: [email protected]
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