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Enhancing Access to Information in Rural Moldova through e-Democracy and e-Governance Initiatives

The Soros Foundation-Moldova aims to bridge the information gap between urban and rural areas by implementing an Information Program focused on e-Democracy and e-Governance. Key priorities include establishing Access to Information and Training Community Centers (AITCC) and supporting public libraries to enhance information services. With significant financial support, the initiative seeks to promote ICT training and improve access to information resources, ensuring community members can benefit from new forms of communication and technological advancements.

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Enhancing Access to Information in Rural Moldova through e-Democracy and e-Governance Initiatives

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  1. Soros Foundation - Moldova Dumitru Chitoroagă

  2. InformationProgram Priority Directions: • Information policy and resources for implementing e-Democracy and e-Governance • Extending Access to Information • Information Resources Development • Community Network and information culture

  3. InformationProgram Extending Access to Information Goal: to provide access to information for rural area by offering new services based on ICT and training regarding ICT use. Program priority areas: • establishing Access to Information and Training Community Centers (AITCC) in rural area • supporting public libraries initiatives in improving information services for different categories of users (until December 2005)

  4. Public Library Initiatives Implementation Data: Total financial support offered by Soros Foundation-Moldova for diversifying information services within 81 public libraries– $377 561

  5. Extending Access to Information Access to Information and Training Community Centers Objectives : • to facilitate access to information and new forms of communication of community members; • to promote new concepts about information, access to information, ICT and training; • to provide ICT training for community members.

  6. Extending Access to Information Implementation Data: Total financial support offered by the Foundation – $761 672

  7. Extending Access to Information Eligibility Criteria: • applicant’s and community’s contribution - 30% - 35% • services offered by grantee - free of charge: 60% - 70% / fee based: 30 % - 40% • main budget lines supported by the Foundation - equipment and Internet connection • qualified local team • selfsustainability for the second year • eligible organizations: NGO, libraries, secondary school educational institutions.

  8. Soros Foundation Moldova Context (2000-2005) • insufficiency of transparency of normative acts and decision making at national and local levels that reduces the possibilities of citizens, NGOs, and media to influence this process; • insufficient quality of information resources in Moldova • gap in access to information resources between rural and urban areas • shortage of free and unlimited access to information for all social categories of people • shortage of qualified specialists who could ensure access to information • no on-line services and on-line payments

  9. Extending Access to Information Main issues in 2000-2005: • Low number of IT specialists in rural area • High turnover of IT specialists • Low speed of Internet connection • High price for Internet connection • Exclusive use of Microsoft Software • Language (interface, content)

  10. Soros Foundation Moldova Context (2012) • low quality of information resources in Moldova • shortage of qualified specialists • few on-line services are available in Moldova • about 90% of the country is covered by internet 3G+ and wired internet offered by Moldtelecom • growing number of free WiFi areas • dramatic increase of the number of PC’s & notebooks in rural area • smartphone is becoming a “must have” • Skype – cheapest communication channel with relatives working abroad

  11. Extending Access to Information Main issues in 2012: • Internet cafe – low profit business • Smaller target groups • On-line payments in Moldova are not developed • Low number of IT specialists in rural area • High turnover of IT specialists • Language (interface, content)

  12. Soros Foundation Moldova Key factors for future growth • Increasing the number of on-line services (e-government) • Developing of on-line business (on-line bank transactions - widely available for citizens, PayPal in Moldova, on-line auctions [including agricultural products], …) • Diversification of business (NGO activities, IT training & consulting, software & hardware support, WEB advertising, …) • AITCC Network development (joint projects, effective exchange of information, …)

  13. Thank you for your attention!

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