Regional Projects in Europa 1998

 
  Title

Support for Telematics Cooperation with the Commonwealth of Independent States

Beneficiary countriys

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine

Approval date

 
 

Total budget $

450,000

 

Budget code

239 RER 60 539 RER 61

 

Source

EU

 

Objectives

Promote telematics applications for distance education, research and environmental decision-making.

 

Activities

Workshops, development of the Information/Demonstration Centres and web sites and CD-ROM.

 

Funds obligated

238,666

  Implementation rate
& Remarks
 
 

Project officers

Ziyasheva


Title

Unesco media fund

Beneficiary countriys

Bosnia Herzegivina, Croatia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Slovenia.

 

Approval date

 
 

Total budget $

2, 072,000

 

Budget code

437 RER 62

 

Source


VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION
European Union, Finland, Norway, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Soros, Private donations, Austria.

 

Objectives

Assistance to independent media in Republics and territories of former Yugoslavia (UN Inter-Agency Appeal).

 

Activities


Providing equipment, training production costs support to independent media (written press and electronic media).

 

Funds obligated

550,000

  Implementation rate
& Remarks


Funds from donors for various projects:
1997-1998 : Satellite news exchange TV Programme Bank BH TV Programme Bank FRY Studio B, Belgrade
European Union US $ 249,000
Finland US $ 155,000
Norway US $ 100,000
U.K. US $ 113,000
Switzerland US $ 150,000
Germany US $ 60,000
Soros Foundation US $ 56,000

 

Project officers

SCHMITTER and ARROU


 

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