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18.10.2005 A Legal Information Centre opened on 7 October at the Association of Indigenous People of the North of the Russian Federation in Moscow, under the aegis of the National Committee of Russia of UNESCO’s Information for All Programme (IFAP).

28.09.2005 On September 20, 2005 has taken place a round table “Safety of children on the Internet”, organised by the UNESCO Information for All Programme National Committee of Russia and Microsoft Corp. branch in Russia and CIS at support of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) and the International organisation of a criminal police (Interpol).

18.08.2005 As part of The Great Volga River Route project, an International Workshop on Sustainable Development and World Heritage took place on 28-31 July 2005 in Bucharest, Romania.The aim is to link young people through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and engage them in the preservation and promotion of World Heritage and Biosphere sites.

04.08.2005 The issue of access to governmental public domain Information was discussed at a regional conference in Smolensk (Russia). A possible collaboration between the Ministry of Culture and Mass Media of Russia and the Ministry for Economic Development and Trade of Russia within the framework of Federal Programme “Electronic Russia” was discussed.

18.02.2005 The Arkhangelsk Environmental Information Center (EIC), the second one in the network of Northwest Russian EICs, has started its operation recently.

22.09.2003 The UNESCO Office in Almaty has released a 100-page analytical report entitled "Strengthening the Development of Distance Learning Networks in Central Asia" that was prepared by a working group at the International University of Kyrgystan, Moscow.

15.06.2003 The E-Russia project, which aims at providing easier access to state information, was launched recently. While the government bodies are preparing themselves to be more transparent, pilot projects are already underway

03.06.2003 The One Minutes Jr. is organising its second workshop for young people between the ages of 12-20 from the CIS countries. The four-day workshop provides hands-on training on how to produce their own video messages, use storyboards and gives advice on shooting and editing.

01.06.2003 The Russian government is turning to the Internet in an attempt to make its bureaucracy more efficient and less corrupt.

05.04.2001 Teachers Without Borders has developed projects in Africa, India, Russia, and the Middle East to bring Internet access to poor communities.