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DOT-COMments eNewsletter - July 2005 (Issue 12)
Welcome to the DOT-COMments eNewsletter, the newsletter of the DOT-COM Alliance. You can access all articles individually by following the links below. A complete copy of this issue can be downloaded as a PDF file.
Working Together in Macedonia
Whenever possible, the dots have worked together within a country at the request of a USAID Mission to ensure that individual dot activities complemented each other in support of the Missions objectives.
This issue of the DOT-COMments newsletter presents four facets of the DOT- COM Alliances work in Macedonia, covering connectivity, small business, government and education sectors. Macedonia is a country where the USAID Mission has engaged all three dot mechanisms to support its objectives. In doing so, the USAID Mission has tried to leverage the potential of ICT across its program portfolio in the country.
Macedonia & its ICT Environment
- Relatively small country in South-eastern Europe - the size of Vermont.
- High literacy rates.
- Relatively access to computers: 27% of Macedonians have computers at home.
- Low internet penetration: 10% of household have Internet access, most have dial-up access rather than broadband access.
- New law passed in 2005 establishing the legal foundation for a competitive telecommunications sector.
To read more about Macedonias ICT Environment and USAIDs ICT-related activities in Macedonia, read the ICT Assessment that was recently prepared by Judith Payne (EGAT/EIT/IT) and Janice Brodman (EDC).
Economic Growth e-BIZ Project dot-ORG
The e-BIZ project (formerly referred to as I-LEAD Project) helps Macedonia address high unemployment by building the capacity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to use information and communications technologies (ICT) in local and international markets.
Read the full article.
Visit the project web site.
Education e-Schools Project dot-EDU
This project prepares Macedonian youth for employment through ICT -informed education programs and improves the quality and relevance of instruction at the primary and secondary school levels.
Read the full article.
Connectivity - Macedonia Connects dot-ORG
The main objective of this project is to provide low-cost and sustainable broadband access to 460 Secondary and Elementary schools dispersed throughout the country. Secondary objective is to spread broadband internet access to rural populations with emphasis on small business enterprises, local governments and consumer market with an eye towards increasing Internet use beyond existing low levels.
Read the full article.
Visit the project web site.
ICT and Government - IMPACT Macedonia- dot-GOV
The IMPACT Macedonia Project is aimed at improving productivity and accountability in the public sector leading to a smaller, more efficient, and less corrupt public sector. The environment for investment will be improved as the investment community gains confidence in a country where the public sectors financial operations are increasingly open and transparent.
Read the full article.
Visit the project's web site.
This issue also includes the following articles:
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| Core funding for the DOT-COM Alliance is provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture & Trade, Office of Infrastructure and Engineering (EGAT/OI&E), Office of Education (EGAT/ED), and Office of Women in Development (EGAT/WID), under the terms of Award numbers: GDG-A-00-01-00009-00, dot-GOV; GDG-A-00-01-00014-00, dot-ORG; GDG-A-00-01-00011-00, dot-EDU. |
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Issue 12: July 2005
