INFORMATION RESPONSE FOR INITIATIVE ON GLOBAL

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 BISHKEK 001307 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ECPS EINT EAID PHUM KG SUBJECT: INFORMATION RESPONSE FOR INITIATIVE ON GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM (GIFT) REF: STATE 142147 BISHKEK 00001307 001.2 OF 003 ¶1. (U) The following information, provided by USAID Bishkek, represents existing programs that contribute to the goals of Internet freedom. Funding levels listed are for the Information Technology (IT) components only. ECONOMIC GROWTH -------------- ¶A. Project Name: Commercial Law Project Recipient: Supreme Court, Court Department under the Ministry of Justice, Prosecutors Offices, the Legal Assistant to Rural Citizens (LARC) NGO, and Academy NGO Project Description: Improving the Legal Environment in the Kyrgyz Republic. IT Component: The Project a) developed Case Assignment Software for the Supreme Court; b) developed software for the Court Department to track and reflect information on the enforcement of judgments, judicial statistics and Court Department personnel; c) developed, maintained during 2001-2006, and handed over in May 2006 to the Supreme Court the Judicial Opinions Database, which is currently available on the Project website, on CD-ROMs, and will son be available on the Supreme Court's website; d) developed, maintained and handed over to the Academy NGO the Electronic Litigation Guide and the Electronic Notary database; e) developed, maintained and handed over to LARC NGO the Land Legislation Database; and f) provided computers and developed Economic Crimes software for the Prosecutor General's and regional prosecutors offices. FY05 Funding: $250,000 FY06 Funding: $100,000 FY07 Funding: Additional funding in FY 2007 will be provided by State/INL to expand this system countrywide. ¶B. Project Name: Bishkek Tax Pilot Recipient: State Tax Inspectorate Project Description: Improving Tax Administration in Bishkek. IT Component: Provide ICT to support new business processes in tax administration that will reduce contact between the taxpayer and inspector, reduce the administrative burden on taxpayers and provide more online information to taxpayers. FY06 Funding: $300,000 FY07 Funding: $0 ¶C. Project Name: Central Asia Micro Finance Alliance (CAMFA partners) Recipient: CAMFA partners ) 16 microfinance institutions and 4 associations of microfinance institutions Project Description: Institutional Strengthening of Microfinance Organizations. IT Component: Purchase of computers, installation and maintenance of management information systems of the recipients. FY05 Funding: $89,551 FY06 Funding: $55,722 ¶D. Project Name: Land Reforms and Market Development Project Recipient: Local village administrations, architecture departments Project Description: Land Market Development in the Kyrgyz Republic. IT Component: The Project a) provides computers and software to ten pilot local village administrations for Land Redistribution Fund management purposes; b) provides computers and software for architecture departments in eleven pilot cities for legal zoning purposes. FY05 Funding: $20,000 FY06 Funding: $20,000 FY07 Funding: $20,000 ¶E. Project Name: Enterprise Development Project Recipient: Kyrgyz Firms Project Description: Improve the Environment for SMEs. IT Component: The Project developed and maintains a web-based Trade Portal, which is scheduled for privatization in early 2007. FY05 Funding: $100,000 FY06 Funding: $100,000 FY07 Funding: $0 ¶F. Project Name: The e-Center Project Recipient: Rural Internet providers Project Description: Setting up Internet Centers. IT Component: the e-Center Project developed a network of five replicable, sustainable, entrepreneurial-run Internet centers (referred to as "e-Centers") in Kyrgyzstan. USAID/CAR funds one of the five e-Centers; the other four are being funded from USAID/Washington. FY06 Funding: $25,000 FY07 Funding: $0 BISHKEK 00001307 002 OF 003 ¶G. Project Name: Water Users Association Support Program Recipient: Three Water User Associations Project Description: Three grants include computer and printer for offices. FY05 Funding: $3,000 ¶H. Project Name: Economic Policy Reform Project Recipient: Ministry of Finance State Tax Inspectorate Project Description: Fiscal and Tax Reform, and Improvement of the Supervisory Capacity of the National Bank. IT Component: Purchase of hardware; payment for Internet channel that supports the information system used in the State Tax Inspectorate; database and information system administration and maintenance; development and maintenance of software for the Ministry of Finance. FY05 Funding: $19,847 FY06 Funding: $25,083 FY07 Funding: $22,880 DEMOCRACY AND MEDIA -------------- ¶A. Project Name: Local Governance Initiative II Recipient: Ministry of Finance, Local Governments' Budget Departments Project Description: Improving the professional level and management capacity of local authorities. IT Component: The project provided limited numbers of computers and training software to the Ministry of Finance and various local governments' budget departments. FY05 Funding: $15,000 FY06 Funding: $15,000 FY07 Funding: $15,000 ¶B. Project Name: Community Development Initiative Recipient: The Jalalabat Community Project Description: Local Economic Development through Citizen Involvement. IT Component: Bazaar Information Station in Jalalabat. The Information Station at the bazaar will provide access to buying-selling information for traders. The station will have two computers and other necessary equipment for narrowcasting. FY07 Funding: $10,000 SOCIAL SECTOR ) HEALTH -------------- ¶A. Project Name: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Recipient: Various Institutions of the Ministry of Health (MOH) Project Description: Strengthening Tuberculosis (TB) Surveillance IT Component: CDC provided technical assistance in strengthening surveillance for TB through the implementation and expansion of a computer-based software system to collect and analyze the information necessary to monitor and evaluate key program activities. In FY 2006 CDC provided 18 computers to different MOH institutions. FY05 Funding: $26,000 FY06 Funding: $25,000 FY07 Funding: $25,000 (preliminary estimate) ¶B. Project Name: ZdravPlus II Recipient: Ministry of Health (MOH) institutions Project Description: Improve Healthcare and Implementation of Healthcare Reforms IT Component: the ZdravPlus Project provided technical assistance and equipment development to the National Health Information System. FY05 Funding: $10,000 FY06 Funding: $50,000 FY07 Funding: TBD SOCIAL SECTOR ) EDUCATION -------------- ¶A. Project Name: Participation, Education and Knowledge Strengthening (PEAKS) Recipient: Eleven PEAKS pilot schools and the Kyrgyz Academy of Education Project Description: Improving the Quality of Education IT Component: Provide ICT to support PEAKS project pilot schools and the Kyrgyz Academy of Education to improve the quality of education and communication between pilot schools. The program was fully funded in FY 2003. FY03 Funding: $47,500 FY07 Funding: $0 CROSS-CUTTING BISHKEK 00001307 003 OF 003 -------------- ¶A. Project Name: Eurasia Foundation and Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia Recipient: NGOs in the Kyrgyz Republic Project Description: Civil Society, Public Administration and Private Enterprise Development IT Component: Provided Internet connections and computers. FY05 Funding: $45,900 FY06 Funding: $26,000 YOVANOVITCH