My guess is that since money is already allocated for tech, they wanted to ensure that programs that weren't tech focused had some funds too.
(Just a guess). On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 7:19 AM, Shava Nerad <shav...@gmail.com> wrote: > Evgeny got to them. ;) > > More seriously, does anyone have digital divide info - cultural and > financial - on Ukraine? Tech is not the solution for all cultures. > > Beer is the correct solution for some. A thousand cups of tea for others. > > Maybe State knows something we don't? > > Like: > > --- > INTERNET > Ukraine suffers digital divide - study > Tuesday 22 March 2011 | 15:40 CET | News > There is still a significant difference in household internet access > across Ukraine, according to a study by GfK Ukraine. Internet penetration > was just 12 percent in rural areas in Q4 2010, reports BizLigaNet. The > figure rises to 25 percent in towns with a population below 50,000 and 38 > percent of households in cities with more than 500,000 residents. > > > http://www.telecompaper.com/news/ukraine-suffers-digital-divide-study--793094 > > yrs, > ---- > > Shava Nerad > shav...@gmail.com > On Mar 21, 2013 3:04 PM, "Yosem Companys" <compa...@stanford.edu> wrote: > >> Fostering Civic Engagement in Ukraine (approximately $500,000 >> available): DRL’s objective is to support the role of civil society in >> policy formation and enhancing accountability and responsiveness of >> government officials in Ukraine. The program will support civil >> society to foster an inclusive and participatory democratic system of >> government and hold politicians and public officials more accountable >> to constituents. In order to foster more unity among civil society >> efforts, the program should support post-election advocacy on areas of >> policy formation and implementation such as ongoing efforts related to >> elections and election law reform; freedom of assembly legislation; >> and/or reversing legislation restricting the rights of vulnerable or >> marginalized populations. The program should also examine how well >> existing laws are implemented and help civil society ensure that >> citizens can use official institutions and mechanisms to exercise >> their rights. Program activities could include, but are not limited >> to: support for activities to encourage debate and advocacy by >> citizens and civil society organizations, small grants to civil >> society for monitoring and/or advocacy activities, creating regional >> civil society partnerships to increase civil society unity on advocacy >> efforts, or connecting Ukrainian civil society with their counterparts >> in one or more countries in the region through NGO-to-NGO exchanges >> and mentoring in order to take advantage of shared post-communist and >> transition experiences. Successful proposals will demonstrate a strong >> knowledge of civil society in Ukraine and an established ability to >> work with regional civil society groups. >> >> DRL strongly discourages health, technology, or science- related >> projects unless they have an explicit component related to the >> requested program objectives listed above. >> >> http://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/206488.htm >> -- >> Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by >> emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech >> > > -- > Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by > emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech >
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