I assumed the same. It's just an odd caveat in the context of US State Department's public relations drive about innovation.
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 7:46 AM, Katy P <katyca...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > -- > 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
