Swiss cooperation office Belarus allocates $300,000 for computerization of schools in Gomel and Mogilev regions
04/04/2006 Swiss cooperation office Belarus, a branch of Swiss agency for development and cooperation is planning to provide financial assistance for computerization of schools in Chernobyl disaster affected areas in Gomel and Mogilev regions. $300,000 will be allocated within the framework of assistance to schools in Chernobyl area in 2006. This is a part of the scheme negotiated by Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, Beltelecom, Svizforminbest, Swiss cooperation office Belarus and Siemens representative office in Belarus. Beltelecom, on its part, will cut the price of Internet access by 50% for schools in the area. On April 1, 2006, Beltelecom launched a new access services package "For Schools" with a monthly fee of $7. http://www.e-belarus.org/news/200604042.html ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>