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The goal of Internet Access and Training
Program (IATP), Ukraine is to promote and support democracy, public-private
sector partnerships, and civil society by linking the communities
of Eurasia to the global information infrastructure. IATP provides
a unique opportunity for alumni of US government exchange and training
programs and other target audiences to receive free and open Internet
access helping to foster continued information sharing, network building,
communication, and collaboration with their American and Eurasian
counterparts.
Initially launched in 1995, IATP has expanded operations in its
second stage into 10 countries of Eurasia including Ukraine, Belarus,
Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan,
and Uzbekistan. IATP seeks to empower end-users by providing opportunities
for them to publish information on the World Wide Web, develop Internet-based
resources, obtain useful on-line information, and create sustainable
non-commercial Internet networks. Offering an array of services,
IATP helps to increase local capacity of individuals and institutions
to creatively use Internet applications as educational and professional
tools.
In Ukraine IATP has developed the network of centers enabling alumni
of US government exchange programs and other target audiences to
have free and open Internet Access and various Internet/Computer
trainings. IATP also supports non-commercial Internet initiatives
through open small grants competitions. Detailed and up-to-date
information about the project can be found at the web site http://iatp.org.ua/.
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