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Uzbekistan is ranked 1st in Central Asia on the number of blocked 'undesirable' websites, followed by Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and lastly Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan is the freest country in this region with regard to the use of Internet resources, trainers of Central Asian conference on new mass media said. Source: AKIpress news agency, 11/02/2007 Comment: Blogger from Neweurasia.net lists the following results of the conference regarding further developments of blogging in the region: 1. Central Asia and Caucasus Blog Camp - a meeting of bloggers to discuss the ideas, problems and proposals for further development of blogging in the region – is planned to be held in end of July- August 2008. 2. Opening of a resource for ranking of central Asian blogs. 3. Development of ‘Facebook’ type of website. 4. Development of podcasting/videocasting technologies. 5. Encouragement of blogging in the region. Link to source: http://ru.kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/?p=296