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Youth Media Training workshop on covering youth issues with focus on healthy lifestyle promotion is held on 29-30 April in Tashkent. This training event is part of "Creating Youth TV Stations" project to train the participants from all provinces of Uzbekistan, the Republic of Karakalpakstan and Tashkent City on covering youth-related issues such issues as reproductive health, healthy lifestyle, gender equality, HIV/AIDS prevention and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), through TV programs on local television stations. The agenda of a two-day workshop includes theoretical information, discussions and brainstorming sessions during the first day and practical exercises on developing short TV segments on assigned topics within 15 teams during the second day.This activity is organized by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), National Association of Electronic Mass Media (NAESMI), NAESMI Public Fund, Kelajak Ovozi Youth Initiatives Centre and Kamolot Public Youth Movement.Source: UzReport. Link to article: http://news.uzreport.com/uzb.cgi?lan=e&id=45407

Largest Russian search engine Yandex and Kazakhstan Agency on Information and Communication will cooperate to develop Kaznet. Fast growing Internet market and the audience create plausible environment for development of local Internet search engine - says Yandex representative. However, Yandex has not confirmed if it will be Kazakh national search engine. Ukraine was the first country out of CIS states to collaborate with Yandex in this field. Source: CNews.kz. 04/23/2008 Link to article in Russian: http://www.cnews.kz/news/top/index.shtml?2008/04/23/106509

A visibility workshop in Moscow launched the new UNI Online project for EasternEurope and Central Asia. The workshop brought together union communicators andjournalists from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. The aim isto build cooperation between union communication specialists and outsidejournalists interested in closer contacts with unions. Putting unions on-lineand able to communicate and campaign through the Internet is a key UNIobjective. Source: UNIeBulletin, April 2008. Link to article: http://www.union-network.org/uninetnews.nsf/0/C6CFDFDCAECE0B6AC1257433004C8E80?OpenDocument

A UNI project with Swedish affiliate SEKO was launched with a workshop in Almaty, Kazakhstan with 25 participants from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The aim is to stimulate organising in mobile phone companies in Eastern Europe andCentral Asia. SEKOs Bjorn Lindh briefed on the extensive interests of Swedish-based TeliaSonera in the region. Respect for worker and union rights isa UNI priority. Source: UNIeBulletin, April 2008. Link to article: http://www.union-network.org/uninetnews.nsf/0/C6CFDFDCAECE0B6AC1257433004C8E80?OpenDocument

American University of Central Asia in Byshkek plans to hold Central Asia BarCamp 2008 on August 1-3. The goal of this event, a type of informal conference, is to serve as a platform for discussion among the individuals interested in development of Internet and new media. Link: http://barcampasia.net/

Uzbekistan is launching the first non-governmental Center for Electronic Digital Signature Registration. In 2003 the state license was received by 'Multisoft Solutions' - company developing programming solutions in the area of information-communication and Internet technologies. Source: Fergana.ru 04/08/2008. Link to article in Russian: http://www.ferghana.ru/news.php?id=8850&mode=snews&PHPSESSID=9a537248ea409dc572556ebcf950c878

Uzbekistans Internet users are prevented from learning 'negative' news about their country. The article discusses blocking of access to Russian news website Lenta.ru by the government agencies. Articles that carry politically sensitive information or criticize the official Tashkent policies are subject to blocking. Source: Fergana.ru , 04/04/2008, Link to article in Russian: http://www.ferghana.ru/news.php?id=8826&mode=snews