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E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECPS EINT EAID PHUM KG
SUBJECT: INFORMATION RESPONSE FOR INITIATIVE ON GLOBAL 
INTERNET FREEDOM (GIFT) 
 
REF: STATE 142147 
 
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¶1. (U) The following information, provided by USAID Bishkek, 
represents existing programs that contribute to the goals of 
Internet freedom.  Funding levels listed are for the 
Information Technology (IT) components only. 
 
ECONOMIC GROWTH 
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¶A.  Project Name:  Commercial Law Project 
Recipient:  Supreme Court, Court Department under the 
Ministry of Justice, Prosecutors Offices, the Legal Assistant 
to Rural Citizens (LARC) NGO, and Academy NGO 
Project Description:  Improving the Legal Environment in the 
Kyrgyz Republic. 
IT Component:  The Project a) developed Case Assignment 
Software for the Supreme Court; b) developed software for the 
Court Department to track and reflect information on the 
enforcement of judgments, judicial statistics and Court 
Department personnel; c) developed, maintained during 
2001-2006, and handed over in May 2006 to the Supreme Court 
the Judicial Opinions Database, which is currently available 
on the Project website, on CD-ROMs, and will son be available 
on the Supreme Court's website; d) developed, maintained and 
handed over to the Academy NGO the Electronic Litigation 
Guide and the Electronic Notary database; e) developed, 
maintained and handed over to LARC NGO the Land Legislation 
Database; and f) provided computers and developed Economic 
Crimes software for the Prosecutor General's and regional 
prosecutors offices. 
FY05 Funding:  $250,000 
FY06 Funding:  $100,000 
FY07 Funding:  Additional funding in FY 2007 will be provided 
by State/INL to expand this system countrywide. 
 
¶B.  Project Name:  Bishkek Tax Pilot 
Recipient:  State Tax Inspectorate 
Project Description:  Improving Tax Administration in Bishkek. 
IT Component:  Provide ICT to support new business processes 
in tax administration that will reduce contact between the 
taxpayer and inspector, reduce the administrative burden on 
taxpayers and provide more online information to taxpayers. 
FY06 Funding:  $300,000 
FY07 Funding:  $0 
 
¶C.  Project Name:  Central Asia Micro Finance Alliance (CAMFA 
partners) 
Recipient:  CAMFA partners ) 16 microfinance institutions 
and 4 associations of microfinance institutions 
Project Description:  Institutional Strengthening of 
Microfinance Organizations. 
IT Component:  Purchase of computers, installation and 
maintenance of management information systems of the 
recipients. 
FY05 Funding:  $89,551 
FY06 Funding:  $55,722 
 
¶D.  Project Name:  Land Reforms and Market Development Project 
Recipient:  Local village administrations, architecture 
departments 
Project Description:  Land Market Development in the Kyrgyz 
Republic. 
IT Component:  The Project a) provides computers and software 
to ten pilot local village administrations for Land 
Redistribution Fund management purposes; b) provides 
computers and software for architecture departments in eleven 
pilot cities for legal zoning purposes. 
FY05 Funding:  $20,000 
FY06 Funding:  $20,000 
FY07 Funding:  $20,000 
 
¶E.  Project Name:  Enterprise Development Project 
Recipient:  Kyrgyz Firms 
Project Description:  Improve the Environment for SMEs. 
IT Component:  The Project developed and maintains a 
web-based Trade Portal, which is scheduled for privatization 
in early 2007. 
FY05 Funding:  $100,000 
FY06 Funding:  $100,000 
FY07 Funding:  $0 
 
¶F.  Project Name:  The e-Center Project 
Recipient:  Rural Internet providers 
Project Description:  Setting up Internet Centers. 
IT Component:  the e-Center Project developed a network of 
five replicable, sustainable, entrepreneurial-run Internet 
centers (referred to as "e-Centers") in Kyrgyzstan. 
USAID/CAR funds one of the five e-Centers; the other four are 
being funded from USAID/Washington. 
FY06 Funding:  $25,000 
FY07 Funding:  $0 
 
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¶G.  Project Name:  Water Users Association Support Program 
Recipient:  Three Water User Associations 
Project Description:  Three grants include computer and 
printer for offices. 
FY05 Funding:  $3,000 
 
¶H.  Project Name:  Economic Policy Reform Project 
Recipient:  Ministry of Finance State Tax Inspectorate 
Project Description:  Fiscal and Tax Reform, and Improvement 
of the Supervisory Capacity of the National Bank. 
IT Component:  Purchase of hardware; payment for Internet 
channel that supports the information system used in the 
State Tax Inspectorate; database and information system 
administration and maintenance; development and maintenance 
of software for the Ministry of Finance. 
FY05 Funding:  $19,847 
FY06 Funding:  $25,083 
FY07 Funding:  $22,880 
 
DEMOCRACY AND MEDIA 
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¶A.  Project Name:  Local Governance Initiative II 
Recipient:  Ministry of Finance, Local Governments' Budget 
Departments 
Project Description:  Improving the professional level and 
management capacity of local authorities. 
IT Component:  The project provided limited numbers of 
computers and training software to the Ministry of Finance 
and various local governments' budget departments. 
FY05 Funding:  $15,000 
FY06 Funding:  $15,000 
FY07 Funding:  $15,000 
 
¶B.  Project Name:  Community Development Initiative 
Recipient:  The Jalalabat Community 
Project Description:  Local Economic Development through 
Citizen Involvement. 
IT Component:  Bazaar Information Station in Jalalabat.  The 
Information Station at the bazaar will provide access to 
buying-selling information for traders.  The station will 
have two computers and other necessary equipment for 
narrowcasting. 
FY07 Funding:  $10,000 
 
SOCIAL SECTOR ) HEALTH 
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¶A.  Project Name:  U.S. Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) 
Recipient:  Various Institutions of the Ministry of Health 
(MOH) 
Project Description:  Strengthening Tuberculosis (TB) 
Surveillance 
IT Component:  CDC provided technical assistance in 
strengthening surveillance for TB through the implementation 
and expansion of a computer-based software system to collect 
and analyze the information necessary to monitor and evaluate 
key program activities.  In FY 2006 CDC provided 18 computers 
to different MOH institutions. 
FY05 Funding:  $26,000 
FY06 Funding:  $25,000 
FY07 Funding:  $25,000 (preliminary estimate) 
 
¶B.  Project Name:  ZdravPlus II 
Recipient:  Ministry of Health (MOH) institutions 
Project Description:  Improve Healthcare and Implementation 
of Healthcare Reforms 
IT Component:  the ZdravPlus Project provided technical 
assistance and equipment development to the National Health 
Information System. 
FY05 Funding:  $10,000 
FY06 Funding:  $50,000 
FY07 Funding:  TBD 
 
SOCIAL SECTOR ) EDUCATION 
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¶A.  Project Name:  Participation, Education and Knowledge 
Strengthening (PEAKS) 
Recipient:  Eleven PEAKS pilot schools and the Kyrgyz Academy 
of Education 
Project Description:  Improving the Quality of Education 
IT Component:  Provide ICT to support PEAKS project pilot 
schools and the Kyrgyz Academy of Education to improve the 
quality of education and communication between pilot schools. 
 The program was fully funded in FY 2003. 
FY03 Funding:  $47,500 
FY07 Funding:  $0 
 
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¶A.  Project Name:  Eurasia Foundation and Eurasia Foundation 
of Central Asia 
Recipient:  NGOs in the Kyrgyz Republic 
Project Description:  Civil Society, Public Administration 
and Private Enterprise Development 
IT Component:  Provided Internet connections and computers. 
FY05 Funding:  $45,900 
FY06 Funding:  $26,000 
 
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