Soros Foundations NewsFlash, March 17, 2004
NETWORK ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW ADDRESS FOR MONGOLIAN FOUNDATION: The Mongolian Foundation for Open Society has moved.
Current contact information for the foundation is as follows:
Mongolian Foundation for Open Society
Jamiyan gun Street-5/1
Ulaanbaatar-48, Mongolia
tel: (976-11) 313-207
fax: (976-11) 324-857
website: http://www.soros.org.mn
PROGRAM NEWS
REFORM STRATEGY FOR EDUCATION IN UKRAINE
International Renaissance Foundation; Education Support Program, OSI-Budapest
The document "Reform Strategy for Education in Ukraine," containing ten policy papers that provide analyses of current problems and give recommendations for policy interventions in the education sector, has recently been published. This document--produced by the Ukrainian Ministry of Education with support from UNDP, the International Renaissance Foundation, and the Education Support Program--is a breakthrough in education policy-making in Ukraine because it is the result of a joint effort by a wide range of education stakeholders. This effort began in 2001 when the IRF, with ESP support, started a policy project that aimed at building consensus on education reform priorities. Over the course of three years, local and international education communities were involved in a process to identify new priority policy directions for the education sector in Ukraine, providing critical input into strategic documents. For more information, see www.un.kiev.ua/en/pressroom/news/302/. The "Reform Strategy" is avail
able online at www.irf.kiev.ua/files/eng/programs_edu_ep_409_en_ref_strategy.pdf. Contact: Natalia Shablya, ESP; nshablya@osi.hu
ON THE INTERNET
OPEN SOCIETY FORUM "DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE, IN AMERICA, IN THE WORLD"
http://www.oef.org.ee/uudised.php?an=vaata&id=43〈=en
The Open Estonia Foundation has announced the 9th Open Society Forum, to be held in Tallinn on April 24, 2004. Further information and the registration form are available online. Registration deadline: April 8, 2004
ENGLISH VERSION OF THE KAZAKHSTAN REVENUE WATCH WEBSITE
http://www.kazakhstanrevenuewatch.org/?swl=2
The Soros Foundation-Kazakhstan recently launched an English-language resource website for Kazakhstan Revenue Watch, which aims to ensure that revenues from exploitation of Kazakhstan's natural resources, primarily oil and gas, are expended for the benefit of the public through transparency, civic involvement, and government accountability.
"ILLICIT DRUG POLICIES AND THE GLOBAL HIV EPIDEMIC"
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/ihrd/articles_publications/publications/cnd_20040316
This report from the International Harm Reduction Development program examines the intersection of global and national drug policy and HIV trends, with particular attention to those countries where the use of contaminated injection equipment is the primary mode of HIV transmission.
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CFP2004 SCHOLARSHIP FORM NOW ONLINE
http://www.cfp2004.org/scholarships.html
The scholarship form for CFP2004, the Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy--announced in the March 1, 2004, NewsFlash--is now available online. A limited number of need-based scholarships for participation and travel are available to participants from Africa, South Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Southeast Asia. [From the OSI Information Program's access listserv]
2004 KURT SCHORK AWARDS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM
http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/events/schork/
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is accepting applications for the 2004 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism, which recognize independent and professional reporting that sheds new light on controversial issues. Entry forms, along with the award criteria in six languages, are available online. Applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2004. E-mail: schorkawards@jrn.columbia.edu
SUBMISSIONS INVITED FOR "DOCUMENT 2" FILM FESTIVAL
http://www.variant.randomstate.org/Doc2.html
Submissions are invited for the Document 2 International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, on September 17-20, 2004. Guidelines and an application form are available online. The closing date for submissions is July 2, 2004.