Syndicate: OSF Prague Internet Center

["Marta Smolikova" <marta.smolikova@ecn.cz>]

 OPEN SOCIETY FUND PRAGUE INTERNET CENTER


On September 9, 1997 
was open Open Society Fund Prague Internet Center 

address: Prokopova 9, 130 00 Prague 3
Czech Republic
tel 00420/2/697 63 44, fax: 697 63 52 ext.109
e-mail: osfic@ecn.cz
Program Coordinator: Mr.Tomas Krivanek

INTERNET CENTER is a part of OSF Prague and offer firs of all to NGO,
cultural institutions and students training and access to the
Internet: 

OSF Prague Internet Center provide: 

- PC computer training
- access to the Internet for public with necessary assistance
- offer place, technical support and assistance for electronic
publishing and realization of Web projects mainly for NGO, students
and artists
 - offer place for NGOs activities
 - basic information service for schools about Internet connection

Cooperate with other specific OSF Prague programs in the area of
education, arts and culture. 

Cooperate with Econnect server, which support NGOs in Czech Republic.

 In field of information systems OSF Prague have had followings
 programs:
- support of INTERNET connection for nonprofit  and cultural
organizations
- Regional library program 
- support of information projects
- I*EARN support program for students of basic and high schools
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The OPEN SOCIETY FUND PRAGUE (OSF Prague) was founded in 1992
following George Soros decision to end cooperation with the Charter 77
Foundation in Prague, an organization which he had financially
supported from its establishment.

OSF Prague began its existence as a very small office aiming to secure
participation for what was then Czechoslovakia in the international
programs of the Soros foundations in Central and Eastern Europe. Due
to various circumstances the Foundation initially lacked the favorable
conditions required for its own development, but the situation
gradually changed, and today the foundation supports an entire series
of programs and activities, the common goal of which is the
development of an open society in Czech Republic. 

OSF Prague is a part of the international network of Soros foundations
in Central and Eastern Europe working together in many regions. George
Soros is founder of the Open Society Fund New York, and of the network
of foundations throughout Central and Eastern Europe. In 1996 the
financial expenditure on OSF Prague programs was an approximate 55
million CZK (2 million USD) for Educational Programs, Arts and
Culture, and Civil Society.

For more information: please contact: Tomas Krivanek, Coordinator OSF
Prague IC e-mail: tomas.krivanek@ecn.cz

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Other Soros Institutions in Czech Republic:

Media Development Loan Found: http://www.ecn.cz/mdlf
Open Media Research Institute: http//www.omri.cz
Research Support Scheme: http://www.rss.cz
Soros Center for Contemporary Arts Prague: http://ecn.cz/osf/scca

see Soros foundations: http://www.soros.org
Marta Smolikova, Open Society Fund Praha
Arts and culture
Programs Coordinator
Staromestske namesti 22, 110 000 Prague 1, Czech Republic
tel: ++420/2/24 22 74 56, fax:++420/2/24 22 74 51
e-mail:marta.smolikova@ecn.cz, http://www.ecn.cz/osf