by Mari Chakryan, Local Correspondent from Armenia Tatevik is 16 and she lives in a small town in the South of Armenia. She is a founding member of the Goris Youth Initiative Center which was established last year to bring young people together for community development. As a volunteer she is also involved in the
by Maksym Mazypchuk, Local Correspondent from Ukraine. Being under permanent external pressure, Ukraine constantly searches for new ways of growth. The Cultural and Creative Industries might be one of the alternative ways for economic development, in particular, the impulse for innovative small and medium-sized enterprises. Since 2014, the sector of creative industries in Ukraine has
by Stas Ghiletchi, Local Correspondent from Moldova From 9 to 11 September 2019 around 50 fellows from six Eastern Partnership countries attended the Relay Event held in Brussels within the framework of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility. One of the highlights of the event was the lively exchange among fellows concerning the achievements of 10-year
by Valeria Volkogonova, Local Correspondent from Belarus and Alexandra Savinich (Office for European Expertise and Communications). Why is it better to engage eco-activists in the Belarusian countryside? We discussed these and other issues with Mikhail Doroshevich, the Executive Director of Baltic Internet Policy Initiative. In June-October, 2019, the Baltic Internet Policy Initiative and the Office
by Ismayil Fataliyev, Local Correspondent from Azerbaijan. The 11th Annual Assembly of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum — “EaP4EU: Joining forces for a win-win partnership”, was held on December 4-6, 2019 in Brussels. The key event conducted on an annual basis for the last 10 years brought together over 250 civil society representatives from the
by George Chanturia, Local Correspondent from Georgia. This article is about the country of chaos and instability. A country of lost opportunities. It is ironic and tragic how a country of this much potential cannot get out of the vicious circle it is trapped in. November 7. It is the first week of November. I am tasked to
Data-driven economy, data journalism, data-based policy making and data driven decision making, data analysis and visualization… This word – data – is used by media and others so often that it has already become another “bitcoin”, or white elephant: something everyone heard of, but only few saw. And like many of such phenomena, data is
Imagine yourself living in a small rundown town far from the capital: the local economy in steep decline, businesses wilted, young people hurry to chase better prospects elsewhere in big cities because jobs are few. Evenings are even worse than that, the only entertainment around (beside the employment centre, now off-hours, and the ancient library)
by Mari Chakryan, Local Correspondent from Armenia E-Government tools can provide an efficient dissemination and management of information to citizens; ensure better public service delivery; and empower people through access to information and participation in public and policy decision-making. To put it simply, it can make communities work better and it can make citizens happier
