[Web-design] Re: [Prishtina-l] Prishtina National Library will receive aid

[Sander Sinishtaj]

Etrit, 

besoj se shume me vend eshte ky koment. mirepo duhet ta kuptojme, se po te
njejtit investues duhet te kene njefare lidhje me Irlanden si kulturore
ashtu edhe linguistike.  Besoj se e njejta do te ishte e mundshme per
Kosoven kur i njejti 'scenario' mund te persritej edhe ne komunitetin
tone.  Pra te kemi bilionere!

tung

- Sander 


On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Etrit Bardhi wrote:

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> Lajm jashtezakonisht i mire.   Duhet shfrytezuar kete rast kur gjithe keto
> kompani i dergojne perfaqesuesit e vet ne Kosove t'u tregojme se kemi
> studente dhe potencial qe t'a shendrojme Kosoven ne nje hi-tech
> oasis...  Shikoni se si Irlanda me punetoret e lire dhe te edukuar u
> shendrua ne shtetin me me se shumti kompani teknologjike ne Komunitetin
> Evropian (Intel, Microsoft, Dell kane hapur fabrika dhe perfaqesi ne
> Irlande).  Keshtu nese jemi te afte, keto kompani mund ta perdorin Kosoven
> per te hapur perfaqesite per tere Ballkanin, pasi qe kane hesap
> shfrytezimin e punetoreve te lire (cheap labor).  Me kalimin e kohes
> behemi punetore te shtrenjte... ;-)
> 
> Etriti.
> 
> http://www.usia.gov/cgi-bin/washfile/display.pl?p=/products/washfile/latest&f=99
> 111208.wlt&t=/products/washfile/newsitem.shtml
> 
> 12 November 1999
> 
> Text: First Internet Information Center Opening in Kosovo
> 
> (Private\public partnership to provide access, training)  (810)
> 
> The first of seven Internet information centers in Kosovo is scheduled
> to open this week in Ferizaj "and will serve as a technology and media
> training facility, providing Kosovars with free Internet access,"
> according to a State Department announcement November 12.
>      Several private firms teamed up in a private/public partnership
> with the State Department, the International Organization for Migration,
> and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish
> the centers.
>      The Kosovo Information Assistance Initiative will be headquartered
> in the Pristina National and University Library. There will be six
> regional centers: in Ferizaj, Gjakova, Prizren, Peje, Gjilan, and
> Mitrovica.
> 
> Following is the text of the notice to the press:
> 
> (begin text)
> 
> U.S. Department of State
> Office of the Spokesman
> Press Statement
> 
> Notice to the Press
> November 12, 1999
> 
> THE FIRST INTERNET INFORMATION ASSISTANCE CENTER TO OPEN THIS WEEK IN
> FERIZAJ, KOSOVO
> 
> The U.S. Department of State Office of International Information
> Programs, the International Organization for Migration and USAID's
> Office of Transition Initiatives have formed an innovative
> public/private partnership to establish seven Internet information
> centers in Kosovo. The first of the seven centers is scheduled to open
> this week in Ferizaj and will serve as a technology and media training
> facility, providing Kosovars with free Internet access.
>      The initial phase of the project will focus on the construction of
> the centers, hiring and training of local staff, and establishment of
> local and wide area networks to provide internet connectivity. The
> Kosovo Information Assistance Initiative will be headquartered in the
> Pristina National and University Library in downtown Pristina. There
> will be six regional centers established in the cities of Ferizaj,
> Gjakova, Prizren, Peje, Gjilan, and Mitrovica. All of the centers are
> centrally located and open to the general public.
>      The Pristina National and University Library will be transformed
> into a state-of-the-art technology and information center. The center
> will include a "virtual" on-line library, US$1 million in book
> donations, a special children's learning center, a cyber-cafe and
> several other community information projects. The goal of this effort in
> Kosovo is to establish Pristina, with its National and University
> Library, as the "Information Center" in Kosovo - a lively environment
> where all Kosovars can come to learn about their history, prepare for
> their future, surf the net and develop the necessary skills to rebuild
> civil society.
>      The Director of the Pristina National and University Library, Mr.
> Mehmet Gerguri, will be visiting the United States at the end of
> November as part of the U.S. Department of State International Visitors
> Program. While in the U.S., Mr. Gerguri will learn about community
> programming as he visits some of the country's most renowned public
> libraries in Washington, D.C., Chicago and New York. He will receive
> instruction from technologists and specialists in the field of Library
> Sciences and observe the latest in preservation techniques.
>      As the project progresses, each regional center will be able to
> develop and implement its own unique programs tailored to meet the
> specific needs of each community. Through the State Department's Global
> Technology Corps, the Office of International Information Programs will
> continue to support the centers by providing government and
> private-sector speakers who will conduct seminars and interactive
> training in areas such as: computer-based languages and applications,
> journalism, media and e-commerce.
>      The organizations taking the lead in this partnership include Adobe
> Systems, Inc., Apple Computer, Inc., Autometric, Inc., The Brother's
> Brother Foundation, Canon Computer Systems, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc.,
> The David Sarnoff Corporation, The Document Company Xerox, Gateway and
> the Waitt Family Foundation, Hewlett-Packard Company, IDG Books
> Worldwide, Inc., The Internet Society, 3M, The Markle Foundation,
> MVS/USA, Northwest Airlines, REAL Software, Riso, Inc., RPO Vienna
> (STATE), The Sabre Foundation, Inc., Scholastic Inc., Silicon Graphics,
> Inc., State Department Educational and Cultural Affairs and Surf Watch
> Software. This partnership will deliver hardware, software,
> connectivity, technical assistance, training and financial support. The
> contributions from the private sector highlight the important role that
> U.S. companies can play in the reconstruction of Kosovo.
>      "Bringing modern technology to Kosovo through the Kosovo
> Information Assistance Initiative is one of the great ways that the
> information technology community can help the relief effort. This
> public/private partnership is an important step forward in our effort to
> help the Kosovars," said Gateway Chairman and CEO Ted Waitt.
>      Journalists interested in further information on the Kosovo
> Information Assistance Initiative should contact one of the following
> individuals:
> 
> -- Mary Thomas, Office of Press Outreach, thomasm at panet.us-state.gov
> (202) 647-3455
> 
> -- Nancy Ozeas, Office of International Information Programs,
> nozeas at usia.gov (202) 619-6340
> 
> (end text)
> 
> (Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
> Department of State)
> 
> 
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