Категория: IT and Innovation

RICA is pleased to announce the Call for Training participants to the Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment Program to build digital marketing skills and competencies sponsored the US Embassy’s Democratic Commission Project in Kyrgyzstan.

The main goal of the program is to train 50 women living in Osh, Jalal-Abad and Batken oblasts the entrepreneurship and online marketing skills, to enable them sell their products or services online.

The program will take place in 3️⃣ stages:
– Selection of participants: October 🔍
– Training (in Osh city)
– Mentoring program: December, January, February 📆

What does the training include:
🔸 Basic SMM skills
🔸 Financial literacy
🔸 Digital skills and sales on online marketplaces (sales platforms).

The selected participants will improve their knowledge in the above areas during a 5-day training in Osh. After the training, mentoring (expert advice) will continue. During the next 3 months of the program, participants must place their services or products on social media and / or online sales platforms and put them up for sale.

All costs are covered by the organizers 💰

Requirements for participants:
🔹 Women and girls aged 18-45
🔹 Having an early stage business or business idea
🔹 Desire to learn and grow your business

Fill out the admission form to participate:
https://forms.gle/5WdpKW6cMgcawutc7

❗ Deadline for applications: October 15, 2021

On September 14, a training on graphic design began within the framework of the project “Youth Employment – Community Support Program (L4Y)”.

During the introductory session, the participants met, downloaded and installed Photoshop.
We got acquainted with the work plan.
We shared their expectations with the teacher and further plans.

We remind you that the project “Youth Employment – Community Support Program (L4Y)” is funded by the Japanese Government through the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) in partnership with the World Bank. The project is implemented by the Aga Khan Foundation’s Mountain Communities Development Support Program (MSDSP KG)

Good afternoon friends!

We are glad to inform that on July 26, classes of the Website design course began within the framework of the project: “Youth Employment – Community Support Program (L4Y)”.

A little about the project:
The Youth Employment – Mountain Communities Support Program (L4Y) project is a four-year project aimed at increasing community support impact by providing the necessary training and capacity building of local economic actors, with a focus on skills development and innovative livelihoods for youth, and also to strengthen community-financed investment in economic infrastructure.

The overall objective of this project is to support the innovative development of livelihoods and employment opportunities for approximately 4,000 young women and men in 20 targeted communities in order to expand socio-economic opportunities and inclusion in order to promote sustainable and inclusive development.

The project “Youth Employment – Mountain Communities Support Program (L4Y)” is carried out with the financial support of the Japanese Government in partnership with the World Bank, implemented by the PF MSDSP KG (Mountain Communities Development Support Program in Kyrgyzstan), within the framework of the project – “Youth Employment – Community Support Program ( L4Y) “.

On July 5-7, trainings on basic social media marketing skills will be held together with the American Councils for International Education and Adam University.

During the trainings, students will learn how to design pages, create designs, run ads, and also receive basic copywriting skills.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Dastarkhan Forum 2021: “CENTRAL ASIAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION”

Dastarkhan Forum is a platform that brings together the Central Asian rising professionals from all sectors who have the drive and the influence to make a positive change in regional cooperation and partnerships, as well as international experts and stakeholders who have an interest in engaging with the region to form a new quality of growth and development in the region. 

The Forum aims to develop a common Central Asia brand and identity; explore avenues for joint promotion to attract investments and increase the region’s competitiveness globally. It also strives to strengthen cooperation in the region to overcome differences and find common ground for regional prosperity.

The year’s theme is “Central Asian Economic Cooperation” and will take place in Bishkek on 25 September, 2021. Main objective is attracting Central Asian experts to share economic breakthroughs in the region and discuss possible opportunities for regional cooperation. 

Topics to be covered in the forum are (but not limited to)

• Trade among CA countries (may include but not limited to customs, standards, infrastructure)
• Effect of science and technology in CA’s economy
• Sustainable use of natural resources in CA
• Human resources development (competencies) in CA
• Digitalization and its effect on economy/society (successful digitalization stories)
• Increasing productivity using new technologies 
• New methods for attracting FDI to CA  
• New trends in the global economy and how they influence the region? 

Paper SUBMISSION Guidelines

• Author is responsible for plagiarism checking
• Paper Format
  • Number of Pages:
    • Papers should not exceed ten pages, including figures, tables and references.

• • Page Size:
    • Standard A4

• • File Format:
    • Word Processor only

• • Abstract:
    • It is important that the abstract be a meaningful description of your paper.

• • Keywords:
    • Choose from three to six keywords

• • Paper must include
    • Title
    • Author(s) full name(s)
    • Affiliation
    • Contact details
    • Abstract
    • Keywords
    • Works cited (reference)

• Paper submission
  • Please send your paper to rica.networking@gmail.com 
• Paper style
  • Widely known styles are welcome (APA, Chicago, etc.)
• Languages
  • English and Russian

All selected papers must be accompanied with a presentation. 

We are looking for the most relevant contributions, innovative ideas, initiatives and solutions within the framework of strengthening sustainable, inclusive economic cooperation in the region. Central Asian experts with innovative ideas, inspirational case studies, research, marketplace insights, visions and solutions are cordially invited to submit their proposals to the Forum. Submissions will be evaluated based on three aspects: Novelty, Innovation, Impact, and Feasibility.

Limited Travel Grants are Available.

FORUM TIMELINE

If you have any questions about the Forum, please get in touch with our dedicated team:

 Email: rica.networking@gmail.com 

Forum Committee

On December 12, Regional Institute of Central Asia (RICA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR), University of Lahore, Pakistan.

The MoU was signed by Chairman BoG, University of Lahore, Mr. Awais Raoof, Director, CSSPR, Dr. Rabia Akhtar, and Director, RICA, Dr. Bedelbai Mamadiev.

Under the terms of the MoU, both centers will join hands to conduct research on a host of important issues facing not only Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan, but those confronting the two regions.

The main focus of research will be on geopolitics of Central and South Asia, geo-economics and regional connectivity, Pak-Kyrgyz bilateral relations, and Central and South Asian security dynamics.