Regional Initiatives for CIS

280 teachers and parents, as well as 65 schoolchildren were trained on child online protection in Armenia. In addition, a short documentary on child online protection was widely disseminated, in Armenian and its sign language, on Armenian TV channels, social media, websites of telecommunication operators, and other platforms. With an audience of over 23,000 people, these outreach efforts have significantly increased child online protection awareness among children and their families.

The course materials “Information Security in the Digital Education Space” –  jointly developed with the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education — were translated into Uzbek and used to create a localized online course specifically designed to provide training for Uzbek teachers and individuals who work with children.  A series of offline training sessions were also carried out across 14 regions of Uzbekistan with 330 teachers trained. 

In collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Ministry of Digital Development of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Kyrgyz Chapter of the Internet Society, Girls in ICT Day was hosted in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, attracting more than 200 participants. The event provided a platform to discuss with young women crucial topics related to tech developments, advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence, and career prospects in the field of technologies.

A study on the digital gender gap was conducted in Kyrgyzstan involving girls from both urban and rural areas. The study results were shared with the Ministry of Digital Development of Kyrgyzstan and provided first-hand practical recommendations to support the development of effective strategies that promote inclusion and empowerment of women in the digital sphere.