The OSCE and Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan supported national information campaign for the digital switchover
Ceremony
- Date:
- Location:
- Hyatt Regency Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Organized by:
- Ministry of Culture, Information and Tourism, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ministry of transport and communications, State Agency for Communications and KyrgyzTelecom, Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan, OSCE Center in Bishkek;
- Source:
- OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
- Fields of work:
- Media freedom and development
The OSCE and Soros Foundation in Kyrgyzstan supported national information campaign for the digital switchover will be officially launched on April 27 in Bishkek.
The Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Ainura Temirbekova will make a brief presentation of the national information campaign to press conference participants. Temirbekova and four government partners responsible for the digital switchover in Kyrgyzstan will report on its progress.
The Kyrgyz government announced the transition to digital broadcasting as a national priority in the country’s Sustainable Development Strategy for 2013-2017. The OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Soros Foundation in Kyrgyzstan supports the development and implementation of a national information campaign about the digital switchover, which includes development of a brand, website and call-centre to answer questions from the general public.
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