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«Central Asian Gateway» Portal

Regional portal provides comprehensive information on

various development issues relevant to Central Asian region

«Central Asian Gateway» PortalContent

12 sections and more than 2 000 links to documents

Own analytical reviews (over 100 pages)

News, Events, Announcements

CA HDR Corner (new!)

Online Services Forum on Development Issues (network e-discussions)

News and Events Calendar

Experts and Consultants database

E-newsletters distribution (more than 2 000 subscribers)

Resource Structure

Country overview, Poverty reduction, Health, Education, Environment,

Civil society, Democratic Governance, Gender in development, ICT for

development, Regional partnership, Economic reforms, SMECentral Asian HDR, National Strategies, Local government,

Private initiatives, National statistics agencies, Training

opportunities, Regional Think Tanks, Job Opportunities, etc.

Forum / e-discussions placeForum is aimed at open e-discussion of important socio-economic

development issues and serves as a tool of knowledge sharing and formation of interest based virtual communities

• Major current discussions: Regional Integration, Country Issues, MDGs

• AchievementsOver 200 messages on 30 thematic discussions

Experts & Consultants Database

Currently over 35 CVs in Russian and English

languages of qualified experts interested in

consultancy assignments in Central Asia

Central Asian HDR Corner• About the CA HDR• Documents Library• News and Events

database• Forum (internal and

external)• Polling

Suggested Structure for “our” corner

• MSME/PSD CoP corner• Members/experts• Resource platform (Documents

Library)• Knowledge management and

learning (specific experience)• News, Events• Forum (internal and external)• Polling

Suggested next steps

• Bratislava and CAG team will draft the structure and share with all members

• The virtual corner will be a “living” place.

WWW.CAGATEWAY.ORG