On March 19, at 6 a.m. Chicago time, Republika Srpska's independent media were connected to the Internet, and the students trained journalists to use equipment installed at the International Press Club in Banja Luka. The newly installed computer equipment was donated by Sun Microsystems, Motorola, U.S. Robotics and Internet Access Group. Working with the United States Information Agency, the student team set up an intranet in Banja Luka for the independent media, then connected it to the legal intranet already established by Project Bosnia in Sarajevo and other Bosnian cities. In addition to posting stories and communicating with each other, Republika Srpska journalists can also use the Project Bosnia website to access important legal documents such as the Dayton Accords, the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovenia Constitution, the United Nations Charter, European law and human rights documents.
Journalists can now send their stories to each other and to the world.
Documents posted will be available in Bosnian, English, German and Serbian. Project Bosnia is a joint program of Chicago-Kent and Villanova University School of Law. Dean Perritt established Project Bosnia in 1996 when he was a professor at Villanova University School of Law. The project seeks to help rebuild the country's legal institutions damaged or destroyed by the war.