In this material, we have outlined how we intend, in a 5 month planning period, to research and build basic infrastructure for a strong civic networking initiative in Russia and to identify 3-4 communities in Russia in which local interest and infrastructure provide good opportunity for development of civic networking models. For this second phase, we will seek continued support from the Ford Foundation and from other funding agencies whose interests coincide with the broad interests and benefits of civic networking. Our primary purpose in organizing this as a two stage process is to provide sufficient time to focus on research and development of civic networking in Russia before beginning actual implementation - maximizing our chance of success in the second stage by beginning work with a better base of knowledge, with ready technical infrastructure, and with an identified community of interested participants.
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