Yet another BarCamp format event is taking place in Central Asia. Now, it is happening in a beautiful city Dushanbe, and is called “Digital Youth of Central Asia”.

The forum is organized by the Center for Information Communication Technologies, under support of the Tajik Branch of Open Society Institute/Assistance Foundation (OSI/AF-Tajikistan), the World Bank, and the last, but not the least, the Ministry of Education of Tajikistan.

The event is taking place at the Vefa business center in the heart of Dushanbe, and will last for two days – December 5-6. Participants are from different countries, but mainly from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and few people are from Uzbekistan. The main idea of the forum is to gather technically well-educated and active youth from different corners of Central Asia, and have them share ideas and experiences, create networks that will put the start for further mutual endeavors.

Majority of participants are from the host country. However, as the forum cannot host too many people, many Tajikistanis, especially those from remote regions, could not make it to the forum.  Nevertheless, there is a live video-conference going on with three regional centers of Tajikistan – Hudjan, Kulyab and Kurgan Tyube.

It is 10:40 at the moment. The opening sessions of organizers is finished, and participants are out for a coffee-break. BarCamp format presentations will start at 11:00 and will take place in 4 different rooms. According to the time and presentations table, I feel the day is going to be interesting, as there are many terrific-sounding presentations and video conferences.

Stay with us! We will keep you updating about the process of the forum.

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