Trainings of the project “Digital Citizen” in Bishkek

Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan and the country’s largest city by number of inhabitants (over 1 million).

Bishkek is located in the centre of the Chui Valley at the foot of one of the Tien Shan mountain ranges, the Kyrgyz Ala-Too. It is 375 kilometres long and stretches from the Boom Gorge to the Talas region. The highest point of the range (4875 metres) is Semenov-Tyan-Shansky peak.

Bishkek is a very green city. There are many parks, boulevards and squares. Not far from the capital there are green mountains and Ala-Archa National Park. It occupies more than 2200 hectares and is the most popular place of rest for Bishkek residents tired of the city bustle.

The final trainings held across the country under the Digital Personality Project were held in Bishkek on 23-24 January. The event was attended by Taalai Berdiev, Head of the Youth Policy Department of the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy, Talant Sultanov, Chairman of the Kyrgyz branch of the Internet Society, and Aizada Yusupova Yusupova, Head of the She starts Women’s Entrepreneurship Development Fund, who shared their views on the relevance of digital skills.

On the first day of training we tried to show by examples how with the help of these digital skills you can achieve economic independence and improve your life from the comfort of your home, country, starting with creating an account in social networks: Instagram, Tik-Tok, Facebook, Google My Business, WhatsApp Business, Telegram.

The second day of training on digital tourism and necessary applications: 2GIS Maps, Booking.com, AirBnB, Expedia, Agoda, Bronevik.com how to register and use room booking platforms such as TripAdvisor.com browsing sites such as Shelter PMS, Edelweiss, Fidelio and webpms Travelline managed to get acquainted and master such systems as hotel management automation.

This will summarise the results of the trainings on training young people, women, migrants in digital tourism and the use of SMM skills in entrepreneurship, held in cooperation with the Foundation for the Development of Entrepreneurship among Women” She starts “in the framework of the project” Promotion of equal opportunities and sustainability of young people “(digital citizen).  Kyzyl-Adyr; Jalal-Abad region: Bazar-Korgon city; Jalal-Abad city; Osh city; In Batken city and Bishkek city, more than 200 young women and girls were trained in basic digital skills on a practical basis.

At the end of the two-day training, the participants were awarded certificates.

Sanarip Insan is a project aimed at improving digital literacy among young people, women, migrants and people living in remote regions. In particular, it proposes the use of digital platforms, learning the functions of social networks, digital financial applications, the use of information technology in online commerce and entrepreneurship, and ways of sustainable development through a green economy. The project is implemented by the European Neighbourhood Council and the Internet Society Kyrgyzstan Chapter  with the support of the EU.

Trainigs of the project “Sanarip Insan” in Osh region

Osh was once an important region on the Great Silk Road linking the west and east of the country. In general, Fergana was the largest city in the valley. Silk and sherbets were sold, camel and horse caravans were endless.

Today, the southern capital of Kyrgyzstan has turned into a peculiar region that includes ancient shrines. The city of Osh is the second most populous city after Bishkek. The city of Osh with 3000 years of history is popular with tourists. Thanks to digital tourism and training in the proper use of social networks in business, local residents will have good opportunities for employment without leaving the country. The Sanarip Insan Project trainings were held in Osh oblast to improve the economic well-being of youth and women by increasing digital literacy.

On 19-20 January, an educational training for youth and women “Basic digital skills and work on digital tourism platforms” was held in Osh city. Participants from different districts of Osh province signed up for the training, the project is aimed at increasing the employment potential of rural youth, women and migrants.

These trainings use the MISTT methodology adapted to the country. The mistt methodology (Mobile Internet Skills Trainings Toolkit) is an application for teaching basic mobile internet skills.

Our trainers taught all participants basic digital skills, and all those who came to this training learnt how to use social networks such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Google My Business WhatsApp and Telegram messengers in business.

This event is organised with the financial support of the European Union, the project “Sanarip Insan” “Creation of equal economic opportunities and promotion of youth sustainability”.  It is implemented by the public association “Women’s Entrepreneurship Development Fund (She starts)”.

At the end of the two-day training, the participants were awarded certificates.

Sanarip Insan is a project aimed at improving digital literacy among young people, women, migrants and people living in remote regions. In particular, it proposes the use of digital platforms, learning the functions of social networks, digital financial applications, the use of information technology in online commerce and entrepreneurship, and ways of sustainable development through a green economy. The project is implemented by the European Neighbourhood Council and the  Internet Society Kyrgyz Chapter with the support of the EU.

Trainings of the “Sanarip Insan” project on digital tourism in Batken region

Trainings on “digital tourism” of the Sanarip Insan project were held on January 14-15 in Batken region.

It was attended by about 20 young people, women, single mothers who improved their digital skills in the field of tourism and digital professions.

On the first day of training (January 14), the participants received information about the SMM and got acquainted with the ways of its proper use in business. Facebook Instagram, Tik-Tok platforms, as well as Google Statistics, WhatsApp, Telegram messengers were also taught by the participants how to work with them in practice. As a result, each participant was able to create their own pages on social networks, link them to messengers and learn how to send links.

The second day of the training was dedicated to tourism and its participants directly: it was told about the platforms Google; Airbnb; TripAdvisor; Booking.com and trained in practical use methods.

Following the results of the two-day training, the participants were awarded certificates. The Sanarip Insan project will continue the training caravan in other regions of the country.

Podcasts of the project “Digital Citizen” are on “Osh Pirim” radio

    Now, all podcast episodes of the project “Sanarip insan” are broadcast on air radio “Osh Pirim”. The audience of this radio is more than 1 million listeners daily and all people have a chance to listen to the podcast of this project live on air. Radio “Osh Pirim” is the main source of information in audio format in Osh (population 1.4 million people), Jalal-Abad (population 1.3 million people) and Batken (population 560 thousand people) regions.

    Jalal-Abad, Osh, Batken are the regions with the largest number of external migration. One of the main reasons is unemployment. hrough the podcasts of the Sanarip Insan project, we encourage citizens to master digital skills, become a sought-after specialist in today’s realities, work and earn money without leaving the country. In addition, we encourage housewives – girls and women to start working, have mastered digital skills, and lead a prosperous life. In other words, we try to find answers to questions about how modern technologies change people’s lives, make their lives easier, save time, help them become specialists following modern requirements, tell in simple terms models of digital personalities that closely interact with information technologies, about their path, image and success.

    Podcasts will be broadcast every Wednesday at 4:00 pm, you can hear the repeat every Friday at 4:00 pm. The frequency of our radio is FM 88.0. Our podcasts are also available online for your convenience.

Sanarip Insan “Digital Citizen” is recognized as the best project of the year

Sanarip Insan (Digital Citizen) project is recognized as the best project by the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic for improving the economic well-being of rural youth through the transfer of digital skills and related practical skills. 

The Sanarip Insan project is aimed at improving the digital literacy of youth, women, migrants and residents of remote and rural areas of the Kyrgyz Republic. In particular, it offers trainings such as the practical use of social media and digital platforms for business, digital financial applications, information technologies in e-commerce and entrepreneurship, as well as ways for sustainable development through green economy. The project is implemented by the European Neighborhood Council and the Internet Society Kyrgyz Chapter with the financial support of the European Union.

Hotel and apartment management systems

Date: December 23
Time: 16:00

Dear friends, we present to you our next webinar on the topic “Automation of management and control systems for the hotel business”. Automation of business management and control systems is the need of today’s realities. This will help you save the most valuable resource – time, avoid misunderstandings and get additional income.
Hotel management system or PMS (Property Management System) is a kind of automated management system aimed at keeping records of documents, rooms and guests, as well as simplifying the daily work of hotel managers.
Hotel management systems are designed to automate the work of staff and reduce costs. The global booking system is complete with automatic synchronization systems. To facilitate the work of hotel managers, PMS-systems allow you to generate documents according to the list of hotel guests and the list of financial reports.

The speaker of our webinar? an independent expert on business process automation in the hotel business Aimira Ismailova, will talk about the programs SHELTER, TravelLine, Bnovo, BookingLite.

SHELTER is a system developed by Russian specialists for the automated management of hotels, hostels or resorts. This control system offers the following products:
1.Shelter Cloud;
2.Shelter Pro;
3.Shelter Lite;
4.Pre-booking module;
5.Channel Manager.

TravelLine is a platform designed for online management and sales of rooms, services in hotels, hostels, recreation centers.
Increasing direct sales from the site: Booking Engine is a booking module that helps guests to independently book accommodation on the website of a hotel, resort and other accommodations.
TL: WebPMS is an automated hotel management program that runs on our servers. The use of the component does not require expensive equipment that is constantly working in the hotel, or special software. Manage your hotel using the browser of almost any modern computer, laptop or tablet.
TL: Channel Manager is a tool for managing prices and room availability in sales channels from one personal account.
TL: Channel Manager saves time and increases online sales revenue. There are more than 100 channels in TL Channel Manager, choose the one that is convenient for you and manage it in your personal account. This will save you time and increase your online sales revenue.
Take full advantage of the platform. Integration with more than 200 ready-made online payment services? such as automated control systems, CRM.

Bnovo is a comprehensive hotel management solution, increasing online sales, direct room booking without %.
BookingLitte – hotel business automation. Possibilities:
PMS BookingLite is an automation of hotel management and customer service.
PMS BookingLite is the basis for connecting the following modules: Channel Manager, online pre-order module, sms/e-mail notification module.
Channel manager is a handy tool for managing online sales of rooms, using it to change information about quotas, prices, room stock and manage all information in one interface.
Booking Engine. Direct sales from the site. The contract is concluded directly between the hotel and the client without intermediaries. Once a room is booked, it is automatically removed from all sales channels.
Bluetooth lock control module. New generation electronic locks. Control of the use of plastic key cards and locks of the MIFARE standard.
Mobile app. The ability to manage the hotel business and all reservations at a distance, remotely in one application.

Training of the project “Digital Citizen” in Jalal-Abad region

Jalal-Abad region occupies 17% of the country’s territory with a population of 1238.8 million people. The tourism potential of Jalal-Abad is very strong, as it is known for the Arslanbob walnut forest, the Sary-Chelek lake, the Toktogul reservoir, the Kyzyl-Unkur and Kok-Art natural reserves. This, in turn, creates conditions for improving the economic situation of young people and women with the help of digital skills, without leaving the country. The training of the Sanarip Insan project is aimed at improving digital literacy among young people and women in the regions.On December 19, the first day of a two-day educational training for young people and women on the topic “Basic digital skills and working on digital tourism platforms” began in Jalal-Abad. In training mentors use an adapted MISTT methodology. The MISTT (Mobile Internet Skills Trainings Toolkit) methodology is a toolkit for teaching people basic mobile internet skills.Participants receive basic digital skills and learn how to use social networks such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Google My Business, and messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram to develop their businesses.The project is aimed at increasing the employment potential of rural youth, women and migrants.This event is organized with the financial support of the European Union of the Sanarip Insan project “Promoting Equal Economic Opportunities and Resilience of Youth”. It is implemented by the Foundation of the Development of Entrepreneurship among Women “She starts”.The “Sanarip Insan” project is being implemented by the European Neighborhood and Unification Council, the Kyrgyz Branch of the Internet Society, with the financial support of the European Union.Following the results of the two-day training the participants were awarded certificates. Some local media “Жалал-Абад Медиаборбору” supported us and they made videos about our training.

On December 19, the first day of a two-day educational training for young people and women on the topic “Basic digital skills and working on digital tourism platforms” began in Jalal-Abad. 

In trainings mentors use an adapted MISTT methodology. The MISTT (Mobile Internet Skills Trainings Toolkit) methodology is a toolkit for teaching people basic mobile internet skills.

Participants receive basic digital skills and learn how to use social networks such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Google My Business, and messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram to develop their businesses.

The project is aimed at increasing the employment potential of rural youth, women and migrants.

This event is organized with the financial support of the European Union of the Sanarip Insan project “Promoting Equal Economic Opportunities and Resilience of Youth”. It is implemented Foundation of the Development of Enterpreneurship among Women “She starts”.

The “Sanarip Insan” project is being implemented by the European Neighborhood and Unification Council, the  Internet Society Kyrgyz Chapter, with the financial support of the European Union.

Following the results of the two-day training the participants were awarded certificates. Some local media  “Жалал-Абад Медиаборбору” supported us and they made videos about our training. 

Trainings of the project “Digital Citizen” in Talas region.

Talas region is the smallest region of the country in terms of area and population, occupying only 6% of its territory with a permanent population of 267.4 thousand people. In addition to the mountains, the Talas region has many cultural attractions. This is a historical region of secluded Kyrgyz residence. The memory of the national hero Manas is kept here, in the vast historical complex “Manas Ordo”. There are also ancient burial sites of the Huns, the largest in Central Asia. And the Kirov reservoir, built in Soviet times, is a unique example of architectural monumentalism of those times. The local population has good opportunities for employment or even for creating new jobs without leaving their country, by means of digital literacy and the proper use of digital skills in entrepreneurship.

On December 10-11, a training for young people and women “Basic digital skills and work on digital tourism platforms” was held in the village of Kyzyl-Adyr, Kara-Buura district. Participants from different districts of the Talas region signed up for the training, the project is aimed at increasing the employment potential of rural youth, women and migrants. In training mentors use an adapted MISTT methodology. The MISTT (Mobile Internet Skills Trainings Toolkit) methodology is a toolkit for teaching people basic mobile internet skills. Participants receive basic digital skills and learn how to use social networks such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Google My Business, and messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram to develop their businesses. The project is aimed at increasing the employment potential of rural youth, women and migrants. This event is organized with the financial support of the European Union of the Sanarip Insan project “Promoting Equal Economic Opportunities and Resilience of Youth”. It is implemented by the Foundation of the Development of Entrepreneurship among Women “She starts”.The “Sanarip Insan” project is being implemented by the European Neighborhood and Unification Council, Internet Society Kyrgyz Chapter, with the financial support of the European Union.Following the results of the two-day training the participants were awarded certificates. Some local media “Talas TV” supported us and they made videos about our training.

On December 10-11, a training for young people and women “Basic digital skills and work on digital tourism platforms” was held in the village of Kyzyl-Adyr, Kara-Buura district.

Participants from different districts of the Talas region signed up for the training, the project is aimed at increasing the employment potential of rural youth, women and migrants.

In trainings mentors use an adapted MISTT methodology. The MISTT (Mobile Internet Skills Trainings Toolkit) methodology is a toolkit for teaching people basic mobile internet skills.

Participants receive basic digital skills and learn how to use social networks such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Google My Business, and messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram to develop their businesses.

The project is aimed at increasing the employment potential of rural youth, women and migrants.

This event is organized with the financial support of the European Union of the “Sanarip Insan” project “Promoting Equal Economic Opportunities and Resilience of Youth”. It is implemented Foundation of the Development of Enterpreneurship among Women “She starts”.

The “Sanarip Insan” project is being implemented by the European Neighborhood and Unification Council, the Internet Society Kyrgyz Chapter, with the financial support of the European Union.

Following the results of the two-day training the participants were awarded certificates. Some local media “Talas TV” supported us and they made videos about our training.