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The problem of digital inequality during a pandemic

24.03.2022

Chairman of the Kyrgyz Internet Society (ISOC) Talant Sultanov told how the pandemic affected digitalization in Kyrgyzstan during the round table: “The pandemic of digitalization. How the coronavirus has affected business” The pandemic tested the EAEU countries in difficult conditions to what extent they were ready to respond to challenges, including digital ones. Kyrgyzstan, it […]

Bringing digital education to remote village schools with Ilimbox

27.09.2019

Ilimbox-digital source of knowledge-a product implemented on the basis of Orange Pi in order to provide access to students and teachers of remote secondary schools of the Kyrgyz Republic to textbooks in digital format, Wikipedia and resources of Khan Academy in offline mode. The Ilimbox project is funded by the Beyond The Net program created […]

Installation of devices of ilimBox in Talas district, Talas region

26.09.2019

17 Sep 2019 team ISOC went to Talas to install ilimBox devices in schools. The first 5 (five) secondary schools were selected in Talas district: school of Tuitunova (Taldy-Bulak), school of R. Aydaraliev (Kopuro Bazar), school of A. Borubaev (Kara-Oh), school of  Zhumagul Alymkul (Sasyk-Bulak), school of G. Orozalieva (Kenesh). Talas district is an administrative […]

Kyrgyzstan has developed a useful alternative to the Internet for schoolchildren

26.09.2019

In recent years, the Internet has become increasingly accessible to Kyrgyz people. If about 5 years ago only residents of the capital could afford access to the world wide web, now it is quite a familiar thing for residents of the regions. The Internet plays an important role in modern education. Problems such as the […]

School of D. Turabekova (Boz-Bulun v., Issyk-Kul region)

24.09.2019

The final trip was school  of D. Turabekova (Boz-Bulun v.). There are 214 students enrolled. In this school the device “Ilim Box” was earlier established, however, it was the outdated version which as it became clear, unfortunately, wasn’t used on purpose, and gathered dust in one of offices as the head teacher lost the password […]

School of Eshimbekova (Tegizchil v., Issyk-Kul region)

23.09.2019

The penultimate visit was to the school Esimbekova (Tegizchil v.). It is a compact school with 238 children.  It is located on the outskirts of the village Tegizchil, however, despite this, at school we met a volunteer from the United States who came on a Peace Corps knowledge-sharing project. He teaches children English for the […]

School gymnasium №11 (Karakol, Issyk-Kul region)

22.09.2019

In Karakol we visited the gymnasium school №11. This is one of the largest educational institutions of Issyk-Kul region, in which we have established ilimBox, it has 2600 students, children study in double shifts school. Despite the fact that the school is a gymnasium and is located in Karakol, it still has difficulties accessing the […]

ISOC in partnership with KG Labs is to prepare ICT development roadmap for Osh oblast

03.06.2019

Kyrgyz Chapter of Internet Society in partnership with KG Labs Public Foundation will prepare roadmap for ICT development for Osh oblast and city in upcoming months.  ISOC signed agreement with GIZ programme “Promotion of Sustainable Economic Development” (NaWi) to help the most populous regions of Kyrgyz Republic to secure sustainable development with enabling technology adoption […]

Learning by Doing: Have You Heard of the Suusamyr Community Network in Kyrgyzstan?

15.08.2018

Last week, the Internet Society together with our Kyrgyz chapter and the wider local community held discussions about Internet connectivity in remote areas in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Approximately 35% of the Kyrgyz population use the Internet (ITU data, 2017) and most users are located in cities and urban areas. In cooperation with its Kyrgyz chapter, the Internet Society […]