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Reliable data on civic activism, on attitude towards civil organizations and initiatives, on readiness to participate in their activities is an essential element in the development of strategies, action plans and project proposals of public organizations and civic initiatives.

Baltic Internet Policy Initiative / The Office for European Expertise and Communications

July 2020

"It is important for CSOs not to turn into sects." Are Belarusians ready to take part in the activities of CSOs and civic initiatives?

Why is it better to engage eco-activists in the Belarusian countryside?

Baltic Internet Policy Initiative / The Office for European Expertise and Communications

December 2019

Belarusian audience of websites of Russian TV channels

Mikhail Doroshevich

e-baltic.ORG / Baltic Internet Policy Initiative

March 2019

ePetitions in Belarus and Ukraine

Dmytro Khutkyy, Mikhail Doroshevich

e-baltic.ORG / Baltic Internet Policy Initiative

March 2018

Awareness and involvement in activities of civil society organizations Second Edition

e-baltic.ORG / Baltic Internet Policy Initiative

February 2018

Belarusian Online Media, Spring 2017

Mikhail Doroshevich

e-baltic.ORG / Baltic Internet Policy Initiative

September 2017

"Digital transformation": To what extent is the country ready to embrace it?

Mikhail Doroshevich, Marina Sokolova

e-baltic.ORG / Baltic Internet Policy Initiative

July 2017

Online Media in Baltic States

Mikhail Doroshevich

e-baltic.ORG / Baltic Internet Policy Initiative

March 2017

Awareness and involvement in activities of civil society organizations

e-baltic.ORG / Baltic Internet Policy Initiative

January 2017

Internet Governance in Belarus

e-baltic.ORG / Baltic Internet Policy Initiative

November 2016

WWW: The limits of developing extensive infrastructure

Mikhail Doroshevich, Marina Sokolova

July 2016

E-Government Index in Belarus, August 2015

September 2015

E-Government Index in Belarus, July 2015

August 2015

E-Government Index in Belarus, June 2015

July 2015

Internet: Infrastructure, users, regulation

Mikhail Doroshevich, Marina Sokolova

July 2015

Users of Social Media in Belarus and their behavior

Mikhail Doroshevich

July 2015

E-Government Index in Belarus, May 2015

June 2015

E-Government Index in Belarus, April 2015

May 2015

E-Government Index in Belarus, March 2015

April 2015

Internet Management: It is time to review priorities

Mikhail Doroshevich, Marina Sokolova

July 2014

Online Landscape: Russian Speaking Markets

June 2014

Freedom And Security Online In Belarus: Windows For Opportunities

Marina Sokolova

May 2014

Will Belarus Approach Open Governmnent Road?

April 2014

Marina Sokolova

Comparative Study of Open Governance and Data Security in Eastern Partnership Countries

Eastern Partnership Review No 16

December 2013

Belarus and internet governance

Mikhail Doroshevich

May 2013

Belarusian profile of E-Government

Mikhail Doroshevich, Marina Sokolova

June 2012

WWW as a Habitat

Mikhail Doroshevich, Marina Sokolova

February 2012

E-government in Belarus: to overcome the inertia of information

October 2011

Citizens and government online

October 2011

Internet governance: policy on the Internet in 2011

July 2011

Multi-stakeholder dialogue on Internet governance: the world, Europe, Belarus

May 2011

Internet and Online Media

Marina Sokolova

March 2011

Public Online Sphere in Belarus (in Russian)

March 2009

Online Practices and Policy Development: Strategic Allignment for Democratic Change in Belarus

October 2008

Belarusian pro-democracy actors have already established their presence online. The next step is to use their online venues in order to effectively consolidate agents of democratic change. The Internet , and new ICTs in general are seen as tools for circumventing authoritarian state pressures and surmounting communication cleavage as they allow it allows to significantly reduce the costs associated with political communication generate new ways of interactions between individuals, which in turn produce qualitative effects on political activism.

International Expertise Of The Belarusian Draft Law On Information, Informatization And Information Protection

October 2007

The future in innovations (in Russian)

February 2007

Mikhail Doroshevich

EU ICT Policy

Belarusian Online Journalism: Citizens' Generated Content And Web 2.0

January 2007

The use of the Internet as a news source has increased in Belarus during the recent years. Meanwhile, in spite of the new possibilities opened up by online tools and technologies, Belarusian online media seem to have based their strategies on traditional journalism techniques.

Belarusian Major Tax Payers Online

November 2006

E-Belarus.ORG has recently conducted a survey of 164 Bealrusian major tax payers online presence.

ePolitics 2006: Online Campaigning in 2006 Presidential Election in Belarus

June 2006

Many writers emphasize the important role Internet has played in recent presidential elections in Belarus.

The Place Of Civil Society Actors In E-Gov Pprogramming (Belarus, Lithuania and Ukraine)

April 2006

Marina Sokolova

During the past few years most government agencies in Belarus, Ukraine and Lithuania have established a public face online, and developed eGovernment related programs. Governments in these three countries are reconfiguring their activities and services in order to make use of the opportunities provided by the Internet and new information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Belarusian Mass Media Online

February 2006

e-belarus.ORG has recently conducted a survey of Belarusian online news sources. The survey was carried out within the month period (January 6 - February 6, 2006). 10 websites have been selected to represent various styles and approaches to online strategies, as well as different political attitudes. The major quantitative criterion was the average number of visitors per day.

Civic groups and parliaments in eGov planning. An analysis of eGov projects in Belarus, Ukraine and Lithuania

November 2005

Marina Sokolova

During the past few years eGov related programs have been developed in Belarus, Ukraine and Lithuania. Governments in the three countries are reconfiguring their activities in order to make use of the opportunities provided by the internet and ICTs. At the same time, civil society organizations have tended to devote their attention and resources to questions of connectivity, access and community development rather than to the matter of participation in eGov programming. As a result, they lack information about the development of eGov strategies and about who exactly is and could be involved at the planning stages. As long as civil society actors do not participate actively in eGov programming, it does not effectively serve its purpose - to improve communication among government, citizens, and parliament.

Advocacy Democracy Modes: Benefits and Limitations

October 2005

Marina Sokolova

More and more often citizens and citizen groups directly interact with government, participate in the process of policy, although formation or administration, the actual and final decisions remain in the hands of government elites. Since these practices differ from representative and direct democracy mechanisms, some theorists argue that we witness emergence of a new "advocacy democracy".

eGovernment in Belarus - interactivity lacking

May 2005

Mikhail Doroshevich, Marina Sokolova

A second analysis of eGovernment in Belarus conducted by of e-Belarus.org has shown that little progress has been indicated in comparison with the previous year.

Belarus Online: An Analysis Of The Country's Online Presence

March 2005

Marina Sokolova, Mikhail Doroshevich

This article will analyse to what extent various public, political bodies and CSOs in Belarus have begun to tap into the power of the Internet, and what is largely missing.

Belarus Attempts to Become the Eastern European Bangalore

February 2005

Ulad Radkevitch

Inspired by India's success, a number of nations, including Eastern Europe, have recently started looking for their niche in the IT outsourcing arena. Since the 1980's the city of Minsk in Belarus has had sister city arrangements with Bangalore, a major center of Indian outsourcing. Now Belarus, the former Soviet republic landlocked between Poland and Russia, is coming into its own as an IT outsourcing location.

Human Rights Organisations and the Internet in Belarus

December 2004

Marina Sokolova and Mikhail Doroshevich

This article will analyse to what extent human rights activists in Belarus have begun to tap into the power of the Internet, and what has yet to be done.

Belarusian Parliamentary Elections in the Internet