IISEPS — Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Politycal Studies

Independent Institute of Socio-Economic & Political Studies (IISEPS, Minsk, Belarus),
Belarusian Union of Employers and Leasers (BUEL, Minsk, Belarus)
Center for International Private Enterprise (Washington, D.C., USA)

Project "Development of informational infrastructure of market economy in Belarus"
Seminar 2. "Role of economic programes of non-state television in the formation of civil society"
October 23-24, 1999, Vitebsk

PROGRAM
October 23, 1998.
10.30-11.00 - "New "Economicst" and its audience: information to reflection" - Prof. Oleg Manaev (IISEPS, Minsk)
11.00-11.30 - "Summarizing of teamwork of regional TVC-correspondents and creative group of the program "Economicst" for nine months of this year" - Andrey Meshok (Broadcasting company "FIT")
11.30-12.00 - "The concept and technologies of preparation of materials for information and analytical economic program" - Leonid Zaiko (NCSR "East-West")
12.00-12.15 - Coffee-break
12.15-12.45 - "Non-state TV in Belarus: the channel of economic reforming and a resource for public leaders" - Nadezhda Efimova (IISEPS, Minsk)
12.45-13.30 - Discussion of presentation
13.30-15.00 - Lunch
15.00-18.30 - Discussion of the problems of non-state TV in Belarus
Moderator - Prof. Oleg Manaev (IISEPS, Minsk)
October 24, 1998
10.00-10.30 - "Economic reform as a part of global process of transformation of the Belarusian society" - Prof. Yuri Khodyko (Belarusian Popular Front)
10.30-11.00 - "Economic subjects in mass media of Vitebsk" - Valery Zhurakovsky (Club of voters "Private Initiative", Vitebsk)
11.00-11.15 - Coffee-break
11.15-11.45 - "Some questions of economic subjects coverage in local mass-media (on the example of credit and currancy policy)" - Valery Dashkevich ("Belgasprombank", Minsk)
11.45-13.30 - Discussion of presentation
13.30-14.00 - Summing up the results of the seminar
Moderator - Alyaksandr Sasnow (IISEPS, Minsk)
Number of participants - 26