Public internet access centers opened in nine settlements of Belarus

November 10, Minsk /BelTA/. Nine rural public internet access centers have opened in Belarus, the Ministry of Communications and Informatization informed BelTA. The project "Organization of Public Broadband Internet Access Centers in Rural Settlements of the Republic of Belarus" is being implemented by the Ministry of Communications and Informatization and the International Telecommunication Union. Public internet access centers have opened in the villages of Dovsk (Rogachev district, Gomel region), Divin (Kobrin district, Brest region), Krulefshchina (Dokshitsy district, Vitebsk region), Raytsy (Tolochin district, Vitebsk region), Borovka (Lepel district, Vitebsk region), Kholmech (Rechitsa district, Gomel region), Zyabrovka (Gomel district, Gomel region), Vertelishki (Grodno district, Grodno region), and Timonovo (Klimovichi district, Mogilev region). Each center is equipped with four workstations (one of which is for the administrator), connected to a high-speed internet channel and equipped with a printer, scanner, webcams, and other communication devices. The goal of the international project is to provide rural residents with the opportunity to use data transmission services, e-commerce, etc. Rural residents will gain access to government information and information from local administrations, including information on social security programs, development programs, and public events. -0-