Transcript Some recent examples of telematics activities in Georgia

Some recent examples of
telematics activities in Georgia
L.Chobanyan, M.Khoshtaria and
M.Kuchukashvili
The International Conference
Telematics Caucasus
Telematics Caucasus
is a traditional forum for professionals
involved in the development of information
resources and methods of their application in
the networks.
Organizers:
 Georgian Federation for Information and
Documentation (GFID)
 the Georgian Research Institute for
Scientific and Technical Information
(Techinformi)
 with the support of the European Commission/Directorate General Information Society.
The conference goals were to:
 estimate the current state of telework in
the Region
 discuss practical ways of development of
new methods of work
 identify major technological, social and
legal issues of e-commerce
 Stimulate the use of e-business.
Participants:
33 foreign (from Armenia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, Germany, Poland,
Romania, Russia, Switzerland,
Ukraine, and Vietnam)
 and over 120 Georgian participants
took part in the conference
 The INTERNET location of the
conference site is
http://www.tech.org.ge/telematics2001/
From left to right: Ms Gular Jabbarova, Baku Scientific and Training Centre (BSTC), Azerbaijan; Mr
David Tarkhan-Mouravi, State Department of Information Technology, Georgia; Mr Oleg
Shatberashvili, TECHINFORMI, Georgia; Ms Natia Turnava, Ministry of Economy, Industry and
Trade, Georgia; Mr Zurab Yakobashvili, International Centre for Scientific and Technical Information
(ICSTI), Russia.
Dr Wolfram Laaser from Centre of Distance Study Development
(FernUniversit?t Hagen, Germany) during demonstration of
technologies for distance learning
“Economy and Journalism”
regional project sponsored by
Eurasia Foundation due to financial
resources provided by USAID
Project is directed:
 to teaching students of different colleges
and universities journalistic methodologies
and techniques
 to development of qualification of
journalists who cover economic issues
concerning Armenia, Georgia and
Azerbajan.
The main partisipants of the
project are :
NGO «TEAM Research Center» of
Armenia,
Association of Women-Journalists of
Azerbaijan
Union of Independent Journalists of
Georgia.
“Economy of the South Caucasus”.
In the beginning of 2002 the project
participants started to issue in INTERNET
of joint electronic weekly newsletter
“Economy of the South Caucasus”.
 newsletter “Economy of the South
Caucasus” is devoted to enlightenment of
main economic and financial processes of
each of the three states, and to the
perspectives of economic cooperation in the
Caucasus region as a whole.
 INTERNET publishing of the newsletter
was implemented on the basis of the IDCTbilisi.
 The INTERNET location of the project site
is www.iaij.org.ge/ej/home.htm
For the listeners, within the frames of the
project, on the basis of the IDC-Tbilisi.
video-conferences were organized as well,
where some prospects of economic
cooperation of South Caucasus States
were discussed.
The computerized
telediagnostic system
was implemented in the department of
andrology and sexology of Central Railway
Clinic Hospital in Tbilisi
The hardware of the system consists of:
 a luminiscense and phase-contrast
microscope,
 digital video camera,
 computer,
 TV screen,
 modem for INTERNET connection
There is a possibility of transmission via
INTERNET the information :
 on bacterial and virus microflora
 cell citology
 video pictures of moving objects
 freeze frames,
On the basis of teldiagnostic
system were realized:
 holding the tele-consultations of
specialist doctors.
 Watching by patients the results of
diagnostics and treatment