History of the Civil Society: Jubilee

Two years of www.culture.in.mk

The Republic of Macedonia Ministry of Culture, the civic association "Junona" from Skopje and the printed media celebrated the second birthday of the web-page www.culture.in.mk , which informs on the cultural events and the presentation of the Macedonian culture abroad.

-The aspect of cooperation between the Ministry and the NGOs is of special importance, both from the aspect of the information's credibility and their structural decentralization, a modern concept where this Ministry correctly understands the spirit of time - said at the press conference that took place on that occasion Mrs. Jasna Soptrajanova, web-page's chief editor.

The distribution of the weekly e-magazine has recently started with financial support from the Open Society Institute Macedonia Foundation. It informs on the most important events from the previous week and announces the events of the following one. The subscription is free. At the moment, the e-magazine is being prepared in Macedonian and in English, and in accordance with the interest shown, versions in the languages of the ethnic groups in Macedonia will also be prepared. In the past two years, about 7500 news have been published, that is approximately 10 news a day, and since September 2002, the web-site has had more than 150 000 visitors.

 

G.Sh.