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USAID TO SUPPORT BLACK SEA SILK ROAD CORRIDOR PROJECT
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/01/24/usaid-to-support-black-sea-silk-road-corridor-project/
12:23 24.01.2013
On January 24, the USAID Enterprise Development and Market
Competitiveness (EDMC) Project signed a grant agreement with
non-governmental organization Armenian Monuments Awareness Project
(AMAP) to implement the Black Sea Silk Road Corridor (BSSRC) project.
Funded jointly by the European Union, AMAP, and USAID, BSSRC is
a 2-year initiative that will foster cross-border cooperation and
economic development in 100 communities across four countries of the
Black SeaBasin - Armenia, Georgia, Greece and Turkey. BSSRC, with AMAP
as the lead implementer in Armenia, will also help alleviate rural
isolation and develop local communities through eco-friendly tourism
to enhance visitors' experiences and protect cultural monuments and
biodiversity.
There are three main components to the BSSRC in Armenia:
- A nature trail of 43 cultural, historical and natural sites marked
by 148 directional signs, 114 information panels, 77 trail markers,
and 55 walking tour plaques.
- A virtual e-trail consisting of a web-based portal and five
smartphone applications with multi-media and multi-language content
with social network integration. As agreed on by the consortium
of participating countries, Armenian IT engineers will service the
project and design the online directory and smartphone applications
used in all four countries. The directory will allow local hospitality
service providers to list their services (lodging, food, local crafts,
souvenirs, guides, etc.) and market them to the global community.
- A training seminar for local, regional, and national hospitality
service providers on the use of social networks to market local
hospitality services on the trail.
The European Union supports the project through its Black Sea Basin
Joint Operational Programme as part of the European Neighborhood
and Partnership Instrument and the Instrument for Pre-Accession
Assistance. The project's activities in Armenia are supported by
the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of
Communication and Transport, the Ministry of Nature Protection,
the Holy See of Etchmiadzin, the International Council on Monuments
and Sites (ICOMOS), the Botanical Institute of Academy of Sciences,
and the Armenian Society for the Protection of Birds, as well as the
Archaeology and Ethnography Institute of the Academy of Sciences and
the Democracy Today NGO.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/01/24/usaid-to-support-black-sea-silk-road-corridor-project/
12:23 24.01.2013
On January 24, the USAID Enterprise Development and Market
Competitiveness (EDMC) Project signed a grant agreement with
non-governmental organization Armenian Monuments Awareness Project
(AMAP) to implement the Black Sea Silk Road Corridor (BSSRC) project.
Funded jointly by the European Union, AMAP, and USAID, BSSRC is
a 2-year initiative that will foster cross-border cooperation and
economic development in 100 communities across four countries of the
Black SeaBasin - Armenia, Georgia, Greece and Turkey. BSSRC, with AMAP
as the lead implementer in Armenia, will also help alleviate rural
isolation and develop local communities through eco-friendly tourism
to enhance visitors' experiences and protect cultural monuments and
biodiversity.
There are three main components to the BSSRC in Armenia:
- A nature trail of 43 cultural, historical and natural sites marked
by 148 directional signs, 114 information panels, 77 trail markers,
and 55 walking tour plaques.
- A virtual e-trail consisting of a web-based portal and five
smartphone applications with multi-media and multi-language content
with social network integration. As agreed on by the consortium
of participating countries, Armenian IT engineers will service the
project and design the online directory and smartphone applications
used in all four countries. The directory will allow local hospitality
service providers to list their services (lodging, food, local crafts,
souvenirs, guides, etc.) and market them to the global community.
- A training seminar for local, regional, and national hospitality
service providers on the use of social networks to market local
hospitality services on the trail.
The European Union supports the project through its Black Sea Basin
Joint Operational Programme as part of the European Neighborhood
and Partnership Instrument and the Instrument for Pre-Accession
Assistance. The project's activities in Armenia are supported by
the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of
Communication and Transport, the Ministry of Nature Protection,
the Holy See of Etchmiadzin, the International Council on Monuments
and Sites (ICOMOS), the Botanical Institute of Academy of Sciences,
and the Armenian Society for the Protection of Birds, as well as the
Archaeology and Ethnography Institute of the Academy of Sciences and
the Democracy Today NGO.