From May1, 1998 ITIC has started new project "Civic Networking" financed by Winston Foundation for World Peace, which envisioned spreading of ITIC's activities in the regions of Georgia through establishment of regional partnership network of independent NGO resource centers and conducting of three-fourday free workshops in the following regional cities: Telavi, Rustavi, Gori, Khashuri, Kutaisi, Zugdidi, Akhaltsikhe, Batumi.
Main point of workshops is organizational development of NGOs and basics of activities of information center. Workshops cover the topics on information management, including usage of e-mail and Internet, creation and publication of databases, desktop publishing systems and other electronic publications, such as web-publishing (simple HTML page design and creation). At the same time we have updated information in regional NGO database of ITIC and conducted survey on information and training demands in the regions. Workshops were attended by the represenatives of regional NGO groups, scientific institutions, library workers, local government and youth organizations and some representatives of small business (banks, mass-media and information centers). Main outcome of this project will be bringing all three sectors of society to closer cooperation through intensive contacts and information exchange which will promote democratic processes and establishment of civil society in Georgia.