A meeting of the Operational Steering Committee of the initiative “Connectivity in Central Asia (C4CA)” took place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. These meetings are held every six months. This time, the event was organized in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, making it the third Central Asian country to host such a meeting, following previous ones in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and Astana (Kazakhstan). Representatives of the European Delegations from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan also attended the meeting in person, while several representatives of European institutions joined remotely from Brussels and Tashkent.
These meetings are organized so that all project partners can review progress, synchronize activities for upcoming work cycles, and inform representatives of the European Union about the implementation status. It is important to highlight that the initiative has reached its active phase, with Latvian partners — Riga Technical University and the Latvian IT Cluster — beginning to implement activities in Central Asia.
The initiative is carried out in cooperation with Lithuania’s CPMA, Finland’s HAUS, and Estonia’s eGov Academy, and is led by France’s Expertise France. The Central Finance and Contracting Agency (CFCA) coordinates the involvement of Latvian partners in the initiative and is leading in the implementation of Component 2, which focuses on connectivity and academic development in the field of satellite technologies.
The initiative is funded by the European Union under the Global Gateway framework.