A four-day training session of Congolese journalists on usage of the internet began on Monday in Kinshasa, the UN mission in the DRC (MONUC) told IRIN on Tuesday. Sponsored by MONUC, in collaboration with UNDP and the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the seminar is part of the quick impact projects (quips) to be implemented throughout the DRC for which MONUC was allocated US $1 million earlier this month. The amount, released by the UN Security Council, is intended to cover a variety of areas essential to the Congolese population such as sanitation, health, basic medical supplies, water and electricity supply and the rehabilitation of schools. According to a MONUC statement, the internet training initiative seeks to promote “a free and responsible press in the re-establishment of peace and the encouragement of a spirit of dialogue” and serves as an important example of using new technologies for the benefit of human development. Future internet training sessions are planned for Congolese journalists next week in Goma and later in Gbadolite.
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