Prior to the Olympics, Utah began to develop an ongoing relationship with Russia on several levels. In October 2002, Governor Leavitt headed a delegation that visited Moscow to increase trade. The Governor also spoke at the Moscow State Institute. Similar trade missions are taking place with many other countries. Finally, the Governor signed an agreement with Mayor Yuri Luzhkov of Moscow to hold a summer youth games in Moscow in July 2003 with a winter youth games in Salt Lake in February 2004.
Russia has set up an egovernment website which includes a forum on Russia and world peace. If you don't speak Russian (mine's a little rusty), you can try using Altavista for a rough translation. The 2003 budget for the Digital Russia initiative was recently cut in half. That's unfortunate, given the expectation for growth in Russia's internet community.
Here is a plan for Russia's integration into Europe's "information community."
Quelle: David Fletcher's Government and Technology Weblog
