<<February 10, 2007>>
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Dr. Leonid K. Bobrov <bobrov@nsaem.ru>

Dr. Sergej Alevtinovich Smirnov <smimov@nsaem.ru>

Mr. Valeri Chukhlomin, Ph.D. <vchukhlomin@nycap.rr.com>

Tatiana S. NOVIKOVA Ph.D., Dr.Sci. <tsnovikova@mail.ru>

Marina Olshanskaya <marina.olshanskaya@undp.ru>

Edem Bakhshish <edem.bakhshish@undp.org>

"Charlotte G. Kea" <ckea@dgfoundation.org>


Dear Profs. Bobrov and Smirnov:

(1) Many thanks for your following  msgs — I list them as review;

(a) ATTACHMENT I, dated Mon, 30 Oct 2006

(b) ATTACHMENT II
, dated Thu, 9 Nov 2006


Many thanks for a brief description of your Public Forum project.  I included it in ANNEX 5 of our report ÒReport on Fact-Finding and Assessment Trip to Create Global University System/Altai MirÓ <http://tinyurl.com/te6sb>.


(c) ATTACHMENT III
, dated Tue, 5 Dec 2006


Many thanks for your kind words for our report mentioned above.


(d)
ATTACHMENT IV, dated Thu, 7 Dec 2006

(e) ATTACHMENT V
, Mon, 11 Dec 2006

Many thanks for your sending me the full text of your Public Forum project proposal (filename: PublicForum.Novosibirsk.2006.doc).  I am taking the liberty of distributing it to our list members <http://tinyurl.com/2d9chj>.

Dear Val:

Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT VI
).  It sounds that you helped them for the initiation of this Public Forum project.  If possible, when you will be in Novosibirsk in the coming week, pls discuss with them how you can help them further — see below, too.


I also thank you for your providing us with valuable information about the Request For Proposal (RFP) of the European Commission (EC);

(02/08/07) Request For Proposals (RFP) of European Commission for ICT projects
http://tinyurl.com/yrmgeo


(2) You may also be interested to have participations of the following parties;

(a) Columbia University:

See ÒMillennium Development Goals for Altai RepublicÓ at;
<http://www.unrussia.ru/eng/Newsletter/02_2003/Page2.htm>


You may find out parties in Altai Republic who engaged in this project from following persons;

Marina Olshanskaya
UNDP Environment Unit
Tel.: (095) 787-21-42
Fax: (095) 787-21-01
marina.olshanskaya@undp.ru

Edem Bakhshish
Assistant Resident Representative
Head of Governance Unit
UNDP
Ostozhenka 28, 4th flr
Moscow, Russia
main UNDP office 495-787-2100
Tel.: + 7 495 7872164
mob: 8-906-738-3848
Fax: + 7 495 7872101
edem.bakhshish@undp.org
www.undp.ru


I will find out interest in your project by the people at Columbia University.

(b) Development Gateway Foundation

The following person once indicated me her strong interest in participating in e-government projects;

 

Charlotte G. Kea
Director of Development
Development Gateway Foundation, Inc.
1889 F Street, NW, Second Floor
Washington, DC 20006 USA
Tel: +1.202.572.9200
Cel: +1-202-352-7853
Fax: +1.202.572.9290
ckea@dgfoundation.org
www.developmentgateway.org


(3) Lastly, pls retrieve my last list distribution;

(02/09/07) Forum/MATRIX for collaborative projects
http://tinyurl.com/3ypzxp


Pls let me know if you decide to use this Shared-Document Computer Conferencing (SDCC) system for composing/revising our joint fund requesting proposal to the European CommissionÕs Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).

I will then ask Bill Klemm to include the full text of your Public Forum project proposal for the European Commission into the Forum/MATRIX for our joint improvements.  We can then work on it together.


Pls also let me know which program of the EC/FP7 you choose, and when its deadline is, etc.  BTW, have you ever submitted your request to the EC?

Dear Prof. Smirnov:

(4) When we met last September, you indicated me of your interest in simulation of social system.

Your project would be very valuable for TatianaÕs policy analysis simulation project (*) of the Republic of Altai for deployment of gas pipe line from Tomsk, through Altai Republic, and then to China, and the construction of hydro-electric power dam, promotion of tourism, etc., in the midst of 5 UNESCO heritage sites in Altai Republic — (*) see Section IV-5 of the narrative text and ANNEX 7 of our report mentioned in the Item (1)-(b) above.

Looking forward to receiving your response soon,

Best, Tak


ATTACHMENT I


> From: <BOBROV@nsaem.ru>
> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:52:47 +0600
> To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
> Conversation: [gu-new] (10/28/06) Invitation to attend the inauguration
> program of HealthLine project of TRCL.
> Subject: RE: [gu-new] (10/28/06) Invitation to attend the inauguration program
> of HealthLine project of TRCL.
>
> Dear Professor Takeshi Utsumi,
>
> Thank you very much for your message.
> I hope that our meeting in Novosibirsk was useful and productive.
> I believe our joint "Altaj project" will run successfully.   
>
> Best regards,
> Leonid Bobrov
> Vice-rector of Foreign Affairs of
> Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management


ATTACHMENT II

 

From: <BOBROV@nsaem.ru>
Date:
Thu, 9 Nov 2006 18:59:14 +0600
To:
<utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc:
<smirnov@nsaem.ru>
Conversation:
[gu-new] (10/28/06) Invitation to attend the inauguration program of HealthLine project of TRCL.
Subject:
RE: [gu-new] (10/28/06) Invitation to attend the inauguration program of HealthLine project of TRCL.

 

Dear Professor Takeshi Utsumi,
 
Thanks you for the answer and very interesting information.
Your visit to Novosibirsk was for us very useful.
After your departure we have prepared our further offers and we represent them to you in the form of a brief information on our probable joint project focused to Altai.
I direct to you a brief information on this project.
Probably, this information is useful to you at a writing
of the report for Eurasia.

Best regards,
Leonid Bobrov
 
*********************************************************************************************************************************


  
Project name   PUBLIC FORUM   
  
     
  
Theme   Capacity building in Good Urban Governance:  Recognising that  transforming  urban governance requires more than training . Building a  cadre of  Ônew urban governanceÕ politicians and professionals via the creation of a ÔPublic ForumÕ as a platform for promoting urban governance discourses (both face-to face and web-based), facilitating learning partnerships and for providing ongoing  management support.   
  
Target group   Officials, politicians, academic staff and students, urban professionals, citizens and the international professional community   
  
     
  
Total project budget   XXX thousands euro   
  
Contribution requested from MATRA   YYY thousands euro  

Project summary
This project is aimed at strengthening the capacity for good urban governance in the Russian Federation and in particular in the Siberian region. The key underlying assumption of the project is that whilst good training programmes are a necessary pre-condition for the transformation of urban governance, they are not sufficient. Also crucial is building and sustaining a cadre of politicians, officials , professionals and citizens committed to new urban governance. It is hypothesized that the building of such a cadre can be achieved by helping significant actors internalise, develop and critically apply new governance ideas and practices. Such help it is proposed should take the form of an urban communication platform ÔPublic ForumÕ which on the one hand promotes and provides a basis for ongoing public and professional discourse and which on the other hand provides a locus from which ongoing and Ôon-the-jobÕ management support can be provided to politicians, officials and citizens. 
 
It is proposed that the ÔPublic ForumÕ implemented in both a face-to-face (F2F) and a web-based modalities, would serve as an interface between local, regional and international professionals, urban administrators, academic staff and the general public and provide them with proper access to information and knowledge, increase opportunities for exchange of opinions, build partnerships and learn from good practices in the field of urban management and Ôgood urban governanceÕ.
A focal point of the information and knowledge component of the platform will be creation of a web-based database on relevant best practices which can be interfaced with similar databases elsewhere (like the UNCHS best-practice website). The platform would also facilitate the provision of ongoing Ôon-the-jobÕ management support (both web-based and F2F).

In summary, the proposed platform will have multiple functions:

á       Serving as a vehicle for promoting discourses and the development of a cadre of urban development actors who "own" and who have internalised new approaches to urban governance.

á       Serving as a base for the provision of ongoing Ôon-the-jobÕ management support

á       Providing a data and information base

á       Promoting skills acquisition by augmenting face-to-face training with on-line training courses

á       Serving as a vehicle for identifying and promoting  commom interests locally

á       Encouraging and soliciting innovative thought


This proposal is an outcome of an ongoing project ÔInnovative Methods of Urban GovernanceÕ (IMUG) realised by  NSAEM and ISS (December 2001-March 2004). During the IMUG project it became clear that despite the success of the project there still exist a  few objective limitations which could influence the sustainability of its output: (1) present access to project deliverables is limited compared to the ÔscaleÕ of the revealed needs in the region and required further involvement of innovative IT technologies to reach a wider audience; (2) emerging partnerships and coalitions are not yet sustainable and need further assistance; (3) those, who during the IMUG project period started to share the ideology of good urban governance are not sufficiently experienced in practical application of their knowledge and need further guidance and management support; (4) problems of a city often caused by inefficient metropolitan management still persist: mending those, however, was not a scope of the IMUG project. Accordingly, this proposal aims at  creating conditions which will sustain the results of the IMUG project and extend its impact on urban integration and ongoing democratisation in the Russian Federation and in Siberian region.
 
The proposed project will further facilitate the practical application of principles of good urban governance in Russian metropolises and in particular in the Siberian region: A combination of international experience, expertise and knowledge about Russian conditions will be concentrated in the ÔPublic ForumÕ and become accessible to urban practitioners, administrators and the general public, as well as to international experts.


The title ÔPublic ForumÕ refers to a well-known earlier form of democratic governance, originated from ancient Greece polises. The platform will help to involve experts and representatives of non-governmental sectors in discussions about the local situation, provide leadership and other skills, reduce the fragmented and hierarchical character of present decision-making in the region, equalise public access to information and increase co-ordination and integration of different participants of urban development in the region.


ATTACHMENT III


> From: <BOBROV@nsaem.ru>
> Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:46:04 +0600
> To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
> Conversation: [gu-new] (12/02/06) Report on Fact-Finding and Assessment Trip
> To Create Global University System/Siberia (formerly Altai Mir)
> Subject: RE: [gu-new] (12/02/06) Report on Fact-Finding and Assessment Trip To
> Create Global University System/Siberia (formerly Altai Mir)
>
> Dear Dr. Takeshi Utsumi,
>
> Thank you for your letter.
> I have familiarized with your report with greater interest.
> The report has liked me very much, it is simply magnificent!
> Actually the report can be considered as a draft copy of the big project.
> If it is necessary, we are ready to send to you the full text of our project.
>
> Best regards,
> Leonid Bobrov


ATTACHMENT IV

 

From: <BOBROV@nsaem.ru>
Date:
Thu, 7 Dec 2006 18:22:17 +0600
To:
<utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc:
<smirnov@nsaem.ru>
Conversation:
[gu-new] (12/02/06) Report on Fact-Finding and Assessment Trip To Create Global University System/Siberia (formerly Altai Mir)
Subject:
RE: [gu-new] (12/02/06) Report on Fact-Finding and Assessment Trip To Create Global University System/Siberia (formerly Altai Mir)

 

Dear Dr. Utsumi,
 
I leave for business trip up to 12/18/2006.
the full text of our project  will send to you Dr. Sergey Alevtinovich Smirnov, I asked him about this.
With Sergey Smirnov you are meet in our University.
When you will familiarize with the project, we can continue our dialogue.
Thanks for your interest to our project.
 
Best regards,
Leonid Bobrov


ATTACHMENT V

 

From: <smirnov@nsaem.ru>
Date:
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:22:51 +0600
To:
<utsumi@columbia.edu>
Conversation:
from Novosibirsk, Russia
Subject:
from Novosibirsk, Russia

 

Dear D-r Utsumi,
 
Prof. Bobrov ask me that I will sent for Project Proposal ÒPublic ForumÓ.
See attachment with it.
I need say that:
- we have elaborate Proposal with our Dutch partner Institute of Social Studies (The Hague). With you we may have other partner;
- we have elaborate Proposal in 2004-05. Therefore Proposal need in remaking;
- budget of Project may be other;  
- NSUEM have new experience in 2005-06 and have continuing work with local authorities and NGOÕs.
 
I hope this draft will help us in elaborating new mutual Proposal.     
 
Sincere  yours,  
 
D-r Sergei Smirnov


ATTACHMENT VI

 

From: Valeri Chukhlomin <vchukhlomin@nycap.rr.com>
Organization:
SUNY
Date:
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 20:01:03 -0500
To:
"Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D." <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Subject:
Re: GUS/Siberia for E-Learning

 

Hi Tak!

Have you met prof Bobrov before? I met him in 2004 and helped them to kick-start their international programs.

Tomsk Polytechnic is a huge institution, very well managed, too.

Thanks for good wishes,

Val


List of Distribution


Dr. Leonid K. Bobrov
Vice Rector of Foreign Affairs
Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management
Kamenskaya str., 56
Novosibirsk, 630099, Russia
Tel/Fax: +7 (383) 224-46-83
bobrov@nsaem.ru
bobrov7@yahoo.com

Dr. Sergej Alevtinovich Smirnov
Director
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL
Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management
Kamertskaya str. 56, office 39
630099 Novosibirsk
Tel/fax: (383) 224 46 83
smimov@nsaem.ru

Mr. Valeri Chukhlomin, Ph.D.
Professor
Academic Area Coordinator
Business, Management and  Economics
Center for Distance Learning
SUNY - Empire State College
111 West Avenue
Saratoga Springs, New York, 12866
Phone: 1.518.587.2100 ext. 2435
Fax:     1.518.587.2660
Cell:     1.518.812.3964
vchukhlomin@nycap.rr.com
Valeri.Chukhlomin@esc.edu
www.esc.edu/CDL

Tatiana S. NOVIKOVA Ph.D., Dr.Sci.
Head of Finance and Tax Policy Department
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FACULTY
Novosibirsk State Technical University
K. Marx prospekt, 20
Novosibirsk, 630092
Russia
tel.: +7 (383) 346
2487 (office)
       +7 (383) 330
1553 (home)
fax: +7 (383) 346-02-09
tsnovikova@mail.ru


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