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International Center of Information and Communication

  International Center of Information and Communication of Gori State University with computer class and Internet was created with support of ”Eurasia” foundation in 1997, on the basis of received grant in announced competition of this foundation in Georgia for support of higher education. Besides the University, International Center of Information and Communication serves Gori and Gori Region population.

Activities:

- Arrange training and seminars for various category of population to study computer basis and Internet;



Course name

Course Level

Computer basis

For beginners

Internet basis

For beginners

Internet

For chosen auditory

- to prepare University newspaper ”Gori newspaper”;

- to prepare and edit ” Information bulletin” from 2001;

- to create data bases of social-economic characteristics (create Internet resource center) of Gori and Gori region.

International Center of Information&Comunication is partly self-funded, with permanent staff, which sometimes changes depending on contents of projects ( extends)

At the International Center of Information and Communication is functioning an econometrics study center with the econometric software STATA 5,0; EcoView) and with the econometric library, which is created in 1998-2000, with the support of ”Open Society Georgia foundation.” The library consists an important literature for accomplishment economic education in Georgia.

Activities of Economic Research Center:

1.        Practical training for the students of economic faculty

2.      Support in making course and Diploma works;

3.      Training for studding software;

4.     To support Georgian high education economic profile specialists implement econometric studding system.

Econometric Study Center Consists Modern Literature:

Darnel, Adrian - The History of Econometrics, 1994 ISBN 1-85278-718-X

GBP 195.00;

2. Breton, Albert - International Studies in Economics and Econometrics:

Villa colombella papers on competitive politics: The competitive State: Vol.

21, 1990

ISBN 0-7923-0835-2 ;

3. Kennedy, Peter - A Guide of econometrics, 1992 - 4th edition, 1998

Paperback -ISBN 0-631-20068-6 ;

4. Engle, R. F. - Handbooks of Econometrics, 1994 - ISBN 0-444-88766-0;

5. Maddala - Econometrics a Graduate Textbook, expected to be published in

2000- ISBN 0-521-31200-09, No price yet announced.

6. Thiel, Henri - Studies in Global econometrics, 1995- ISBN 0-7923-3660-7;

7. Ramanathan - Introductory Econometrics with Applications, 1994-

ISBN 0-03-015228-3;

8. Davidson, Russell - Estimator and Inference in Econometrics, 1993- ISBN

0-19-506011-3;

9. Edgerton, David L. - The Econometrics of Demand Systems, 1996- ISBN

0-7923-4106;

10. Sengupta, Jati K. - Econometrics of Information and Efficiency, 1993

ISBN 0-7923-2353-X;

11. Satchell/Efekhari - The Econometric of Risk, -ISBN 0-521-56428-X-

12. Kreps, David M.; Wals Kenneth F. - Advances in economics and

Econometrics: Theory and Applications: 1997

Vol. 1. Paperback ISBN 0-521-58983-3;

Vol. 2. Paperback ISBN 0-521-58982-7;

Vol. 3. Paperback ISBN 0-521-58981-9 ;

13. Gujarati, Damodar - Basic Econometrics, 1995 ISBN 0-07-11363-X;

14. Granger, C. W. - Modeling Economic Series, 1991 ISBN 0-19-828736-4;

15. Hill, R. Carter - Undergraduate Econometrics, 1997- ISBN 0-471-13993-9;

16. Studenmund A. N. - Using Econometrics, 1996- ISBN 0-637-52486-8;

17. Jeffery A.Dubin . Studies in Consumer Demand; Econometric Methods Applied

to market Data, 1998 - ISBN 0-7923-8215-3 ;

18. M. Hashem Pesaran, Michel R. Wickens. Handbook of Applied Econometrics:

Macroeconomics and Finance, Volume I- ISBN 0-631-21558-1;

Volume II Microeconomics, 1999 - ISBN 0-63121633-2;

19. Michael Intriligator, Cheng Hsiao, Ronald G. Bodkin. Econometric

Models, Techniques and Applications, 1995 - ISBN 0-13-398413-3 ;

20. Julian Roche. Forecasting Commodity Markets; Using Technical Fundamental

and Econometric Analysis,1995 -ISBN 1-55738-899-7 ;

21. Christian Gourieroux, Quang Vuong, Alain Monfort. Statistics and

Econometric Models, 1995

Vol 1 - General concepts, estimationm prediction and algorithms - ISBN

0-521-47744-1;

Vol.2 - Testing, confidence regions, model selection and asymptotic theory -

ISBN 0-521-47745-X;

22. Mary Morgan. History of Econometric Ideas, 1991- ISBN 0-521-42465-8;

23. Asad Zaman . Statistical Foundations for Econometric Techniques, 1996

ISBN 0-12-775415-6;

24. Ramu Ramanathan. Statistical Methods in Econometrics. 1993 - ISBN -

0-12-576830-3;

25. Takeshi Amemiya. Introduction to Statistics & Econometrics, 1994 -

ISBN 0-674-46225-4;

26. Richard Harris. Using Co-integration Analysis in Econometric Modeling, 1995-

ISBN 0-13-355892-4;

27. Hashem Pesaran, Mike Wickens. Handbook of Applied Econometrics;

Macroeconomics and Finance, 1995 - ISBN 1-55786-208-7 .

In 1998 at the International Center of Information&Comunication have created the initiative group for the research Social Economic problems of Shida Kartli, which is formed as Social Economic Problems Research Center today and was registered as a non-governmental organisation in 2000.

                           Information and Social-Economic Problems Research Center

53, Chavchavadze str., 383500, Gori, Georgia

Aims and tasks of the Organisation:

-         Researches current process in Georgia for self-conciseness, Intellectual activity, and economic, social and cultural potential reaction. Prepares and publishes information for implementation of democratic principles and thinking. Takes active part and creates atmosphere for changing ideas and forming democratic thinking.

Research directions:

- Education;

- Social environment;

- Economics;

- Agriculture;

- Cultural heritage;

- Socially unprotected groups;

- broadcasting and publication;

- Charity and etc.

The staff of the International center of Information and communication and Social – Economic Problems Research Center is:

Ruizan Mekvabidze – Docent, associated Professor, Director of The International Center of Information & Communication; The head of board of the staff of “Social-Economic Problems research Center”, Projects manager;

Irakli Loladze – Program manager;

Pikria Mekvabidze – Trainer, webmaster, analyst;

   Doliashvili Neli – Sociologist, analyst;

Gamisonia Makvala – Accounter;

Sirbiladze natela – Financial manager;



Loladze Nino – Operator, Office assistant

International Center of Information&Communication, Econometric Study Center and Social-Economic Research Center are created on the basis of the grants:

1.      The grant is received for the project ”Library Enhancement for the Study of Economics”. The grant was awarded through the   Eurasia foundation’s first Economic Competition in Georgia in 1997 (project director: R. Mekvabidze);

2.    The grant is received for the project ”Econometric Study Methods” from the ”Open Society Georgia foundation” in 1998 (project director: R. Mekvabidze);

3.    The grant is received for the project ”Creation of the Econometrics Study Center” in 1999 ( project director: R. Mekvabidze);

4. The grant is received for expands of the activities of International Center of Information & Communication and creating internet resource-center on Gori and Gori Region from the U.S Department of State in 2000 (project Director:R. Mekvabidze; web designer: P. Mekvabidze)

5.Grant is received for the project ”The Course of Lectures on Econometrics and the Methodology of using Econometrics Software STATA 5.0” (R.Mekvabidze, P. Mekvabide) from The Open Society Georgia Foundation, 2000.

PROJECT 6. "Information Resource Center (Project Author and Director: R. Mekvabidze)

The grant (IA-242-00-G-032) was awarded through the Embassy of the United State of America, USIS , in 2000

Objectives: Training (using computers and internet access); Created a database about Gori and Gori Region; providing public seminars; preparing and publishing the newspaper "Gori University" and some booklets on civic society and democracy

PROJECT 7. "Creation Web site "Gori and Gori Region""

(Project Author and Director: R. Mekvabidze, webmaster: P. Mekvabidze)

The grant (IATP 2000-GG-07) was awarded through the IREX/IATP in 2000

Objective: creating web site "Gori and Gori Region" which is one of the region "Shida Kartli" of Georgia.

The address: http://gori.iatp.org.ge

PROJECT 8. " For the support of the reforms in Georgia in the Area of Education"

The grant (Contract N CD_JEP-21058-2000) was awarded through the European Commission, TEMPUS project in 2000-2002

Participating Universities: Gori State University; Tbilisi State University; University Pari 8; Lisbon Institute of Economics and Management

(Project coordinator from Gori State University: R. Mekvabidze)

Objectives: creation the courses and practical guide on economic disciplines for the Faculty of "Finance and Banking"

PROJECT 9. "Gori Internet Center"

The grant was awarded through the IREX /IATP by financial support of

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State (ECA)   in 2002

(Project Authors and coordinators from the Center of Information and Communication of Gori state University:

R. Mekvabidze, P. Mekvabidze)

Objectives: conduct training courses: computer basics, Microsoft Office Programs, Internet and e-mail principles, searching the Internet, Web design and Internet discussions and seminars on various themes

( The trainer at Gori Internet Center: Pikria Mekvabidze)

(Project is continuing to 04/30/2003)

(Project is continuing to 2004
(Project is continuing to 2005)

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