Information Systems for the Gobi Regional Economic Growth Initiative - Mongolia

Gobi News Magazine - a free, bilingual magazine for "Gobi citizens seeking a better understanding about living in a market economy and looking for tools to use to prosper in that economy with business and economic news and information that is educational, practical, thought-provoking, and relevant." They publish 40,000 copies of this free, bilingual magazine every eight weeks, and plan to increase publication frequency to every six weeks in early 2001.
Gobi Business News radio — In March, 2000, they expanded this 10-minute, nationally broadcast programme to 15 minutes. Targeting herders eager to improve their business activities by using reliable business and economic information, the twice-weekly, regularly updated programme which airs on Mongol Radio features two (and recently, a temporary third) components: Market Watch, Weather Watch, and Zud Watch.
Gobi Wave Information Center — Officially registered as an NGO at the Ministry of Justice, this former Umnugovi Aimag government-run organization reports, produces, and broadcasts more than 100 minutes of original programming per week via longwave radio transmissions to a potential 300,000 listeners spanning all or parts of six Gobi aimags.
Business & Economic Information Training & Production - they have provided training to journalists, and NGO leaders on improving regional information systems, core market economic principles, and business and economic journalism. Publications and manuals from these trainings are available free of charge to the general public of the Gobi.

Economic Development.

All the business and economic articles, stories, handbooks, and publications are available for use by Gobi people, as well as by others across Mongolia. In addition, Gobi people are encouraged to produce and disseminate their own business information pieces. They will provide feedback, make every effort to reproduce and disseminate these pieces using our own contacts and channels, and advocate for their production, dissemination, and use nationwide. Gobi Wave's mission is to provide listeners in the region with news and information that is relevant and useful. Listeners are encouraged to provide Gobi Wave with news stories as well as with constructive criticism and feedback