'''Lira Samykbaeva''' is the Information Program Coordinator an the [http://www.soros.kg| Soros Foundation Kyrgyzstan].
'''Lira Samykbaeva''' is the Information Program Coordinator an the [http://www.soros.kg| Soros Foundation Kyrgyzstan].
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She is also the first CEO of the Kyrgyz Software and Services Developers Association [http://www.kssda.kg/| KSSDA].
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She is also the first CEO of the Kyrgyz Software and Services Developers Association [http://www.kssda.kg/| KSSDA].<ref>[http://www.cs.iusb.edu/technical_reports/TR-20091215-2.pdf cs.iusb.edu]</ref>
Now, Lira is working towards the creation of an [[ISOC]] Chapter in Kyrgyzstan <ref>[http://www.isoc.org/| isoc.org]</ref>
Now, Lira is working towards the creation of an [[ISOC]] Chapter in Kyrgyzstan <ref>[http://www.isoc.org/| isoc.org]</ref>
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In 2005-2010 Lira Samykbaeva managed [[CIIP]]'s [[eCenters]] project in Kyrgyzstan, which aims to bring computer and Internet literacy to rural areas throughout the country.<ref>[http://www.unescap.org/idd/events/DAKN/consulmeetingCA-2008/Presentation%20and%20document_Baku/Kyrgyzstan/eCentersLira.pdf UNESCAP.org]</ref>
Ms. Samykbaeva was an [[ICANN Fellow]] at the [[ICANN Silicon Valley]], 2011.<ref>[http://svsf40.icann.org/ ICANN 40]</ref>
Ms. Samykbaeva was an [[ICANN Fellow]] at the [[ICANN Silicon Valley]], 2011.<ref>[http://svsf40.icann.org/ ICANN 40]</ref>