The "Independent media " program of the Polish-Czech-Slovak Solidarity Foundation is addressed to journalists and editors from newspapers and magazines, radio and television stations, internet portals and information agencies in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. The program is financed by the National Endowment for Democracy (USA).

Digital diplomacy was the main topic of the lecture given by Olga Maksymenko that opened the day. It’s an essential part of the statecraft of the 21^st century. The contemporary politics cannot ignore the recent developments of the communication technologies.