Request For Proposals For “New Media” Projects

The IREX Serbia Media Development Program (www.irex.rs), funded by USAID, is interested in promoting innovative “New Media” projects.  The media scene is changing world wide.  Weekly internet use in Serbia has reached one third of the population.  There are almost a million smart phones in Serbia.  Social networking sites have taken off and have high usage and some Serbian news sites are increasing their reach.

IREX research shows that most “New Media” applications are used for entertainment, music downloads, email and social networking.  But IREX realizes that the Internet and mobile telephone applications have great potential to provide people information they need to function as citizens in a democracy.