Digital Communication Network (DCN) held numerous forums, conferences, and meetups throughout 2019 in countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia to discuss topics related to digital media and influence. These events helped establish DCN's presence in the region and identify local leaders. DCN also conducted research, provided training, and launched several products including an influencers database and a civic engagement app. Looking ahead to 2020, DCN plans to establish Influencer Hubs in Moldova, Ukraine, and Greece to incubate cross-sector projects and empower local digital communities.

1. Digital
Communication
Network
2020

2. 2019 YEAR REVIEW
DCN FORUMS AND CONFERENCES IN 2019
•Meetup in Belarus
•Spring US Exchange
•Pre-launch of
Influencers Hub
Moldova
January
Digital Influencers in Action
Montenegro
Humour and Satire
on digital platforms
Armenia
Rockit Conference
Moldova
Media Literacy Solutions:
Conference
Belarus
February
March
April
May
June-August September
October
November
• Meetups in Belarus and Moldova
• Presentation of Digital Influencers Research in
the USA
• Community leaders elections
• Meetups in
• Georgia
• Belarus
• Forum in Armenia: Humour and Satire on
digital platforms
• Training program for USAGM
• Fall DCN Professional Fellows
• Meetup in Ukraine
•Rockit Conference in Moldova
•"Social media that work for you", Meetup in Minsk,
Belarus
•"Building Influence Online", Meetup in Cluj,
Romania
•Media literacy Solutions Forum, Minsk, Belarus
•Co-organizing «CampCamp» in Moldova in
partnership with Prague Civil Society Center
• Forum on Digital Influencers in
Montenegro
• Launching VoteMeApp
• Training in Sarajevo
• Meetups in
• Ukraine,
• Bulgaria,
• Latvia
• Romania
• Montenegro
• Armenia
• Greece
• Meetups:
• Bosnia,
• Estonia
• Strategic planning
• Call for national
ambassadors
• Update of the website,
and social media
campaign
• Training for NGO with
GLOBSEC. Bratislava
• Workshop at Megaphone
Conference, Budapest,
Hungary
• Digital security for
journalists, Training in
Kilkis, Greece
• Digital Media Training for
National Public
Broadcaster in Ukraine
December
• Launching DCN South
East Europe Hub
• Digital Storytelling
Conference in Sofia,
Bulgaria
in partnership with:

3. Digital Influencers in Action, Budva

4. Media Literacy Solutions,
Minsk, Belarus

5. Digital Storytelling for Social Impact
Sofia, Bulgaria

6. 2019 2020

7. Step one: Community meetings
Local community meetings of DCN members and potential
members to identify local leadership, map out areas of interest
and establish DCN chapters.
Step two: Launching the pilot
Influencer Hubs
For the launch of each Hub, an event will be planned in
collaboration with local partners, with the participation of
interested stakeholders.
Influencer hubs: Roadmap
7
Building
campaigns,
generating
products
and
content
Shaping
positive
narratives
Create five autonomous
under the umbrella of D
At the local, national,
regional levels
Creating and
empowering
local
communities
Organizing
meetups and
selecting local
leadership
creating
influencers
hubs
DCN HUBS

8. CHISINAU THESSALONIKI
DCN HUBS

9. Influencer Hubs Progress
Moldova
Southern Europe
Local
Community
Series of
meetups
Call for
residents
Kick-off
Event
CampaignsProjects
Incubator
Local
Community
Meetups &
workshops
Call for
residents
Kick-off
Event
Events &
Projects
Opening
Space

10. DCN South East Hub Launch
Thessaloniki, Greece

11. Influencer Hubs
Influencer Hubs are real space or virtual
communities to incubate cross-sector
projects and generate impact. Moldova,
Ukraine, and Greece are the first three
countries where Hubs will be launched
in 2019.
Units (expected)
DCN establishes constant or ad hoc units /
working groups focusing on the specific tasks
and projects dependently on the needs and
requests: Gaming, Storytelling, Training, Media
Literacy
Local Communities
Local semi-autonomous organizations in
Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Bulgaria,
Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Greece, Belarus,
Ukraine, Georgia, Estonia, North
Macedonia.
Infrastructure

12. IRIS www.yourwebsite.com
UNITS
WORKING GROUPS
Gaming
Disinformation
Storytelling
Media
Literacy

13. What else do we offer
digicomnet.org
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Research
Consulting/
digital audit
Training and
mentorship
Content creation
and distribution
Projects
support and
implementation
Training and mentoring (ex.
USAGM, GLOBSEC, RFERL)
Research («Mapping digital
influencers», «Influencers trends»)
Content (DCN Blog on Medium,
Kometa)
Products (VoteMeApp, X42,
Commentality, Newsgradient)
Project management / consulting /
audit (Campaigns, Forums, Events,
Meetups)
Organizing
Events

14. We train and mentor
digicomnet.org
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Training Curicula: Marketing for
non-profits, Digital Journalism,
Social Media Tools, etc…
Database of trainers, experts
and speakers
Training and
mentorship

15. Meetups
Influencer Hubs
Kick-Off events
Forums, Conferences,
techcamps
Organizing
Events

16. We do research
digicomnet.org
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Research
Mapping digital influencers
«Digital Alerts», Newsletter
«InfluDB», Free database of
influencers

17. Featured Products
from DCN and partners