Caleb McCarey, the State Department's Cuba Transition Coordinator explained that the money will be spent to expand international broadcasting andInternet access for Cubans and to help Cuban civilsociety groups.
Among the main suggestions made by the contributors, a series of common challenges for peace and dialogue has been identified, including the separation of the political power from the exercise of journalism, the introduction of web-journalism in the university curricula, universal access and affordability of Internet, the promotion of peace initiatives and the need to establish linkages with civilsociety organizations.