From 16 to 20 March 2007 third training course on Media and Democracy took place at the Academy. Participants representing various electronic and print media of all Central Asian countries extensively practiced journalistic writing, paying special attention to objectivity, completeness and balance of information. Peer learning and coaching were important training elements. Lectures on economic and financial situation, transit period statistics, international statistical standards and Central Asian economic integration were delivered by experts from Kyrgyz Ministry of Finance, Committee of Statistics and Kazakh Institute of Strategic Research.