Tomorrow will be a Web 2.0 conference. If you have time, go. What the Belarusian Internet lacks is self-identification - both developers and users.
I do not agree with the fact that few visitors access the Belarusian Internet. Use it as needed. To force the situation and create resources "not worse", it is possible only when allocating funds from the state. budget. Gmail is much better than any Belarusian post by definition and it’s useless to compete with them.
With such enemies you need to unite. We are waiting for the opening of a Google office in Minsk.