Distance education technology has difficulty reaching those who need it most, particularly in less developed countries albeit its economical advantage, because of infrastructure problems, political unrest, costs, skills, etc.

The objective of this event was to bring together decision-makers from under-served countries to discuss practical solutions for the implementation of affordable global electronic distance education across national boundaries.

The conference goals were to:

1. promote accessible, affordable global distance education;
   
2. increase understanding of different cultural conditions, values, and needs;
   
3. emphasize values of sustainability and equality;
   
4. link enthusiasts with decision-makers and funding resources;
   
5. identify pilot projects that will lead to full scale distance education; and
   
6. discuss standardization of courses, credits, and accreditation.

Our deliverables agreed with the InfoDev were;

• Formation of pilot project teams,
  
• Strategy of joint fund raising for the pilot projects,
  
• Direction for collaboratively furthering global electronic distance education,
  
• Conference report for public dissemination.
  
• Final Report to infoDev.

Click here for the Excerpt from Agreement with InfoDev.