The
Tokyo Declaration in 2003 of the Asia-Pacific preparatory conference
for the WSIS calls for the promotion
of the application of ICT for learning and knowledge sharing in
the region. While the formal education system per se provides
access to knowledge, its reach has been limited in disadvantaged parts
of many developing countries, due to economic and human resource
constraints and other factors.
The challenge for governments is to
find the most cost-effective and efficient ways of bridging the
knowledge gaps in their countries and to optimally leverage the
resources and skills available in the more developed areas of the
country in order to help the other areas to catch-up. Interactive
e-learning services network seem to be a promising tool in ensuring both
cost-effectiveness and the minimum human resource requirements.
