Communications & Information Technologies Brochure [2000?]

The fundamental mission of COL is to create and widen access to learning opportunities in response to the development needs of Commonwealth countries, by means of the application of the techniques and technologies associated with distance education.The deployment of modern communications and information technologies can be a major instrument for widening access to education and training on a cost-effective basis, for enhancing its quality and its general contribution to people's social and economic betterment.