Telecom/Telematique was formed in 1987 to promote the development of telecommunications and IT in emerging markets, economies in transition, and developing countries. We pioneered "distance learning" with education and training about telecommunications to Africa, Asia, and Latin America/Caribbean. We consulted for major U.S. and Japanese companies seeking to enter oversees markets, for the European Union, the Department of State, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, and various Ministries or Telecom Regulators. We have researched, lectured and written books and articles about telecommunications technology and development.
T/TI conducted the Feasibility Study for a Central Asian Center for Women's Training in Telecommunications and IT, based at Tashkent University for Information Communication Technologies (TUIT) in Uzbekistan. Tasks included:
- Development of the conceptual design of the Center,
- Identification of the equipment and development of the Center's curriculum,
- Identification of the Strategic Partners,
- Preparation of the Business Plan and Information Memorandum.
T/TI established Strategic Partnerships with SUN Microsystems to provide the equipment and software for the Center and remote sites, the University of Colorado interdisciplinary telecom program to provide courses by distance learning, and the ITU and its Working Group on Gender Issues to develop an international network of women professionals in telecom to conduct seminars.
The ITU is designating the Center as a new Center of Excellence to serve women throughout Central Asia and the FSU through the distance learning network designed by T/TI. T/TI met with representatives in these regions to design programs to reach women in towns, villages and rural areas and provide ICT training. |
