The Asian Telecentre Forum is proud to be associated with the following organisations who have come on board as the International Supporting Partners for the conference.
GDCO, Sudan - is a not-for-profit organisation based in Gedaref Sudan. It is the founder of the first digital city in Sudan (2005) and the founder of first national telecentre academy in Africa and the Arab world (2008). GDCO has strong partnership with the great people of Eindhoven (Netherlands) through the digital city of Eindhoven (DSE) where 750 computers were donated to establish many Telecentres and ICT projects for community development in Sudan.
Fusion, Sri - Lanka - is the ICT4D umbrella movement of Sarvodaya the largest 50 year old national NGO in Sri Lanka, serving over 15,000 villages. Fusion's mission is the 'e-Empowerment of poor communities'. Programs are delivered through telecentres, Village Information Centres (VIC) and other cross cutting community-development programs targeting children, youth, women and elders.
Nenasala, Sri - Lanka - The Nenasala Project is one of the projects implemented under the e-Sri Lanka Initiative. Formally known as the "Vishva Gnana Kendra Project (Nenasala)", ICTA has incorporated it under the "Nenasala" label to introduce several models of the telecentres or knowledge centres to be established in all parts of Sri-Lanka to spread ICT services to the rural and semi-urban population.
OneRoof, Inc., USA - OneRoof, Inc. is a U.S. based private company having subsidiaries in Chennai, India and Veracruz & Yucatana, Mexico. It offers a distinctive model for doing business in under-served rural communities of the developing world. The organsiation's mission is guided by the simple phrase 'do well and do good'. OneRoof builds upon the vision, experience, networks, and local credibility of its predecessor organisation, World Corps, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) founded in 1998 at USA. As of now, there are less number telecentres operational in India and Mexico.









