"High speed connectivity is vital if we are to benefit from the increasing amount of high-quality educational material and multimedia training packages available over the internet, " said Andy Rowland of Ecodyfi.

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NET, Radio for Development, and Search for Common Ground, has developed the Multimedia Training Kit (MMTK), which complements the ItrainOnline portal by providing resources which are intended to serve as building blocks for face-to-face training.

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Italiani di Frontiera tours Italy with live multimedia conferences and training seminars for managers.

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And Helsinki Telephone will exploit e-speak to enable people to locate and buy multimedia content for training services.

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Interactive multimedia content is developed and used to support vocational and life-skills training, to provide right-based information to poor girls and women and to build their awareness of health issues and livelihood opportunities.

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