• 2001- Conducted a comprehensive survey in 7 representative developing countries to study the problems and issues in their education systems and identify the training and ICT needs required for the new millennium.
  
  
• Identified the key barriers to e-learning;
  (i) very high cost of “expert content”,
  (ii) piracy,
  (iii) bad end-user experience due to low Internet bandwidth and disconnection problems in the DC’s, i.e. good content with interactive audio and video would not stream well over the internet, leaving students frustrated and disillusioned.. and (iv) lack of awareness of e-learning due to inaccessibility.
  
  
• Developed the technology together with an educational content provider to address ALL the barriers to elearning and give access to nearly 500 professional development and IT courseware.
  
  
• Negotiated the price barrier – The same elearning courses that cost US$100 - US$540 each in the US, are now available for just US$6 each to companies or anyone wanting to sponsor them for FREE distribution to the marginalized sectors.
  
  
• 2003- United Nations Industrial Organization (UNIDO), in an effort to promote skills acquisition and workforce development in Pakistan, joined forces with us to introduce the program in Paksitan.
  
  
• 2004- Pakistan State Oil (PSO), Pakistan's oil market leader and a local bank sponsor the first courses and disseminate them FREE of cost to locals under a high profile CSR initiative.
  
  
• 2005- Etisalat the UAE telecom giant launches a corporate social responsibility program with ICWFD’s training library of 400 + courses to train 500000 people in the Middle East.
  
  
• 2006- ICWFD and UNITAR sign an agreement where UNITAR would offer certifications ( a huge value add and incentive to students to study the skills)
  
  
• ICWFD together with UNITAR and the Government of Punjab, Pakistan launched a “21st Century Employability Skills” program to train ONE MILLION youth of the Punjab province of Pakistan for FREE.
  
  
• ICWFD develops basic computer literacy and Office skills courseware which is disseminated FREE of cost to everyone.
  
  
• Since 2002, ICWFD has made it possible for over 1 million underprivileged students across the world to gain access to hi-end IT training for FREE!