Canada

Australian Rural Telecentres Association: The home page of the North East Telecentre in Wangaratta, Victoria. It refers to the Australian Rural Telecentre Association.

Centre for Rural Social Research (Australia) - Telecottage research.

Asia

Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT): A regional Telecommunication Organization under the auspices of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

Telework and Teletrade in Asia: A research project from the United Nations University's Institute for New Technologies (UNU INTECH). A major initiative to investigate the internationale trade in services and telecommuting in the Asion context. Overall project director: Professor Swasti Mitter.

Report on the 1st Meeting - May 18-19, 1997 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Report on the 2nd Meeting - Sept 1997 in Vientiane, Lao PDR.

Meeting TELEWORK-S and SATRC (South Asian Telecommunication Regulators' Council) - 29 April - 3 May, 1998, Colombo, Sri Lanka

India

Teleworking and Teletrade in India: A research project from the United Nations University's Institute for New Technologies (UNU INTECH). The investigation is focused on the existing prevalence of and future potential for (1) telecommuting in the Greater Bombay area, for (2) teletrade in software in Bombay, Bangalore and Calcutta and in the media and financial services sectors in Bombay, and on (3) the implications of these developments for women and other disadvantaged groups. Director: S. Ramani. Project coordinator: Alka Irani.

Japan

International Flexwork Forum (IFF): A private network of individuals dedicated to the promotion of telework and other flexible work options in Japan. The mission is to raise public sector interest in telework as a policy issue, and to help regional efforts to establish telecottages and other telework projects outside the Greater Tokyo Area. A major activity is the publication of a quarterly newsletter covering domestic and international trends. The site includes a status report on Telework in Japan. English and Japanese versions.

Yamagata Telework

Malaysia

Teleworking and Teletrade in Malaysia: A research project from the United Nations University's Institute for New Technologies (UNU INTECH). The project aims to identify extent, nature and future possibilities of teleworking and teletrade in Malaysia. Project Director: Cecilia Ng.

Working From Home: Presented by WorkBin, Malaysia's one-stop work resource.

Latin-America

Tebela - Telematics Bridge between Europe and Latin America: The TEBELA Project is grant-funded by the European Commission under the

INCO-DCprogramme (INternational COoperation in Developing Countries). It aims to support the exchange of experience and expertise by assisting the development of networks and links between Europe and Latin America in connection with teleworking, electronic commerce, sustainable development and the Information Society generally. These networks and links will support technicians, business development authorities and teleworkers, providing a common forum involving government, employers, SMEs and individuals.

Brazil

Telework in Brazil by Flavio Juarez Feijo.

Middle East

Israel