Its principal purpose is to maintain and extend the development and
availability of the telework and teleactivities and its associated technologies, applications
and principles -
both as an end in itself, and as a means of enabling organizations, professions,
and individuals worldwide to more effectively collaborate, cooperate, and
innovate in their respective fields and interests.
Its specific goals and purposes include:
development, maintenance, evolution, and dissemination of standards for
the telework and teleactivities and its technologies, applications and principles;
growth and evolution of the telework and
teleactivities architecture;
maintenance and evolution of effective administrative processes necessary
for operation of the telework and teleactivities;
education and research related to the
telework and teleactivities;
harmonization of actions and activities at national and international levels to
facilitate the development and availability of the telework and
teleactivities;
collection and dissemination of information related to the
telework and teleactivities, including histories and archives;
assisting rural areas and peoples in
implementing and evolving the telework and teleactivities and use;
liaison with other organizations, institutions and the general public for
coordination, collaboration, and education in effecting the above purposes.