Create a national ICT infrastructure for networking ODE institutions:

A national information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure must be set up through government support for networking all ODE institutions. In this regard, we recommend that the digital broadband Knowledge Network proposed by NKC should have provision for interconnecting the major ODE institutions and their study centres in the first phase itself. Eventually, minimum connectivity of 2 mbps must be extended to the study centres of all ODE institutions. A national ICT backbone would enhance access and e-governance in ODE, and enable the dissemination of knowledge across all modes, that is, print, audio-visual and internet based multimedia.