 In other words, APTN will serve as the focal network or the knowledge hub
 for communication and information technology in the Asia Pacific region.The World Summit on the Information Society (2003 and 2005) and the World Summit for Sustainable Development (2002) recognized the importance of the ICT in narrowing the digital divide and attaining sustainable development, respectively.In view of the above, many countries established community access points with the intention of providing common access to ICT related services to rural communities.