Organisation working to increase access to knowledge, learning and skills through the adoption of open learning principles and distance education strategies. SAIDE ‘s aims to promote and establish commitment to open learning and quality distance education in key policy areas and in different educational sectors; support the development and/or transformation of identified institutions and programmes using distance education methods; develop a set of services and resources to support increased openness and quality in distance education.
WWW site currently hosts pages of other South African distance learning organisations, and includes text of reports of a study of the use of Internet and satellite technologies in supporting the professional development of educators.