[1] Through the program, the organizations created international information and communication technologies (ICT) internships in developing countries around the world.
Interns typically participated in six-month programs, leaving between August and November for host organizations in the placement countries.
The program covered all travel and accommodation expenses for the interns, provided a modest living allowance and a completion bonus.
Notably, the two placements in Angola were of previously unemployed young adults from Cape Breton; they were provided with training in Linux through C/CEN as part of a demonstration program in the economic benefits that could be achieved through local investment in Information and Communications Technologies in economically marginal regions.
In 2006–2007, the consortium successfully organized the placement of 236 volunteers in collaboration with Industry Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).