The increasing accessibility of information and knowledge through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) has helped many countries in the region to developing their economies. ICT has not only shaped many facets of modern learning and living, but also in bringing about social change and enhancement of human intellectual capacity. The publication evaluates how ICT has been used in developing regions as both an educational tool and as a medium that initiates acquisition and learning of life skills. People use ICT equipment such as computers, VCDs and the internet to learn new skills and create business opportunities even before their literacy training. In 2002, UNESCO's Asia Pacific Programme of Education for All (APPEAL) launched the ICT-NFE Project with financial support from the Japanese Funds-in-Trust to explore the potential of ICT in delivering education and skill training through community learning centres (CLC) and community-based mechanisms. The publication uses examples from Thailand, Sri Lanka, Lao PDR, and Uzbekistan to illustrate how ICT facilitates non-formal education including community empowerment, inter-community networking, promotion of business opportunities, and management of community communication infrastructure. ICT has a promising potential to effect positive change in developing countries and create opportunities for the less privileged. Today, ICT is used widely as one of the major tools in education and skill training in both formal and non-formal settings. [This document was published by UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education and is part of the Asia-Pacific Programme of Education for All (APPEAL). Funding for this content was provided by Japanese Funds-in-Trust.]