One project by Nokia, called BridgeIT, is on show at the UN's World Summit on the Information Society in Tunisia this week. It demonstrates how satellite and mobile technologies could be married to provide vital interactive e-learning for people in the Philippines.

Initiated in 2001, the project has been rolled out to more than 200 schools which are completely cut off from fixed net access.

The project provides schools with Nokia set-top boxes carrying 80GB of storage on board, a GSM mobile, a Sim card, and a guide to interactive maths and science lessons.

Through local partnerships, the Sim card is prepaid, the mobiles are under $30 and the boxes cost an initial $250.

When teachers want to access lessons, they text a unique code and the interactive material is downloaded at off-peak times to the box.

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