Join the PDT

PDT membership is open to organisations seeking to provide or receive training in the field of ICTs so as to develop their capacity and enable their staff to be aware of technological developments within the sector.

There are two types of membership options available to anyone wishing to become a PDT member:

• Requesting Partners: Any Government ICT/Telecommunications Ministry or Regulatory Authority, National ICT Implementing agency, telecom operator (whether fixed or mobile) which is seeking training to fulfill their own internal training requirements.
• Offering Partners: Any Government ICT/Telecommunications Ministry or Regulatory Authority, National ICT Implementing agency, telecom operator, service provider or consultant that wishes to offer ICT related training to any of the above requesting partners.

• Requesting Partners
• Offering Partners

	Basic Package	Standard Package	Enhanced Package	Full Package
Annual membership	£15,000	£25,000	£45,000	£60,000
Project funding (training or consulting)	The provision of one training course at the requesting partners’ offices.	The provision of two training course at the requesting partners’ offices.	The provision of four training course at the requesting partners’ offices.	The provision of six training course at the requesting partners’ offices.
	Fully funded access* for one delegate to any PDT international conference organised by the CTO
Benefits	Bespoke training and consulting programmes Access to international expertise and exposure to the latest industry best practices Opportunities for benchmarking and long-term partnerships Opportunities to access training programmes run by other international and regional organisations
Key terms & conditions	Payment of annual membership fees Requirement to host at least a third of total courses awarded Funding is limited to transport, accommodation and subsistence and is based on economy fares and UN DSA applicable subsistence rates

Important Notes:

1. * The CTO will pay for the participant’s subsistence, international travel, accommodation and event registration.
2. A typical course would accommodate around 25 participants.
3. For consulting assignments, only partial funding may be offered, depending on project scope and available funding.

Annual Membership	£5,000
Key benefits	Opportunities to bid against training and consulting services submitted to CTO by Requesting Partners, with right of first refusal Independent proposals evaluation Delegates lists with full contact details Inclusion in CTO’s consultants/experts database
Key terms & conditions	Payment of annual supplier membership contribution in full by 15 February Logistics costs based on UNDSA rates Ability to undertake work in the developing world Projects terms also apply e.g. satisfactory completion

Important Notes:
Any Government ICT/Telecommunications Ministry, communications regulatory agency, network operator, service provider or consultant can become an Offering Partner by paying a subscription fee of GBP 5,000 per annum.

Pay for offering partners’ fee