Abstract
Within the EC DELTA programme (Developing European Learning Through Technological Advance), Action Line V was dedicated to projects analysing and promoting favourable conditions for the development of advanced learning technologies. From 1989 to 1991 PRO-DELTA (Portuguese Research On DELTA) studied current and future conditions, in a peripheral country, for the diffusion of a high-technology satellite distribution system for professional training. This article analyses three aspects of implementing and diffusing the system, and is based on FUNDETEC's experience with EuroPACE, of which it is a founding member. The authors discuss: the preferences of Portuguese small and medium-sized enterprises in relation to the use of satellite-based training; the current method of diffusing the system; and the costs and viability of different options for the reception and diffusion of satellite-based courses.
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