AT THE World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held recently in Tunis, a programme titled "Connect the World by 2015" was launched. The aim is to ensure the benefits of the digital revolution reach every country and every part of each country by the year 2015, which is also a benchmark year for achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals. At a function held in Tunis on November 15, 2005, the International Telecommunication Union recognised India's Mission 2007: Every Village a Knowledge Centre, as the flagship of the "Connect the World" movement. Mission 2007 aims to provide knowledge connectivity to every village of India by August 15, 2007, which marks the 60th anniversary of what Jawaharlal Nehru called "India's tryst with destiny." A National Alliance for Mission 2007 was formed in 2003 to provide a platform for multi-stakeholder partnership. Seemingly impossible tasks can be achieved by mobilising the power of partnership, since irrespective of the individual strengths of the alliance partners their collective strength becomes considerable.