Technonet Asia was established in 1973 as a project of the International Development Research Center of Canada.  The organization was registered as an autonomous legal entity in January 1980 in the Republic of Singapore. It is now recognized as a regional non-government organization (NGO).

Organizational Structure

Technonet Asia is governed by a Council composed of heads of the POs and the Executive Director, and is headed by a Chairman elected annually. Coordination and administrative functions are performed by Technonet Center (Secretariat) in Singapore. Through a special arrangement with the Participating Organizations, Technonet Center plans and implements the national and regional programs.

Secretariat

Technonet Center, based in Singapore, acts as the secretariat of the network and is headed by a full-time Executive Director. It maintains a core of program and administrative staff and is responsible for project formulation, planning, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation.

The roles played by its Secretariat in achieving its mission can be summarized under the following roles: