Set up as a Foundation in 2017, under the name Commonwealth Centre for Connected Learning, the 3CL Foundation operates as a knowledge hub for a global network of groups, agencies, institutions, educators and activists interested in the rapid deployment of programmes for connected learning in the Commonwealth and the EU. 3CL’s service portfolio includes: Knowledge Brokerage (focusing on matching stakeholder needs with wants); Applied Research (focusing on Small States, New Media Literacies and 21st Century Skills); Accreditation & Certification of Online Learning; Open Education (focusing on grassroots advocacy and lobbying with policy-makers); Digital Literacy: Significance in the post-truth era; Emerging trends in ed-tech: Blockchain technology and its application; Teacher Training; and Inclusion & Equity through Digital Education.