Pan Asia Networking (PAN) seeks to understand the positive and negative impacts of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on people, culture, the economy, and society, so as to strengthen ICT uses that promote sustainable development on the Asian continent. 

The PAN program initiative supports research into innovative ways of adopting ICTs to address key development challenges, namely in the areas of health, education, livelihoods, and governance. PAN works with communication and networking technologies such as Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), WiMax, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), and information processing tools for the Internet and handheld devices such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and cell phones. However, at the heart of its programing are people — PAN believes that everyone in Asia should be given an opportunity to harness ICTs to better their lives.

To meet this objective, PAN adapts its programing to the socioeconomic needs and technological shifting contexts of developing countries in Asia, ensuring that its research partners remain at the leading edge of technological improvements and development approaches.