10 Recommendations For Delivering The Future of Learning In Africa
The 2024 EdTech Conference deliberations highlighted the essential role of technology in resilient and inclusive learning.
The EdTech Conference in 2024 was a high-level convening that brought together stakeholders to discuss the necessity of integrating technology into learning systems for young people in Africa. The conference, hosted in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria, concluded with a collective call to action on 10 recommendations for governments and other EdTech stakeholders.
Referencing the African Union’s 2024 Year of Education, discussions at the conference focused on the state of EdTech in Africa, assessment of technology-enabled solutions to the continent’s education challenges, data evidence, collaborations, funding, and opportunities to tap into emerging technologies to accelerate the skilling of young people, particularly young women.
Read about the 10 policy recommendations in more detail below.
The 10 Recommendations Delivering the Future of Learning in Africa
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Champion local innovation through supportive EdTech policies, with governments as leaders, proactive enablers, and consumers of quality content and delivery mechanisms.
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Harmonize cross-sector policy by coordinating inter-ministerial strategies, plans, and initiatives on technology-enabled access to education for all.
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Underwrite foundational infrastructure through creative use of resources such as Universal Service Funds to invest in electricity, the internet, devices, and dedicated infrastructure for education programs.
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Drive decisions with data by investing in government systems and capabilities for timely collection, analysis, and informed decision-making.
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Enhance delivery capacity along the EdTech value chain by upskilling teachers to deliver learning using EdTech and supporting leaders in education systems to work with tech-enabled processes and data.
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Systematize EdTech integration by introducing (where nonexistent) and enforcing clear, context-relevant standards for technology integration into the educational curriculum.
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Guide context-relevant innovation with clear and timely guidelines and approval processes for content, tools, and licenses to encourage innovation, investment, and technology mainstreaming.
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Diversify learning pathways for out-of-school youth by developing flexible technology-enabled alternatives for learning, accredited certification, and re-entry to the formal education system.
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Lower access barriers to EdTech through strategic private-public partnerships that support responsive, evidence-based policy and affordable solutions for all.
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Embed responsive inclusivity (gender equity, persons with disabilities and refugees and displaced persons) in policy and innovation processes, centering and engaging diverse young people throughout development and delivery.
EdTech Mondays Africa
The Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning runs EdTech Mondays, the first-of-its-kind EdTech information platform. It raises awareness and facilitates discussions on harnessing the power of technology in teaching and learning to improve the relevance and quality of education across Africa.
