Tech4Ed
The Technology for Education initiative strengthens the planning and programming capacity of education ministries to apply technology within education systems and improve access and learning for children.
The Technology for Education (Tech4Ed) initiative strengthens the planning and programming capacity of education ministries to apply technology within education systems and improve access and learning for children. This targeted and contextualized technical assistance will catalyze and accelerate government priorities as expressed in policy documents and partnership compacts.
Pilot countries: The initiative is supporting efforts in El Salvador, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Malawi, the Maldives, and Tajikistan. Partners include the EdTech Hub, GPE and UNICEF.
Outcomes
- Strengthen capacity to identify and leverage technology to improve access, inclusion and learning outcomes
- Strengthen capacity to leverage technology to improve the education systems' effectiveness – policies, data, planning, management, and monitoring
- Support education ministries to lead and coordinate cross-sectoral Tech4Ed strategies, including policies, programs, costed workplans, and resource mobilization
- Mobilize evidence of what/how and why tech works for education; and equip education ministries to generate and use evidence on how to effectively leverage tech to strengthen education systems.