The promise that technology holds the promise to transform education comes with the duty to ensure universal and equitable access to safe digital learning tools that improve learning outcomes for every child, everywhere.
Very few students from lower-income countries have access to digital literacy classes in school, a mismatch between the needs of changing economies and how and what children are being taught.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is deployed rapidly in education systems across the globe, with tremendous opportunities to enhance and increase learning if it is employed wisely, equally and inclusively. Otherwise, it risks aggravating global inequalities.
- GPE has invested over $110 million as of 2023 in partner countries to leverage technology for education management, teaching and learning.
- GPE's Tech4Ed initiative aims to identify tools that can address country-specific needs and enhance their capacity to integrate technology in their education system.
- What sets Tech4Ed apart is its focus on strengthening the capacity of partner countries to make use of technology to improve education access and learning for children in their specific contexts.