A Framework for Scaling EdTech Impact: Six Stages for stainable Education Technology Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa

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A Framework for Scaling EdTech Impact: Six Stages for stainable Education Technology Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa

Education technology (EdTech) investments in sub-Saharan Africa have consistently underperformed relative to their stated objectives. The constraining factor is not the technology itself but ineffective sequencing of the investments: devices and classroom tools have been deployed before the administrative, infrastructural, and human systems required to sustain them are in place. This paper argues that slower sequencing of EdTech reform is more likely to achieve long run aggregate learning outcomes than pace. This paper proposes six sequential stages through which governments, donors, and implementing partners should structure investment to achieve sustainable digital transformation in education.

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