Le Ghana va lancer une politique nationale en matière de technologies de l'information et de la communication pour révolutionner l'éducation

As part of efforts to streamline the teaching, and promotion of Educational Technology in the country, the government is set to launch a national Ed-Tech Policy in June.

The policy, among other things, is expected to bolster the integration of Educational Technology (Ed-Tech) across the nation, promising to reshape the future of learning and teaching.

The theme for the discussion was ‘Gaining market access for Ed-Tech Entrepreneurs’ held in Accra by the Mastercard Foundation.

Nana Gyamfi Adwabuor, the Executive Director of the Centre for National Learning & Open Schooling (CENDLOS), emphasised the critical role of Ed-Tech in the post-COVID era, highlighting the government’s commitment to fostering a collaborative ecosystem involving civil society organizations, private sector players, industry experts, and academia.

Mr Adwabuor stated: “The times we are in, Ed-Tech is the name of the game especially when it comes to education that is post-COVID. So, the wisdom of the education minister, they know start-ups will come up and there has to be an engagement between the stakeholders.

“So, with the implementation of this policy, we have engaged most of the CSOs and a lot of the private sectors, industry, and academia. The reason why it hasn’t been launched yet is that the minister wants us to do a lot of in-depth engagement and some of them will happen soon. Also, he wants us to benchmark the policy with another country or another place that has also introduced an Ed-tech policy. So, we are going to benchmark the policy before we launch it,” he stated.

Anyela Perbi, the founder and CEO of Perbi Cubs, who was also a panel in the discussion, underscored the challenges faced by Ed-Tech initiatives, such as inadequate funding and internet connectivity issues.