Ghana to launch national Ed-Tech policy to revolutionize education

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.