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Bringing together Ministry of Education officials from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines alongside leading EdTech providers and funders, the session unpacked how governments, the private sector, and educators can work together to build inclusive, evidence-based digital learning systems. The discussion was built on insights from EdTech Hub’s new Landscape Analysis of Southeast Asia, along with a collection of summary briefs, which explores how regional partnerships can drive more equitable and sustainable use of technology in education.

Featured speakers

Our biggest priority is to think about how we can offer this baseline of connectivity of internet, electricity, and devices so that all schools have a chance at using and integrating technology in learning…We want to ensure that policies that support EdTech implementation are context aware.” —  Gerson Abesamis, Director of the Bureau of Learning and Delivery, DepEd

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