How might we create policies and programmes that enable the use of AI in education while protecting learners and national priorities? Realising the benefits of AI in education, while managing its risks, calls for collaboration across public, private, and civic actors, supported by strong public oversight and safeguards (Molina et al., 2024; World Bank, 2024). As ‘Big Tech’ companies expand…
At EdTech Hub’s AI Observatory, we are creating a space where teachers in low- and middle-income countries can shape how AI is used in education. Our goal is not only to amplify their experiences, concerns, and hopes, but to turn them into action. Through our Teacher-in-the-Loop survey, we asked teachers for their views on AI in education, and more than…
How might we connect and automate governance processes to overcome capacity gaps and gain efficiency and learning? Traditional ways of tackling problems in the public sector are being challenged in an era of rapid change (Bjarnason et al., 2024), while skills shortages in education systems remain pronounced in many low- and middle-income countries (UNESCO, 2024). EdTech Hub’s AI Observatory is…
How might we optimise ‘behind the scenes’ tasks at every level of the education system? Governments and administrators are increasingly using AI to improve efficiency (OECD, 2024; Rahman & Freeman, 2025). Yet, the challenge lies in integrating these technologies in ways that build trust, safeguard data, and align with human values. EdTech Hub’s AI Observatory is exploring how ministries of…
How might we enhance education by using AI to make school management and processes more efficient and effective? The conversation on AI in education has focused on classrooms and learning tools — and that’s a good thing. But we’re missing another frontier: the power of AI to make the administrative systems that support education smarter, faster, and more effective. EdTech…
This summary discusses the conversation from a Community of Interest event on Artificial Intelligence for Assessment and Evaluation, a collaboration by the World Bank and EdTech Hub’s AI Observatory and Action Lab, supported by FCDO. AI is changing how we know what students are learning. It is already impacting assessments ranging from formative classroom-based evaluations to large-scale system diagnostics. To…
How might we help teachers build more engaging, adaptive learning experiences, ensuring no student is left behind? Where teachers are using AI, it is often limited to automating routine tasks rather than as a transformative force in their teaching (Teacher Task Force, 2025). There is a narrow view of AI primarily as tools designed to automate or replace core teaching…
How might we co-design tools and policies with teachers to ensure they are shaped by real teaching and learning needs? The story of AI in education should not be written without teachers, yet too often teachers are excluded from decisions about whether and how AI is used across education systems – from policy to practice. EdTech Hub’s AI Observatory is…
This blog synthesises the conversation from an AI Observatory webinar, launching the Ministries of Education AI Challenge. The conversation on AI in education has focused on classrooms and learning tools — and that’s a good thing. But we’re missing another frontier: the power of AI to make the administrative systems that support education smarter, faster, and more effective. The AI…
One challenge in education today is: In most countries, teachers tend to gain their knowledge of AI informally, which often results in misconceptions and fragmented understanding (UNESCO, 2025), increasing the risk that AI will be misused or its benefits unfairly distributed. Each week, we are spotlighting a section of the framework, showing how early signals of change inform it, so…
