How do EdTech solutions spread? Understanding system level factors impacting the implementation and scale of EdTech innovations in Bangladesh

Country: Bangladesh | Topic Area: Data for Decisions

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Project summary

This study has been designed in consultation with a2i and hundrED – the Bangladesh Government’s digital initiative and is aligned with their policy needs while contributing to the larger literature on the role of systems in EdTech. The study specifically seeks to understand the system-level factors that could support a rich EdTech innovation ecosystem and the effective national implementation of blended learning in Bangladesh. The research questions emerged from an extensive consultative process involving the EdTech Hub leadership and executive team, funders, and system experts. The study specifically seeks to understand the system level factors that could support a rich EdTech innovation ecosystem and the effective implementation of blended learning in Bangladesh at the national level.

Research questions
  • What are the key system levers across the public and private EdTech space in Bangladesh that can support the efficient and equitable implementation of a blended learning approach?
  • What is the current EdTech policy system in Bangladesh?
  • What is the current EdTech innovation ecosystem and how does it interact with the broader education system?
Key partners
  • A2i – Implementing and research partner
  • HundrED – Implementing and research partner
Study contacts:

Dr. Akanksha Bapna, Principal Investigator — Contact Akanksha

Dr. Arnaldo Pellini, Senior Researcher — Contact Arnaldo

Partners
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