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…
As education systems across Southeast Asia continue to embrace digital transformation, one question stands out: How can technology be designed and deployed to truly reach every learner? This was at the heart of EdTech Hub’s recent webinar, Building Equitable EdTech Ecosystems in Southeast Asia, held through the ASEAN-UK SAGE programme. Bringing together Ministry of Education officials from Indonesia, Malaysia, and…
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…
The World Bank and EdTech Hub’s Community of Interest brings global practitioners together to explore AI in education. Monthly conversations highlight insights, challenges, and opportunities in AI content, curation, and teacher roles, with experts sharing reflections on how collaboration and equity can shape AI’s transformative role in learning.
There’s nothing quite like thinking about grading in the age of AI to make you realise how quickly the ground under our feet is shifting. Right now, teachers are using AI to grade students’ work. At the same time, students are using AI to produce work to be graded. You don’t have to think too long before you see the…
This blog discusses the conversation from a Community of Interest (COI) event on Artificial Intelligence in Education, a collaboration by the World Bank and EdTech Hub. The emergence of Generative AI is challenging traditional approaches to the development of teaching and learning materials in education systems around the world. AI-powered tools are transforming traditional models of curriculum design and assessment,…
The Challenge How children learn, and how teachers teach, might look very different in 10 years time. We believe that two megadrivers of change have the potential for transformative impact on education systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). One is artificial intelligence (AI). According to one study by the World Bank, the top 40 generative AI tools attract 3…
10 scenarios for education in 2035 Join us on a journey to reimagine our research agenda through strategic foresight The future is arriving fast, and education systems must keep pace. That’s why EdTech Hub has partnered with IDRC’s EmpowerED programme to help education systems respond to two drivers of change over the next 10 years. Developments in artificial intelligence: Generative…
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the education sector and reshaping how development partners engage with it. To ensure AI supports—not undermines—efforts to address the global learning crisis, education funders need more than awareness of new tools. They need a deeper understanding of the AI evidence landscape, practical experience integrating AI in real-world education systems, and the capacity to engage confidently…
This blog discusses the conversation from a Community of Interest event on Artificial Intelligence in Education, a collaboration by the World Bank and EdTech Hub. AI is reshaping education — from teaching to learning to administration and beyond. What readiness looks like rapidly changes day-to-day, context dependent. To help close opportunity gaps in the age of AI, the World Bank…
