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EdTech in Senegal: A Rapid Scan

SDGs Impacted

EdTech Hub country scans explore factors that enable and hinder the use of technology in education. These factors include the policy or vision for EdTech, institutional capacity, private-sector partnerships, and the digital infrastructure. This report is based primarily on desk research, with quality assurance provided by a country expert. This document highlights the 2016 Digital Senegal Strategy. It calls for making broadband a priority by supporting public–private partnerships for infrastructure sharing and deploying networks in unserved areas. The policy’s ambitious “digital for all” vision seeks to provide broadband access across different areas such as schools, government services, and commerce by 2025.

Impact / Outcome
One of Senegal’s initiatives is called Learn at Home. This is the government’s main initiative to support learning from home nationwide. The initiative includes an online portal with a variety of teaching and learning resources to support distance learning.
Funding sources
Public/Private
Key Metrics
Provide online resources for distance learning and supporting radio and TV education programmes
Locations
Africa, Senegal
Sector
Education
Intervention lever
Direct government
Operating model
Public-private partnership
Target populations
Children, Youth
Year published
30 June 2020

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