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EdTech in Pakistan: 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. In 2018, the Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training published the National Education Policy Framework, as guidance for the provinces and to re-emphasise the importance of using technology in education, specifically to enhance teacher and student content knowledge; improve access to free education content; provide offline content solutions and options in remote areas and; strengthen education management systems. This document highlights the education landscape in Pakistan and some of the initiatives from the National Education Policy Framework.

Impact / Outcome
Among Pakistan initiatives we can highlight Taleemabad. This platform initially produced Khan Academy-like videos for young children, but after learning from experience switched to developing animated cartoon series. It target primary and middle grades kids. Its digital content is produced with VR (virtual reality), AVR (augmented virtual reality) and animations. It has reached 179,000 beneficiaries.
Funding sources
Public
Key Metrics
Integrate ICTs into education and strengthening non-formal education systems
Locations
India & South Asia, India & South Asia, Pakistan
Sector
Education
Intervention lever
Direct government
Operating model
Public-private partnership
Target populations
Children, Youth
Year published
30 June 2020

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