According to UNESCO, the UN’s education body, sub-Saharan Africa struggles more than any other region on virtually every education measure. At the recent Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Summit, President Kenyatta of Kenya laid down a challenge to his fellow leaders, to support his Call to Action on Education. It specifically endorsed the role of technology in improving learning outcomes and committed signatories to leveraging technology-supported learning to improve equity in access to education. “I encourage all students to take their education very seriously, for it is the key to a better future. But there is still much work to be done in improving the gathering and use of data in education systems across Africa and the rest of the developing world.

Source: Front Page Africa September 14, 2021 09:06 UTC