Reimagining Education: a conversation with UNICEF and EdTech Hub about Technology’s Role in Addressing Education Challenges

World Bank EduTech Podcast

On July 21, the World Bank, UNICEF, and EdTech Hub co-hosted a side event of the Global Education Summit: Financing GPE 2021-2025. The event featured an overview of the Reimagine Education: Digital Tools for Learning for Every Child Everywhere partnership, including UNICEF and World Bank joint ambitions to reach children with high-quality digital learning. It also included government perspectives on national EdTech priorities, and partner reflections.

Vicky Collis, EdTech Hub Interim Managing Director, moderated the event, which featured the following speakers:

· Robert Jenkins, Global Director of Education for UNICEF

· Jaime Saavedra, Global Director of Education at the World Bank

· Emmanuel Allie, GPE Coordinator at the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Sierra Leone

· Prof. Carolyne Nombo, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Tanzania

· Chris McBurnie, Country Lead for Sierra Leone, EdTech Hub

· Martin Seychell, Deputy Director General, Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European Commission

· Paula Malan, Senior Education Adviser, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland