This report presents findings from a study into digital transformation in higher education across Latin America and the Caribbean and provides early insights into how institutions are considering their future in light of the impacts of COVID-19. The research, which involved almost 100 institutions across 14 countries, serves as a 'temperature check' for digital transformation in higher education in the region, including the key challenges, capabilities, approaches and needs. These insights contribute to a global picture of the strategic shifts in higher education and how institutions are planning for their future.
Education Technology has the potential to be a powerful engine for transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean, however the size of the challenge is formidable. The region faces the worst socio-economic crisis in more than a century, is one of the lowest performing education systems globally and has a chronic skills gap. New solutions, new approaches and new thinking is needed now more than ever. Stakeholders in the region see the potential for EdTech to support greater access to education, better experiences and outcomes for learners, and greater efficiency. Interest and investment in EdTech is increasing, with over 1500 EdTech startups across LAC and a six-fold increase in private capital investment in the last year alone. This report combines the strengths of the IDB group and HolonIQ, two organizations passionate about the future of Latin America and the Caribbean with a belief in the power of education to change futures. It is in the spirit of collaboration that this project set out to map EdTech in the LAC region, surface the innovations and impact that EdTech is making, as well as to identify the challenges faced and opportunities for greater impact. The key recommendations in this report are designed to provide policy-makers, education leaders, EdTech entrepreneurs, investors and other stakeholders with information and inspiration to support their initiatives that improve and accelerate education technology for the region, in order to have a materially positive impact on education outcomes in the region.
La crisis generada por la pandemia COVID-19 evidenció situaciones de complejidad inédita para los sistemas educativos de América Latina agudizando las desigualdades existentes a nivel educativo, social y económico. Con instituciones educativas sin presencialidad, se amplificó el uso de las tecnologías digitales para garantizar el acceso a la educación a vastos sectores de la población. Las soluciones educativas basadas en tecnologías (ED TECH) resultan una oportunidad para la comunidad educativa, la industria involucrada, los inversores del ámbito privado y fundamentalmente, para los gobiernos de la región. En este marco, este estudio pretende aportar al debate con un mapeo de 68 soluciones tecnológicas para la educación, todas ellas disponibles para Argentina y 10 casos analizados en profundidad. Este relevamiento se complementa con el análisis de un corpus de estudios recientes que hacen foco en el mapeo de soluciones Ed Tech. La indagación incluyó el uso de fuentes primarias y secundarias a través de sitios web y de entrevistas a informantes claves. Finalmente se ofrece un conjunto de recomendaciones, tanto para los decisores políticos como para el ecosistema Ed Tech en Argentina, aplicables al resto de la región.
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