Suraj Shah

The Mastercard Foundation would like to invite you to participate as interactive audience in a discussion at Transform Africa Summit 2023, as part of the EdTech Mondays Africa shows. The discussion topic is Widening Access to ICT Infrastructure and Connectivity for Education. It will be held at 9.30 am to 11.30 am on Thursday 27th April in the Kuzuma Room, at the summit location. It will be recorded during the above time and will be broadcast on Monday 8th May 2023 at 3 pm EAT (2 pm CAT / 12 pm GMT) both on Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works Facebook Page and on CNBC Africa. About EdTech Mondays Mastercard Foundation launched EdTech Mondays, as a platform to facilitate critical conversations on the use of technology for teaching and learning by bringing together key stakeholders that include policy makers, EdTech entrepreneurs, teachers, and parents. An integrated, Africa-wide conversation of EdTech Mondays airs monthly on CNBC Africa and Mastercard Foundation Young Africa Works Facebook Page. Aligning to the monthly Africa theme, Mastercard Foundation offices in Rwanda, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda and Nigeria, in partnership with local EdTech support organizations, disseminate the discussions with local context, experts, nuances and case studies. About the Upcoming Show Technology integrated learning has become popular throughout the world. In Sub-Saharan Africa, advancements in communication technology more than two decades ago raised much hope since technology-based distance education was seen as a promising cost effective and cost-efficient answer to expansion of access to education. These high hopes in technology-based distance education have, however, turned into disillusionment because of the challenges relating to digital infrastructure affecting most of Sub-Saharan Africa. One challenge that has remained constant throughout the conversations so far, is the lack of infrastructure to facilitate the last mile implementation of EdTech solutions.