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Signal Library is Now Live: The First Ever Signals Database of Its Kind

Signal Library surfaces signals of change from credible research, evidence, news and blogs presenting a curated selection of the latest developments relevant to AI and education in low- and middle-income…

2 Feb 2026
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How might low- and middle-income countries leapfrog the global status quo and create education models that are fit for the context?

28 Jan 2026

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How might low- and middle-income countries co-design solutions that align with education priorities and ethics?

21 Jan 2026

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Behind the Screen: Teachers Co-Designing WhatsApp AI Tools

14 Jan 2026

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How might low- and middle-income countries ensure embedded AI tech allows for alignment with local curriculum, assessment, and teacher needs?

As AI becomes an increasingly prominent part of classrooms around the world, questions about its role in teaching and learning are intensifying. Yet too often, teachers are missing from the…

14 Jan 2026
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Beyond Buzzwords—Rules of the Game: Governing AI and EdTech in the ASEAN Region

As AI becomes an increasingly prominent part of classrooms around the world, questions about its role in teaching and learning are intensifying. Yet too often, teachers are missing from the…

18 Dec 2025
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How might we avoid dependence by establishing open, decentralised AI-powered networks for learning?

As AI becomes an increasingly prominent part of classrooms around the world, questions about its role in teaching and learning are intensifying. Yet too often, teachers are missing from the…

10 Dec 2025
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Translating Foresight into Action: Announcing Four New Research Studies with IDRC’s EmpowerED Programme

As AI becomes an increasingly prominent part of classrooms around the world, questions about its role in teaching and learning are intensifying. Yet too often, teachers are missing from the…

10 Dec 2025
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Inside the AI Literacy Conversation: Approaches for Pre-Tertiary Learners

As AI becomes an increasingly prominent part of classrooms around the world, questions about its role in teaching and learning are intensifying. Yet too often, teachers are missing from the…

8 Dec 2025
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Early Insights from our Ministries Challenge

As AI becomes an increasingly prominent part of classrooms around the world, questions about its role in teaching and learning are intensifying. Yet too often, teachers are missing from the…

5 Dec 2025
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Beyond Buzzwords — Who Pays? The Future of EdTech Financing

As AI becomes an increasingly prominent part of classrooms around the world, questions about its role in teaching and learning are intensifying. Yet too often, teachers are missing from the…

4 Dec 2025
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Empowering Educators: Early Lessons from the EdTech Enabled Targeted Instruction Program in Pakistan

As AI becomes an increasingly prominent part of classrooms around the world, questions about its role in teaching and learning are intensifying. Yet too often, teachers are missing from the…

3 Dec 2025
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How might we move from one-off partnerships to structured, long-term alliances between governments, industry, and academia?

As AI becomes an increasingly prominent part of classrooms around the world, questions about its role in teaching and learning are intensifying. Yet too often, teachers are missing from the…

3 Dec 2025
A teacher in Kenya wearing a pink blouse interacts with her students while using the EIDU app in the classroom.

Methods for Investigating Digital Personalised Learning in Kenya: Utilising A/B Testing to Evaluate Software Adaptivity Features

As AI becomes an increasingly prominent part of classrooms around the world, questions about its role in teaching and learning are intensifying. Yet too often, teachers are missing from the…

2 Dec 2025
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Applying sandbox methodologies to address education policy and implementation challenges in Southeast Asia

As AI becomes an increasingly prominent part of classrooms around the world, questions about its role in teaching and learning are intensifying. Yet too often, teachers are missing from the…

28 Nov 2025
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How might we create policies and programmes that enable use of AI in education while protecting learners and national priorities?

As AI becomes an increasingly prominent part of classrooms around the world, questions about its role in teaching and learning are intensifying. Yet too often, teachers are missing from the…

26 Nov 2025