About
EdTech Hub delivers evidence on effective educational technology, working with researchers, governments, and local partners in Pakistan since 2020. Key collaborators include the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (MoFEPT), the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), Pakistan Institute of Education (PIE), Education Sector Working Group (ESWG) the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), UNICEF, and the World Bank.
Given Pakistan’s decentralised education system, we also collaborate closely with provincial departments of education. Our country lead for Pakistan is embedded in MoFEPT, supporting evidence-based EdTech design and evaluating impact leading to actionable learnings. The Hub tackles barriers to EdTech access for marginalised learners, such as limited teacher capacity, weak monitoring, and low awareness, while providing evidence to guide scalable, impactful interventions in hard-to-reach areas.
Bridging the Gap
The challenge
Pakistan faces significant education gaps, especially for marginalised learners — including girls and rural students, low-income households, and out-of-school children. Limited access to technology and low teacher capacity hinder continuity of learning, while crises such as floods further disrupt education. Educational technology presents an opportunity to bridge these gaps, but evidence on effective, scalable interventions has been limited.
How EdTech Hub helps
EdTech Hub works practically and collaboratively, providing evidence, technical guidance, and research support to government bodies and partners to support their decision-making around programme design and implementation.
We do this by co-developing monitoring and evaluation frameworks, researching EdTech implementation models, conducting rapid research, and facilitating strategic consultations to inform strategy and implementation. More specifically, we have co-designed monitoring and evaluation frameworks for blended learning, contributed to the ministry’s digital transformation, evaluated the quality of AI-generated learning material and its delivery, and conducted research and trainings to facilitate the use of technology for learning continuity. Our approach aims to help strengthen decision-making and support scalable EdTech solutions for marginalised learners.
Key themes
- AI
- Climate Emergencies
- Contextualisation
- Data Collection
- Digital Personalised Learning
- Equity
Supporting Learning Continuity after the 2022 Pakistan Floods
Research from EdTech Hub explores the education response to climate emergencies following the floods, and highlights the importance of utilising existing, more accessible technologies to ensure learning continuity.
Timeline of Activities
2021
Developed a monitoring and evaluation framework with MoFEPT for a blended learning pilot in federal schools.
2021–2022
Conducted a landscape analysis with UNICEF Pakistan on reaching marginalised learners through EdTech, informing the National Distance Education Strategy (NDES) and digital engagement strategy.
2021–2023
Supported MoFEPT in developing the National Distance Education Strategy (NDES), contributing to a situational analysis and climate resilience planning.
Evidence Highlights
Evidence for Decision Making
Explore evidence and publications relating to Pakistan to support policy and practice.
Meet the Team
Global Partners
