Middle East and Africa’s education technology and smart classroom market is estimated to grow to Dh26 billion ($7.1bn) by 2027 as the Covid-19 pandemic accelerates the shift to digital education. The widespread adoption of smartphones, interactive displays and other digital learning tools in classrooms are crucial drivers of this growth. This is a strong confirmation that the education sector in this part of the world is showing great promise for the future. The EdTech industry played an integral role in ensuring the continuity of education when schools closed to contain the spread of the pandemic. Investment in EdTech companies globally surged to a record $36.3bn last year, from $18.6bn in 2019,
The MEA region hosts a robust start-up ecosystem developing EdTech solutions that integrate technological innovation such as augmented reality, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, robotics and blockchain to provide immersive and engaging teaching and learning experiences in classrooms or at home. Digital learning tools will make education more accessible and prevent future learning losses as we embrace for future events that may disrupt the global education sector, much like the current Covid-19 pandemic.