EdTech trends in LAC: investment and opportunities for Learning

ByInter-American Development Bank

EdTech trends in LAC: investment and opportunities for Learning

📅 27 April 2022 🕟 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

In recent years, technology in education has been growing but with an uneven adoption. However, the Covid-19 pandemic forced families and schools to aggressively adopt technology to manage their operations more effectively and efficiently and support many students’ educational development.

Nearly $4B of Global Venture Capital was invested in EdTech in the first quarter of this year, hitting the 2020 record of $16.1B, reflecting a sustained increase in results from funding for innovation in education and training worldwide. Similarly, during 2021, twelve rounds of investment of more than $5M for new companies, much more than in the last two years.

Join international education policymakers and researchers from Holon IQ, IDB, and IDB Lab to discuss the study’s results, “Education and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean” from challenges to trends, opportunities, and the vital relationship between entrepreneurs.

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