Education 10 March 2016

Inspiring quad-aligned networking and strategic awards that cultivate the innovation ecosystem in human development

Catalyzing the diffusion of innovations in human development

Transforming the focus and quantity of evidence available to key stakeholders on the practice of innovation in human development

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Ecosystem & Education

Human Development • Innovation Week •STI Conference •TedX •Capacity building hubs •Linking through

mapping •Story-telling through

multimedia •COSTECH strategic

planning

Education Specific •Young Scientist Tanzania •Collaboration and

capacity building Hubs •EdTech Meet Up •MoE ICT4E Engagement

with COSTECH

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Grantees Direct Funding Pilots

11 £4,592,946 80%

18 £11,313,420 44%

8 £2,992,022 63%

Portfolio (2016)

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Grantees Direct Funding Pilots

11 £4,592,946 80%

Portfolio (2016)

Priority 1 Priority 2 Gaps

• ECD • Language of learning • Incentives • Finance (schools,

tuition, charter, vouchers)

• Pedagogy • Management

Systems

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Portfolio – Detail

Grantee Partners Idea ECD Primary Secondary Out of School Graduate ICT / Mobile Skills, 'Trep,

Jobs Cross-sector

Collaboration Market

Orientation

Anza Silverleaf, iSchool Affordable private schools X X X X

Camfed Worldreader, KIVA

Technology and mentoring to encourage girl transitions to secondary school

X X X X X

Christian Social Services Commission (CSSC)

Studi Academies, BRCK, Samsung

Technology for delivery of core curriculum X X X X

Dageno Girls Intregrated cirriculum and

human centered design education

X X

Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) VETA

ICT and entrepreneurship education for vocational students

X X X X

EduMe Tigo Online jobs and skills training platform X X X X X

Fundacion Paraguaya University of Minnesota

Business clubs and revenue generation X X X

Sense East Africa School-readiness and disability

through early engagement X X X

Shule Direct Eneza Education, Tigo SMS quizzing for standard tests X X X

Ubongo Kids EduMe, Tigo Edutainment cartoons for ECD and primary school X X X X

World Vision Technobrain, Intel, Microsoft, Team4Tech

Revenue-generating ICT and entrepreneurship education X X X X X X

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Building an mEducation Portfolio

Funder • Know your approach to

innovation • Go beyond $

Innovator • Know Thy Funder

(Strategy + Character) • Engage for more than $

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A Few Encouragements

Acceptance Strategy Focus Relationships People

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Acceptance – Tech4dev / ICT4E / mEd ecosystem is not fully mature

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Funding Coaching

Examples • Low cost private

schools : Anza / Silverleaf

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Clear approaches to innovation defuse anxiety and support innovators

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Transformative

Disruptive

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Structure (orgs, collaborators, et al)

Policy

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Focus on education, not the technology

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Avoids gadgetfest & siloes

Accepts that tech enables & often isn’t the most innovative aspect of a ICT4E / mEd programme

Allows for iteration and market adjustments

Acknowledges lots of systems work required to build potential for diffusion

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Classic example: Secondary School Core Curriculum

#betweenthelines ICT4E Strategy • Focus: tech adoption / ICT policy • New tech platform or channel

with cost effective delivery core curriculum and supplemental materials to learners

Education Strategy • Focus: improved content • Improved, gender empowering

curriculum • Pedagogy • Teacher training • New tech platform or channel

with cost effective delivery of core curriculum and supplemental materials to learners

Examples • Shule Direct • Studi

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Emerging Trends / Issues – Education ICT / mobile tech in Education

GoT policies and prioritization of ICT Action: Engage with LANES and PS via COSTECH and DFID TZ (Ian)

Education management systems policy versus programmes under implementation

Action: Remain aware through discussions with DFID TZ (Ian) and Equip-T (via FHI 360)

Lesson learning and continuation from other EdTech programmes

Action: Obtain and share lesson learning and built-on opportunities from TZ 21

Jobs / Skills / Entrepreneurship

GoT 5 year industrialization plan Action: Remain aware through discussions with DFID TZ (PoC?), DPG-IT and T-Lab engagement

Initiatives from World Bank, DFID, and MCC on jobs and skills

Action: --

New CIDA T-LED programme Action: --

Hubs: New and regenerating start up hubs Action: --

Education (other) GoT policies on private school tuition fees Action: --

GoT policies on public secondary school funding and balancing quality versus access

Action: --

GoT immigration changes Action: --

Language of learning priorities (publishers, etc.) Action: --

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Then, linking funding + ecosystem & policy pays off

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Donors have a unique brokering vantage point, which can be leveraged from idea to scale

• > 70% winners within 1 degree of separation High-touch outreach through networks and application request

• 5 HDIF winners Two highly engaged (unpaid) consultants

• 2 Round 2 Winners Round 1 Finalists

• Became Round 2 grantee Outreach partner with an idea

• 4 now linked and collaborating • 2 funded by HDIF Over 20 tablet-based solutions

• Over 8 cross-sector collaborations Intentionally assigning technical coaches to clusters

• Adoption and evidence-based policy making (e.g., ICT4E) Amplify grantee voice

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Invest in smart, crazy people with good ideas Requiring specific selection criteria + processes & support mechanisms

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And if the funder doesn’t have the funds or capacity to do this…

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and…

Round 3

Awards / Prizes

Collaborations with other donors

TZ Updates

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HDIF Contacts

Website: www.hdif-tz.org Email: info@hdif-tz.org Phone: +255.22.270.1542 Fax: +255.22.270.1542

PO Box 76724 Plot 436 Block 11 TCRS Building, 2nd Floor Mwai Kibaki Road / Kiko Avenue Mikocheni Area Dar es Salaam Tanzania, East Africa

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