Global education monitoring report 2023, Southeast Asia: technology in education: a tool on whose terms? Summary

Southeast Asia has experienced a rapid growth in the adoption of digital technology. There are an estimated 400 million internet users in the region. In 2020 alone, 40 million people went online for the first time. The potential of this expansion has been identified to transform education and meet the region’s development aspirations, for example, through personalized tutoring and testing, learning management systems, language learning and skills development.

But before rushing to deploy the latest technology, the report asks policymakers…