Building EdTech Systems: Lessons from Ethiopia and Mauritius in the World Bank–Mastercard Foundation Partnership

<p>In this episode, <strong>Bob Hawkins</strong> speaks with <strong>Muluneh Atinaf</strong>, Senior Advisor at the Ministry of Education in Ethiopia, and <strong>Ashvina Parboteeah</strong>, ICT Manager at the Ministry of Education in Mauritius. Recorded during the World Bank EdTech Policy Academy, the conversation explores how ministries are developing EdTech strategies, expanding digital infrastructure, and integrating AI into education systems through the World Bank–Mastercard Foundation partnership. <strong>Production note:</strong> The song at the end of the episode was created with AI using Suno.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li>About the Mastercard Foundation:<br><a href="https://mcas-proxyweb.mcas.ms/certificate-checker?login=false&originalUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fnam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com.mcas.ms%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmastercardfdn.org%252Fen%252F%26data%3D05%257C02%257Clblascoalvarez%2540worldbank.org%257C78d0f68e8a9b4b07d2b508de7aab4991%257C31a2fec0266b4c67b56e2796d8f59c36%257C0%257C0%257C639083073278654223%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DWR%252B06CXH1cKh2g3Y9FpEWe02ZrJamH2kjWyEPO3plgM%253D%26reserved%3D0%26McasTsid%3D20893&McasCSRF=c9fc330f0f941a9c9352e6aaad98d8974727360d26b83c39fe3cfaa46511bd63" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://mastercardfdn.org/en/</a></li><li>Three mindset shifts to build digital and AI-empowered education systems:<br><a href="https://mcas-proxyweb.mcas.ms/certificate-checker?login=false&originalUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.worldbank.org.mcas.ms%2Fen%2Feducation%2Fthree-mindset-shifts-to-build-digital-and-ai-empowered-education%3FMcasTsid%3D20893&McasCSRF=c9fc330f0f941a9c9352e6aaad98d8974727360d26b83c39fe3cfaa46511bd63" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/education/three-mindset-shifts-to-build-digital-and-ai-empowered-education</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>A podcast produced by Lucía Blasco.</p>