Cambodia: Innovation-Driven EduTech Roadmap 2030

The Royal Government of Cambodia's aspiration to bring the country into the upper-middle income and high-income groups by 2030 and 2050, respectively, also means that Cambodia will need to persistently build a knowledge-based society and generate more skilled labor to meet the demand from industries and market which are also favored by technological changes. This roadmap's vision is to build the next-generation technology-enhanced learning ecosystem focusing on improving innovation and entrepreneurship skills. Its main objective is to infuse technology rapidly in teaching and learning at home and school to support students acquiring skills and knowledge that they will need for a successful education, life, and career in the modern workplace and society. In this regard, this EduTech roadmap objective is also in line with that of the Cambodia's Science, Technology & Innovation Roadmap 2030. In particular, the EduTech roadmap aims to promote overall learning outcome, digital literacy, entrepreneurship skills, and technological readiness of the Cambodian population, starting from the very young age when children begin their formal general education. From the social, technological, economic, environmental & political (STEEP) approach and SWOT analyses which were done by desk review method and the data that the research team collected through in-depth interviews and roundtable panel discussions and the consensus among EduTech committee members and participants during the consultation and validation workshops, four pillars/areas of products/services have been identified, namely the Essentials, Management System, Courseware, and Capacity Building. Appraisal of importance of each product or service is also based on a few factors, including economic impacts, current and future market potentials, and overall national development agenda.