Digital inequality: why a new edtech strategy is needed

The lockdown has brought the disparity into sharp relief; it’s now clear from numerous reports and surveys that teachers and schools were ill-prepared for a shift to digital education, and it’s the least-advantaged young people who have missed out most.

The reports have also highlighted that a new way forward is needed, not just to cope with local lockdowns, but also to gear-up our public education system for the future that has already arrived.