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Announcements, events and updates as we work alongside ministries and schools across Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.

Students learning on tablets and laptops in a rural classroom, with no visible network infrastructure — offline-first learning in practice.
Perspective·16 July 2026

"Offline-First" Is a Policy Choice, Not a Technical One

When a system is designed to work without the cloud, it isn't lowering its ambitions — it's deciding who gets to be included. Here's why offline capability belongs in the ministry conversation, not just the engineering one.

Conceptual illustration: a cracked stack of dollar bills resting on textbooks next to a classroom laptop — the cost of edtech without learning gains.
Perspective·12 June 2026

The $30 Billion Rethink: Why the World Needs a Different Model of EdTech — and What NDX Is Building

A widely shared analysis by World Bank education specialist Cristóbal Cobo warns that decades of edtech spending have turned students into consumers without lifting learning outcomes. We agree with the diagnosis — and it is exactly the problem NDX was built to solve.

A compact AI workstation on a developer's desk — local inference moving beyond hyperscale data centres.
Perspective·6 June 2026

Edge AI, Small Language Models and the End of Hyperscale Dependence

Why the future of artificial intelligence may fit in the palm of your hand — and what recent announcements from Microsoft, NVIDIA and Google mean for emerging countries.

Jon McDermott presenting the Sovereign AI session at eLearning Africa 2026.
Event·5 June 2026

Sovereign AI and the Future of Education: Key Themes from eLearning Africa 2026

Ministers, policymakers and education leaders convened in Accra to debate not whether AI will reshape education — but how countries can govern, sustain and scale it on their own terms.

NDX with the Cameroon delegation at the Commonwealth Trade & Investment Summit 2026, Mansion House, London.
Event·25 April 2026

Commonwealth Trade & Investment Summit 2026: Turning Dialogue into Action

At Mansion House in London, NDX joined heads of state, ministers and business leaders to move the conversation on digital education from ambition to signed commitments.

Pr. Nalova Lyonga, Minister of Secondary Education, addressing the Commonwealth delegation at MINESEC in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Field Notes·16 October 2025

Empowering Classrooms in Cameroon: A New Era of Digital Learning

A national pilot with MINESEC is turning Cameroon's secondary classrooms into intelligent learning spaces — combining classroom hardware, digital content and hands-on teacher training to reach more than 152,000 students.

Jon McDermott, Director NDX, with H.E. Professor Nalova Lyonga, Minister of Secondary Education, and the MINESEC delegation at the handover in Yaoundé.
Partnerships·25 August 2025

MINESEC and NDX Partner to Advance Digital Education in Cameroon

Cameroon's Ministry of Secondary Education and NDX have signed a landmark agreement to digitally transform 250 schools under the World Bank-supported PADESCE programme.

Professor Mariatou Koné, Minister of National Education and Literacy, welcoming the Commonwealth delegation in Abidjan.
Partnerships·27 February 2025

Strengthening the Digitalisation of Education: Commonwealth Praises Côte d'Ivoire's Model and Minister Mariatou Koné's Leadership

In Abidjan, Minister Mariatou Koné welcomed a Commonwealth delegation to deepen partnership on digital education — positioning Côte d'Ivoire as a regional reference model for modernising learning across Africa.

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