16-05-2025
The Digital School Leads UAE Push for Digital Education at eLearning Africa 2025
The Digital School, an initiative under Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, took centre stage at the 18th eLearning Africa Conference in Tanzania, spotlighting the UAE's growing role in shaping digital education across the continent.
As a key partner of the continent's largest digital learning forum, the Digital School led a high-level UAE delegation and signed a landmark agreement with Tanzania's Ministry of Education. The Memorandum of Understanding aims to boost cooperation in digital education and empower African youth through accessible, tech-enabled learning.
Held in Dar es Salaam, the 2025 edition of eLearning Africa gathered over 1,500 participants from 80 countries, including ministers, policymakers, and global education leaders. The UAE's involvement was part of the 'Ataya' initiative's broader strategy to fund e-learning projects in Africa in collaboration with the Digital School.
The conference also saw the launch of the Digital School's first regional office in Tanzania to support the SkillED Academies Project. Delivered in partnership with IIT Madras in Zanzibar and the Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT), the initiative focuses on work-ready digital skills aligned with national priorities.
Dr. Waleed Al Ali, Secretary-General of the Digital School, highlighted the initiative's growing recognition as a model for scalable, inclusive digital learning. 'Digital learning is no longer a luxury—it's a necessity and a bridge to dignity,'
he said during the ministerial session.
The Digital School hosted key workshops and held over a dozen bilateral meetings with African governments and international organisations, reflecting a strong and growing demand for its model of accessible digital education across the continent.
News Source: Emirates News Agency
