EdTech in Indonesia : Ready for Take-off?

This EdTech landscape survey provides an overview of the Indonesian startup ecosystem in EdTech, drawing upon three main sources of information: publicly available data, information collected via an online-questionnaire sent to 60 EdTech players—re...

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Main Authors: Bhardwaj, Riaz, Yarrow, Noah, Cali, Massimiliano
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/535881589465343528/EdTech-in-Indonesia-Ready-for-Take-off
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spelling okr-10986-337622021-05-25T09:37:57Z EdTech in Indonesia : Ready for Take-off? Bhardwaj, Riaz Yarrow, Noah Cali, Massimiliano INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SECONDARY EDUCATION EDUCATION EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE CONNECTIVITY PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS This EdTech landscape survey provides an overview of the Indonesian startup ecosystem in EdTech, drawing upon three main sources of information: publicly available data, information collected via an online-questionnaire sent to 60 EdTech players—representing the vast majority of the main players—and 18 structured, in-depth face-to-face interviews from December 2018 through February 2019, as well as a group consultation with preliminary findings and recommendations. The findings reveal that the Indonesian EdTech sector is starting to catch up with the global frontier, and with growth of similar platforms, such as Harukaedu (a platform offering online university degrees), Ruangguru (an interactive e-learning platform for K-12 students in Indonesia) and Cakap by Squline (a tutoring platform for language learning), but overall the sector is still in its infancy. This early stage of development applies to evidence as well; there is almost no rigorous information available about the quality or effectiveness of the products and services offered in the Indonesian EdTech market, something that is true of many EdTech markets globally. Indonesian EdTech products generally aim at helping students with learning and upskilling, helping educators with student management, communication and teaching, and helping educational institutions with administration. For example, companies such as Ruangguru, Zenius and Quipper provide self-directed e-learning content, interactive learning platforms, and study tools that help students to expedite the learning process, along with interactive online services that help students with theirassignments and test preparation. Companies such as Arsa Kids, Digikids and Educa Studio develop gamebased and blended learning experiences, including interactive storybooks and educational mobile apps, to help improve early childhood educators' effectiveness. 2020-05-18T14:32:53Z 2020-05-18T14:32:53Z 2020-05-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/535881589465343528/EdTech-in-Indonesia-Ready-for-Take-off http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33762 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study East Asia and Pacific Indonesia
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topic INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
SECONDARY EDUCATION
EDUCATION
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
CONNECTIVITY
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
spellingShingle INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
SECONDARY EDUCATION
EDUCATION
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
CONNECTIVITY
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Bhardwaj, Riaz
Yarrow, Noah
Cali, Massimiliano
EdTech in Indonesia : Ready for Take-off?
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Indonesia
description This EdTech landscape survey provides an overview of the Indonesian startup ecosystem in EdTech, drawing upon three main sources of information: publicly available data, information collected via an online-questionnaire sent to 60 EdTech players—representing the vast majority of the main players—and 18 structured, in-depth face-to-face interviews from December 2018 through February 2019, as well as a group consultation with preliminary findings and recommendations. The findings reveal that the Indonesian EdTech sector is starting to catch up with the global frontier, and with growth of similar platforms, such as Harukaedu (a platform offering online university degrees), Ruangguru (an interactive e-learning platform for K-12 students in Indonesia) and Cakap by Squline (a tutoring platform for language learning), but overall the sector is still in its infancy. This early stage of development applies to evidence as well; there is almost no rigorous information available about the quality or effectiveness of the products and services offered in the Indonesian EdTech market, something that is true of many EdTech markets globally. Indonesian EdTech products generally aim at helping students with learning and upskilling, helping educators with student management, communication and teaching, and helping educational institutions with administration. For example, companies such as Ruangguru, Zenius and Quipper provide self-directed e-learning content, interactive learning platforms, and study tools that help students to expedite the learning process, along with interactive online services that help students with theirassignments and test preparation. Companies such as Arsa Kids, Digikids and Educa Studio develop gamebased and blended learning experiences, including interactive storybooks and educational mobile apps, to help improve early childhood educators' effectiveness.
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Yarrow, Noah
Cali, Massimiliano
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Yarrow, Noah
Cali, Massimiliano
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title EdTech in Indonesia : Ready for Take-off?
title_short EdTech in Indonesia : Ready for Take-off?
title_full EdTech in Indonesia : Ready for Take-off?
title_fullStr EdTech in Indonesia : Ready for Take-off?
title_full_unstemmed EdTech in Indonesia : Ready for Take-off?
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