RESPECT UNVEILED TO TRANSFORM LEARNING IN AFRICA

Africa has taken a bold leap toward achieving its education transformation goals with the official launch of RESPECT, a new Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Education. The platform was unveiled during the STEMtastic Adventures! Africa 2025 Symposium at the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) in Karen, Nairobi. Developed by the Spix Foundation, RESPECT is designed to make it easier for African Ministries of Education and EdTech stakeholders to align with AUDA-NEPAD’s Africa EdTech 2030 Vision and Plan, which calls for every African student to have access to high-quality, interactive digital courseware developed in Africa by Africans. Speaking at the launch, John Kimotho, EdTech Consultant, Spix Foundation, and Head of RESPECT Africa Office, said the platform solves long-standing structural problems in EdTech development. The EdTech expert emphasised the importance of RESPECT’s app integration, noting, “Much of EdTech is pilot-driven and disconnected from education systems, leaving developers without clear growth pathways and teachers with tools that don’t last. RESPECT makes it easy for policymakers, educators, and developers to build solutions that align with real classroom needs and can grow and last.”