From a real problem to a solution that arrives, works and is maintainable.
Most education ICT investments fail because technology was poorly specified and procured. Devices not designed for school use or are poorly managed and maintained. Networks are not managed and underperform under real classroom load. Specifications are often copies of vendors product catalogs. Total cost of ownership is discovered only after deployment, often when the budget is not longer available.
We design holistic managed ICT solutions for schools — devices, network, identity, device management, maintenance, support and lifecycle — sized to the country, the school and the budget. We write professional, vendor-neutral Terms of Reference and Request for Proposal documents that translate solution design into fair, competitive procurement, and we help clients define evaluation criteria that protect public money.
Investments that perform as promised, are maintainable in country, and deliver the return the budget was supposed to buy. Procurements that withstand scrutiny.
Within the PAAF Girls Learning and Empowerment Project, wrote Terms of Reference for PIU Technology Specialists, refined the managed ICT solution for schools, prepared technology tenders and conducted an evaluation of teachers' digital skills using the PIX platform.
Within the PEREQT project, designed the Ministry network and EMIS upgrade specification, defined the managed ICT solution for schools, and conducted evaluation of digital skills programs using the Digcomp-aligned SELFIE for Teachers assessment.
Providing technical assistance for the definition of Cartable Numérique, the country's education digitization programme: infrastructure, capacity building, management systems and digital learning content.