By Chinenye Anuforo
In recognition of its transformational impacts, including upskilling teachers and improving learning outcomes among pupils through the deployment of technology, the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board’s EKOEXCEL will, on Friday, July 22, 2022, receive “the Most Innovative Digital Learning Platform of the Year” award at the 18th Titans of Tech Awards.
The Titans of Tech Awards celebrates trailblazing innovators, individuals, organizations, governments and individuals who use ICT to improve lives in society. It also recognizes excellence and steadfast commitment to deploying ICT for positive interventions in Nigeria.
The organizers stated that EKOEXCEL would be recognized for its “efforts and excellent service in digitizing education for national development.”
The jury, comprising top technology editors, found that EKOEXCEL is preparing pupils for the 21st century through appropriate edutech platforms.
The jury noted: “In furtherance of efforts to build a truly digital economy and maintain its position as a leading market in Africa, is persistent in making critical investments in basic education required to produce the quality workforce needed for the future.
“The EKOEXCEL initiative is at the heart of the fresh project to introduce new training models to support and empower teachers, who are at the heart of every successful learning experience. The initiative, a government-designed, funded and led programme introduced in all public primary schools in Lagos State, is already, through curriculum development, changing the learning outcomes in schools across the state. With EKOEXCEL, Lagos is poised for the digital future.”
The 2022 awards event, holding at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, has “Leveraging Right Policies and Technologies in Taming Insecurity and Cyber-Threats” as its theme. The pan-African Digital Initiative Summit & Expo will precede it.
Since its launch in 2019 by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, EKOEXCEL has continued to record gains among teachers and pupils, leading to improved learning outcomes for pupils and more professional teachers.