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Emergence of EdTech Products in South Asia: A Comparative Analysis
Ankit Dhamija (Amity University, Gurugram, India), Richa Sharma (Amity University, Gurugram, India), and Deepika Dhamija (Amity University, Gurugram, India)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1400-9.ch014
Abstract
The chapter presents a comparative analysis of the emergence of EdTech companies in South Asia and discovers the motivating factors behind it. It has a global perspective regarding scope of EdTech and then a specific perspective according to South Asian countries. As all the countries in this region fall under developing nations, it is interesting to see how these countries are embracing the education technology, what is the scope of expansion in EdTech sector, what are the encouraging and limiting factors that are promoting or restricting the growth of EdTech in this region. An exploratory and qualitative approach is opted to collect and analyze data related to EdTech growth in South Asia. The findings suggest that, barring India, no other South Asian country has a stable EdTech market. The availability of high-speed internet connectivity, younger population, affordability are the factors that work in favor of India whereas poor digital infrastructure, credibility issues, affordability, and poor student engagement are the reasons for slow EdTech penetration in rest of the countries.