Olufemi Adediran Foremost school management solution provider, EduTams has announced a N25 million grant to tech startups interested in building new innovative solutions in the education sector.
The founder and CEO of EduTams, Ademola Adenubi, made the announcement on Thursday while speaking with journalists during the official opening of EduTams iHub in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state.
According to Adenubi, EduTams iHub is an innovation centre that connects young people to create and develop ideas towards providing technological-based solutions to the challenges in the Nigerian education system.
Adenubi explained that the grant would help in creating more innovative solutions to drive the digital transformation in education.
Adenubi lamented Nigeria still ranks below in the league of countries that have digitalised their education system with just 10 percent of Nigerian public and private schools using technology to drive education services and delivery.
He therefore stressed the need for Nigeria to fully digitalise its education system.
“What we are trying to do is that we know there is a need for more innovative solutions to drive the digital transformation in education and part of our core value is to collaborate with other founders and startups to deliver all-round value to the education system.
“So we are looking for innovations, new startups to work with and we are saying yes we would provide that grant facility, make it available to any new ideas that work in line with our vision. So that fund will allow those founders to build innovative solutions that we can work with”, Adenubi said.
He explained that aside from the grant, the EduTams iHub incubation centre would be made available to at least five startups to enable them to work efficiently and comfortably.
“We would be working with the Ogun Tech Community (OTC) in identifying and selecting new startup founders we are looking at not less than five and I think the appropriate structure for the selection process and the appropriate framework to identify and select will also happen.
“We would be providing our facilities, the EduTams iHub, the incubation centre for this startups to be able to complete the development of their solution.
Reeling out its impact in the Ogun education sector, Adenubi stated that over 1.5 million students have been assigned unique Learner Identification Numbers to monitor their profiles, more than 2,000 teachers have created online lesson notes, over 2 million students have online access to their results, and both public and private school systems offer simple methods for inter-school transfer and placement.
In his remark, President of Ogun Tech Community, Durosinmi Adekunle lauded the innovation and assured Edutams of its full support.
“By providing a conducive space for collaboration, learning, and innovation, you are contributing significantly to the growth and prosperity of our local tech community. We are behind you and will continue to give you our support.”
