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8/27/25, 9:50 AM UAE’s AI-powered school curriculum: A blueprint for Africa’s education transformation - The Business & Financial Times

Solve infrastructure as policy, not pilot

The UAE ensures that AI-in-education is backed by reliable infrastructure power, connectivity,

and devices implemented at national scale. Africa can draw lessons by treating school electrification,
broadband, and device availability as policy priorities, not experimental projects.

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Governments should use universal service funds, PPPs, and regional initiatives to connect clusters of

schools systematically. Infrastructure investment must be sequenced with curriculum reform,

ensuring AI-enabled learning doesn’t remain a privilege of urban schools but reaches rural and
marginalized communities.

What Africa Can Learn

Africa, with its rapidly growing youth population and increasing tech adoption, is uniquely positioned

to adapt and benefit from a similar model. Here’s how the UAE’s approach can inspire Africa’s
education revolution:

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