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NetDragon Websoft are interested in meeting companies specialising in:

• On-line education companies.
• Technology companies
• UK schools 

Netdragon recently acquired Promethean securing 671 jobs in Promethean.  There are plans to invest more R&D resources to expand the business worldwide. Promethean will become an important part of HuaYu Education Eco-system to further expand its overseas business.
Promethean World plc is located in north west England. The total investment value is £84.8 million.

Company profile:

• NetDragon Websoft Inc. (HKSE: 0777) is a leading innovator and creative force in China's mobile Internet industry
• In recent years, NetDragon has become a major player in China’s online and mobile education industry as it works to leverage its mobile Internet technologies and operational know-how to develop a game-changing education ecosystem
• NetDragon is interested in purchasing on-line education content for the Chinese market

POSITIVO INFORMÁTICA SA are interested in meeting companies specialising in:

• Educational apps
• Digital content
• Educational tools 

Company Profile:

• Brazil: 190k schools, 50 million of students
• Partnership with educational content and tools providers
• Partnership with classroom solutions providers

Prestariang Systems Sdn Bhd are interested in meeting companies specialising in:

• STEM & TVET Content
• Learning Platforms
• Skills and Certification Program provider
• Teacher’s CPD 

Prestariang Systems have an ongoing STEM improvement programme.

Business areas:

• Training – Skill development, CPD
• Certification
• Graduate employability

"We enhance human potential through life-long learning and develop local talents for global market"

Plans are ongoing to equip schools and educational institutions with ICT equipment.

The Centre for the Supply and Maintenance of Teaching Equipment (CAMEMD) is in charge of the acquisition of IT equipment on behalf of the Ministry of National Education. In the last years CAMEMD equipped 2251 middle and primary schools with computers; the project was worth £25 million in contracts.

While setting up and developing equipment is one of the main pillars to integrating ICT into education in Algeria, training is another major component. Partnerships are gradually being formed to introduce both students and teachers to using ICT.

In the face of continued globalisation and rising competition, keeping up with technological change has become essential. Traditionally, ICT usage in Algeria has lagged behind, which has begun to create problems in terms of graduate employability. To ensure people acquire the necessary IT skills to compete in a modern economy, Algeria is increasing the use of ICT in education.

UKTI Bangladesh are looking to meet UK companies including:
• Technical and Vocational Education training providers
• Software, Education technology
• Education Consultant

Bangladesh has opportunities in:
• ICT and skill development is one of the priority sectors of the Bangladesh. The government’s new science and technology policy suggested access to quality educational material in all level of education.  There are numbers of aid funded and Government projects to develop the education and ICT sector which UK companies might consider to explore. UKTI Staff will be able to help UK companies to find these projects.

• Bangladesh has a large educational system consisting of some 150,000 institutions, 34 million students and over 900,000 teachers. There are about 20 million students in primary education and 11 million at the secondary level. At university level, there are 31 public and 54 private universities. ICT has been identified as a key enabler to address the quality component of the education equation. Attractive e-learning environments in schools, and distance learning through TV, radio, mobile phones and internet will increase retention. The government has made ICT education compulsory at secondary level and has planned to make it compulsory at primary level by 2021. Teacher training will be increasingly decentralized through the use of ICTs already in place at the Upazilla Resource Centres for primary and model schools.

• Access to Information (a2i) Programme is an UNDP and USAID supported project (programme) having its office at the Prime Ministers’ Office. The overall objective of the project is to provide support in building a digital nation through delivering services at the citizen’s doorsteps.  Some of the significant initiatives of a2i project are National portal Framework, Capacity Development, and Multimedia Classroom. Through this projects Government is trying to promote learning/Education through ICT in all the rural areas of Bangladesh. There are opportunities for UK companies in the different initiatives of this project. www.a2ipmo.gov.bd

UKTI Brazil are looking to meet UK companies including:

• Companies with educational software / distance learning content or tools for English Language Training and STEM subjects

• Teacher training content – technology and content

• Educational equipment for vocational  / primary secondary education

Brazil has opportunities in:

• Distance learning – software, online platforms, content, videos.  Interactive technology

• School solutions – management & services 

• ELT / STEM content

UKTI China are looking to meet UK companies including:

• Education contents providers such as: qualifications, online curriculum, training solutions, etc. 
• Professional services such as Assessment services, classroom services, etc. New technology which can be efficiently applied in the classroom.

China is the world’s largest education market, with more than 400 million students.
It was estimated that on-line education market increased from 14.3 billion RMB in 2004 to 72.3 billion in 2012, with 22.5% annual average compound growth rate. In 2015, the market will roar to 174.5 billion RMB.  
China is pacing towards a more information and technology based economy. It promises to provide broadband connectivity to all K-12 classrooms by 2020.

The most promising opportunities lie in the China’s tightly regulated public education system, for example in rising demand for home schooling, after-school tutoring, vocational training and preschool education. Therefore, it is preferably to work with a local Chinese partner who’s already penetrated the system and good track record of development. There are also considerable opportunities in the publishing and provision of e-books, digital note-taking and other cloud-based services, as well as education software development for electronic hardware.

Attendee Profile:
Danny Pan is Head of Education Technology and Higher Education Reform in UKTI Beijing since October 2015. Prior to UKTI, Danny has 10 years working experiences in both British and Chinese Higher Education Sectors including King’s College London, Queen Mary University of London and Wuhan Polytechnic University etc. Danny is conducting a market scoping research for the education technology industry in China. The purpose is to provide more business opportunities to British Ed Tech suppliers. Look forward to sharing more information with everyone. 

UKTI Cyprus are looking to meet UK companies including:

• Suppliers of all educational  ICT

• Suppliers of SEN products and services

• Suppliers of new Innovative products

UKTI Egypt looking to meet UK companies providing:

• School technology equiptment

• Educational equipment and materials

• Learning materials

Education in Egypt has been referred to as number 1 priority by the Egyptian Government and 11.9% of government spending is on education with a forecast of 10% increase.  The Egyptian Education Initiative (EEI) launched to support education reform through the use of communication and information technology tools

The Egyptian government has a plan to increase the number of schools as well as develop the equipment, tools and technology in current schools

Modern educational ICT technology and equipment is needed as the education reform is highly required in all levels and across all sectors

Dessalegn Yigzaw from UKTI Ethiopia is interested in meeting:

• Curriculum Developers
• Education Institutions with reputation in teachers training and English language
• Book printing companies, consultancy companies

Opportunities in Ethiopia

Education Sector Development Programme (ESDP) – a multi donor programme, supports education improvement in Ethiopia with an outlay of USD 850m in the following areas: 

• New curriculum development
• English language improvement for both teachers and students 
• Development of college teachers education e-learning applications 
• Development, printing, and distribution of supplementary materials and workbooks.

• The country has made enormous strides in improving access to education. There are now more than 21 million students enrolled from primary school to tertiary levels. The number of government universities has also increased from 2 in 1981 to 31 in 2014. 
• Ethiopia has also met the minimum development goals by increasing its primary school enrolment to 92% in 2015.      
• However, education quality still remains a challenge.