Growing demand fueled by demographics

The CyberSmart Digital Learning Platform delivers up-to-date learning and teaching resources to the vast majority of schools that have no electricity in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing regions. A game-changing solution, we offer the world’s most advanced learning technologies and quality teaching resources based on our lessons learned in Senegal over 12 years. “Innovation like never before is the only way to provide the massively scalable learning Africa needs” notes Jim Teicher, Director CyberSmart.

SmartSenegal.com – An AI Social Network

Social network growth is core to growing the CyberSmart Digital Learning Platform. Using artificial intelligence (AI) technology – SmartSenegal is specially designed to help teachers directly. To do what they are already doing — only faster and easier. Teachers are already heavy users of social networks to meet their professional needs; but existing networks are not uniquely designed for them. We are adding features that teachers have told us will make their jobs and their lives easier.

Teachers are already heavy users of Facebook and WhatsApp users and SmartSenegal.com provides them with an even better platform designed specifically with features to meet educator needs.  An easily searchable content library providing content that would otherwise be unavailable, coaching groups, and education-focused e-commerce — all to make it easier for teachers.

 Tackling existing technology failures

Most Sub-Saharan Africa primary schools lack electricity. In the handful of schools where conventional computer labs and lap-top programs are used, too few devices serve large numbers of students. Continual power outages prohibit reliable use. Ongoing and costly maintenance issues impede timely repairs. The result? The existing technology sits unused.

Sustainable, scalable innovation. Grass-roots developed

Our strategy is based on insights from long term grassroots collaboration with teachers across rural Senegal. We learned that it’s simply impossible to adapt existing commercially available technologies. The reality is that these existing technologies were not designed for use in developing countries. That’s why we created the CyberSmart Digital Learning Platform, eliminating costly structural requirements.

A proven game-changer

The CyberSmart Digital Learning Platform effectively delivers previously unavailable instructional materials to directly support classroom learning. Teachers gain precious classroom instructional time because they no longer have to copy lessons onto the blackboard, and they have access to the latest content.

CyberSmart Africa is a for-profit social enterprise welcoming partners as funders, customers and strategic allies. We welcome inquiries from

• Governments of developing nations.
• The Telecom industry looking for new, sustainable ways to extend connectivity to underserved schools.
• Providers of foreign aid for education.
• Corporations and investors acting on their social responsibility commitment.