Matific Wins Global EdTech Prize: A Milestone for Digital Math Education
Founded this year by T4 Education with the support of Owl Ventures and Digital Promise, the Global EdTech Prize recognises trailblazing tools grappling with the most crucial challenges in education
Matific has won the inaugural Global EdTech Prize in the Majors category. The announcement was made at the World Schools Summit at Yasmina British Academy, Abu Dhabi, UAE, on November 16. Founded this year by T4 Education, with the support of Owl Ventures, the Global EdTech Prize recognises those trailblazing solutions that are driving change and grappling with the most crucial challenges in today’s classrooms.
The Global EdTech Prize is awarded annually in three categories: Non-Profits, Start-Ups, and Majors. The Top 10 finalists for each of the three categories were invited to the World Schools Summit – hosted by T4 Education, Aldar Education and the Emirates Foundation and supported by CIFF, Google, Microsoft, and HP – where they showcased their work before an Expert Panel comprising leading figures in the technology and education sectors including investors and policymakers from around the world.
The Expert Panel then narrowed down the Final 3 per category who went on to present their products and tools before educators at the World Schools Summit. Educators voted by secret ballot to determine the winner of each category, with the winners announced live on stage at the culmination of the summit.
Vikas Pota, Founder of T4 Education and the Global EdTech Prize, said:
“Congratulations to Matific Maths Game from Matific in Australia on winning the inaugural Global EdTech Prize. Your work is a crucial contribution to the cause of improving education, and everything that can achieve for all of humanity. “We established the Global EdTech Prize to help scale the innovations that are making a real difference to the most intractable educational challenges, from enhancing literacy development to building lifelong skills, supporting social mobility, and closing learning gaps. And we ensured it is judged by educators themselves, because they know what works best in their classrooms. “I hope this award will now allow you to spread your impact across the world.”
Amit A. Patel, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Owl Ventures, said:
“My warmest congratulations to Matific on winning the first-ever Global EdTech Prize. By harnessing technology in the service of education, your work deserves recognition worldwide. I hope that through this prestigious award, policymakers, educators, and changemakers alike see the impact of your innovation and help scale the transformation we need.”
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