{"id":7666,"date":"2018-08-21T07:27:29","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T11:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/?p=7666"},"modified":"2018-08-20T09:45:21","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T13:45:21","slug":"netdragon-partners-with-nigerian-government-to-build-elearning-platforms-and-smart-classrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/netdragon-partners-with-nigerian-government-to-build-elearning-platforms-and-smart-classrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"NetDragon Partners with Nigerian Government to Build eLearning Platforms and Smart Classrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">NetDragon, the Chinese online gaming and learning company, made big announcements last week. After a successful visit to Nigeria, they laid plans to help create online infrastructure to support eLearning in the country. In addition, they agreed to collaborate on the<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>upcoming African Digital Education Initiative along with the N-Power Junior Smart Classroom Project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Senior NetDragon management with Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Minister of State for Education Anthony Onwuka, and Minister of Communications Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, among others. They agreed to help in the construction of \u2018Three Platforms and One Centre.\u2019 A separate online platform will be dedicated specifically to national education resources and public service, the Nigerian teaching community, and the talent training sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>Developing Online Learning in Nigeria<\/h1>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Nigerian officials had previously visited the NetDragon campus in Fuzhou, China to get a first hand look at the educational hardware and software they\u2019ve been developing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;There are imbalances in educational resources around the world, not only in hardware investments, but also in allocation of\u00a0&#8216;soft&#8217;\u00a0resources,\u201d said Dejian Liu, founder and chairman of the company. \u201cNetDragon, together with the Nigerian government, released the\u00a0&#8216;African\u00a0Digital Education\u00a0Initiative&#8217;, hoping that the wisdom of Chinese Internet companies can help African students, and enable children from more regions to experience the fun of learning from advanced technologies.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7668\" style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7668\" src=\"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/12599037713_1b2435277f_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/12599037713_1b2435277f_z.jpg 425w, https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/12599037713_1b2435277f_z-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark Fischer, Flickr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The N-Power Junior Smart Classroom Project seeks to expand access to technology in the elementary and junior high school classrooms of Nigeria. This will include introducing learners to technical skills such as graphic design with digital tools, basic engineering applications, and programming. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">To kick things off, NetDragon donated a \u2018smart\u2019 classroom to the schools in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. Company products included the Promethean interactive panel, VR Mysticraft, access to Edmodo, and the 101 Student Pad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This smart classroom is hopefully the first of many. NetDragon plans to help classrooms in over 100 districts around Nigeria gain access to these edtech tools and gadgets. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;Through this\u00a0China-Africa\u00a0government-enterprise cooperation, NetDragon hopes to promote United Nations&#8217; vision under its Sustainable Development Goals\u00a0to\u00a0&#8216;ensure\u00a0inclusiveness and fairness in quality education and provide opportunities for lifelong learning for\u00a0everyone,\u2019\u201d said CEO Xiong Li. \u201cSuch vision perfectly echoes with NetDragon&#8217;s intention of expanding its education business on a global scale.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">NetDragon is also in negotiation with officials from Kenya and hopes to strike similar partnerships throughout the continent.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>NetDragon and Edtech<\/h1>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">While NetDragon specializes in massive multiplayer online video games, the company has been moving into education and edtech for several years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">In 2010, they established ELernity an online learning resource center. They have also acquired education device company Promethean World, textbook publisher JumpStart, and, most recently, the classroom-focused social media platform <a href=\"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/netdragon-got-quite-a-deal-on-edmondo-christopher-nyren-saw-it-coming\/\"><span class=\"s2\">Edmodo<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Nigeria and other countries around the continent have a burgeoning edtech sector. Cities like Lagos, Nairobi, and Cape Town have emerged as promising tech hubs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">But startups also face significant barriers in many countries. Nigeria is known for being a having a complicated bureaucracy.\u00a0\u201cNigeria is one of the most bureaucratic and regulatory-heavy countries in the entire world,\u201d said Sam Bhattaccaryya, CEO of dot Learn, in a previous interview. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to get anything done. There\u2019s all these laws and regulations, and that shows up in very business-unfriendly ways.\u201d NetDragon is decidedly not a startup, and their size gives them a decided advantage in the edtech ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Cover Image: National Mosque in Abuja, Wikimedia Commons.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NetDragon, the Chinese online gaming and learning company, made big announcements last week. After a successful visit to Nigeria, they announced plans to help create online infrastructure to support eLearning in the country. 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