Tech summit to address educational challenges caused by Syria crisis

AMMAN — The No Lost Generation (NLG) EdTech summit on March 1 and 2 is attracting participants from the public, private and development sectors to showcase and inspire technology-based solutions to address the education and skills challenges caused by the crisis in Syria, according to a statement released by World Vision on Monday.

The summit is outcome-focused and is offering grants of $50,000 to selected ideas that can be developed and proposed at the event, the statement said. The event, to be held at Ras Al Ain Hangar, is organised as part of the NLG initiative by World Vision, in collaboration with Microsoft and NetHope.