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Is the Edtech Sector going to be regulated??

Digitalization is on its peak and the development in EdTech has provided teachers and assessors with far greater access to data on individual achievements and progress. Online platforms, new learning formats and mobile applications have vastly improved access to education. It is enhancing the learning process as well. The online and cloud technologies in EdTech standards also bring exciting standardization possibilities for content. However, experts feel that the lack of a regulatory framework in India along the lines of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe could impinge on the privacy of students who now use educational technology (EdTech) apps for learning. Since the onset of the pandemic, online education has replaced conventional classroom instruction. This has spawned several EdTech apps which have become popular. Schools and colleges have been able to move their content delivery, engagement and evaluation from offline to online and ensure minimal academic disruption. This exercise has forced teachers to become facilitators in learning rather than being content providers. The EdTech apps have the advantage of being able to customize learning to every student in the system. Among the edtech sub-sectors, K-12 education startups with $4.3 Bn in total market size will have the single highest market share — 41% of the total edtech market in India. Taking into account that the pandemic has brought plenty of momentum for edtech adoption in India, the market size of edtech in India is estimated to grow 3.7x in the next five years, from $2.8 Bn (2020) to $10.4 Bn (2025).

The concern is, many education technology companies prey on underprivileged parents by force-selling courses, with this the privacy of students who use EdTech apps for learning is at risk. As there are no regulatory frameworks being defined, the firms are using the resources as.