Zimbabwe - Resilient Learning and Digital Skills : Completion Note

Overview & Synopsis

Zimbabwe is pursuing digital transformation as part of its broader development agenda, with growing attention to digital skills, ICT integration, and education system modernization. In this context, the World Bank supported a set of complementary deliverables under the Zimbabwe Education Technology Dialogue project to strengthen the strategic, analytical, and operational foundations for resilient learning and digital skills development in the country. The first deliverable is Zimbabwe’s ICT in Education Strategy in Primary and Secondary Education 2025-2030, developed by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, which provides the strategic school-sector framework for ICT integration. The second, Mapping Digital Skills in Zimbabwe, examined how existing digital skills programs respond to labor market needs, with attention to formal higher education institutions, non-state providers, and stakeholder perspectives. The third, the Logical and Technical Architecture Plan - EVOKE Climate Action Pilot Zimbabwe, defined a blockchain-enabled results-based financing (RBF) architecture for piloting AI skills training for youth. Together, these deliverables provide strategic guidance, ecosystem analysis, and an implementation model to support Zimbabwe’s resilient learning and digital skills agenda. This note summarizes the key findings, lessons learned, and recommendations emerging from these three deliverables.