The Edutech Cluster was created in 2013 to promote innovation in educational technology in Spain. It represents over 600 companies in Catalonia working in areas like educational software, online platforms, and IT infrastructure for schools. The Cluster aims to encourage partnerships between edtech companies, facilitate dialogue with public administrators, and disseminate the importance of technology in education. It organizes conferences and supports edtech startups through programs with accelerators. The Cluster also works to define a national framework for educational digital transformation based on tools and resources to improve learning outcomes.

1. vTHE HUB OF
EDUCATIONAL
INNOVATION

2. Edutech Cluster is created in 2013 as an association of Educational ICT
and edtech companies that create technology-based products or offer
services to enhance the learning process at non-university stages
Encourage competitiveness
and business opportunities for
companies in the ICT Education
sector
Promote demand scenarios of
quality technological products
and services
Encourage partnerships
between companies to create
new products and services
Provide a more cohesive
visibility of the sector in front
of demand
Facilitate dialogue between
companies and Public
Administration
Disseminate the strategic
importance of ICT in the
teaching-learning process
WHO IS EDUTECH CLUSTER

3. The ecosystem formed by the school, students, teachers and families will benefit
from the introduction of ICT and a map of opportunities and relationships will be
created by companies that will focus in this sector.
Infrastructure
Connectivity
Student
hardware
Class hardware
Software
VLE
Collaborative
work platforms
Management
platforms
Teaching
resources
Maintenance
Integrated
applications
THE ICT IN EDUCATION ECOSYSTEM

4. Contents and learning
resources
Educational Software
Developers
Management
Platforms
Knowledgegenerators
CreativeIndustries
Final Users
• Schools
• Universities
• Tertiary
training
centers
• Professors
• Students
• Families
• Families
Associations
THE EDUTECH SECTOR: VALUE CHAIN
Computer manufacturers, peripheral equipment, computer products, integration
of computers, devices and equipment, providers IT services (connectivity, Wi-Fi,
access, security, cloud, etc.), interactive whiteboards
Infrastructure &
Equipment
Consulting & Research Strategy (center, educational, digital transformation), quality, communication,
educational marketing, academic orientation, teaching training
• Curricular content
• Courses, modules, teaching
units
• Resource banks
• Audit and design tools
• Multimedia, AR, VR, 3D
• STEAM Resources
• Educational apps (content
apps and app learning
tracking apps).
• MOOCs
• Learning management
Systems (LMS)
• Planning and organization
tools
• Collaborative platforms
and tools
• Evaluation / self-
evaluation tools (portfolio)
• Evidence of learning
• Academic and
administrative
management
• Economic and financial
management
• HR management
• Communication with
families
• Management of
extracurricular activities

5. THE EDUTECH SECTOR: CATALONIA
616 companies
Total turnover linked to the
Edutech sector in Catalonia
2,306 million €
The Edutech sector
represents 1.03% of
Catalan GDP
Distribution according to value
chain segment:
 Content and resources for
learning (15.5%)
 Educational software developers
(7.3%)
 Management platforms (5.6%)
 Infrastructure and equipment
(45.3%)
 Consulting and research (26.4%)

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Edutech is present in 100% of the educational centers of Spain through
the entities, organizations and companies of different sectors that belong
to the cluster.
INDUSTRY & OTHER AGENTS ASSOCIATED
TECHNOLOGICAL PLATFORMS &
MANAGEMENT
TOOLS
CONSULTING &
RESEARCH
EDUCATIONAL
RESSOURCES
UNIVERSITIES &
EDUCATIONAL
CENTERS

7. TECHNOLOGICAL

8. PLATAFORMS & MANAGEMENT TOOLS

9. CONSULTING & RESEARCH

10. EDUCATIONAL RESSOURCES

11. UNIVERSITIES AND EDUCATIONAL CENTERS

12. STRATEGIC LINES
¿What do we want to achieve?
Define a framework
scenario as a pillar
of the educational
transformation joint
vision
Facilitate educational
innovation processes to
achieve a real impact in
the classroom
Create a coordinated
Working Group among
different agents of the
educational sector
Encourage alliances
between institutions to
create new products and
services
Channel the dialogue
between the educational
innovation sector and the
Public Administration
We want to promote a qualitative leap in the
transformation of education with a real and positive
impact in the learning process

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Definition of the edutech digitalization framework
 Catalog: Will present the set of new technological tools and content, beyond the digital textbook,
and incorporating a wide range of educational resources
 Technology: Based on an open and interoperable ecosystem
 Results: How to demonstrate on a scientific basis that learning technologies can improve learning
with the appropriate model
 Regulations: How we will adjust the regulations to this framework. We will incorporate the
Administration in the definition
 Implementation framework: What services must accompany this framework to guarantee the
results
Objective: Define a scenario for the education of the XXI century based on tools that help to put into practice the
principles of learning and improve the results
It will respond the
following questions:
MAIN PROJECTS (I)

14. Edutech DIGITALIZATION FRAMEWORK
1. To offer the education sector a systemic
vision in relation to digitalization and the
integration of ICT in the processes of
educational management and teaching and
learning.
2. To provide the different educational agents
with a useful and rigorous digitalization
framework that offers practical and quality
information that promotes decision making.
3. Provide a set of recommendations for lines
of action for schools, institutions and
educational managers.
4. Show the capabilities and potentials of
companies in the education sector and
how they can contribute to meet the needs
of schools and institutions
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15. Edutech DIGITALIZATION FRAMEWORK
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RESSOURCES &
TOOLS
EVALUATION
&
ORIENTATION
TEACHING &
LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
INFRASTRUCTURES
PEDAGOGICAL
PRACTICE
LEADERSHIP
ORGANIZATION
GOVERNMENT OF
PROCESSES
CULTURE OF
CHANGE
COLABORATION
AND NETWORK
CREATION
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
STUDENT
DIGITAL CITIZEN
SPACES
DEVICES
SERVICES
The Edutech Framework is based on the European
Framework of Digitally Competent Educational
Organizations (DigCompOrg):
• There is a systemic vision of T/L practices.
• Promoted from the European, national and
regional education policies.
The Edutech Framework adds more levels for each
dimension.
The Edutech Framework is aseptic regarding the
center strategy and the pedagogical method.

16. Edutech DIGITALIZATION FRAMEWORK
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Context
Challenges
Involved elements
Trends
Levels of maturity
Recommendations
CONSIDERED ASPECTS
Schools and the education community
Educational Public Administrations
AFECTED VIEWS
To transform management processes
To transform T/L practices
To develop digital training of students and
teachers
THE FULL IMPACT OF ICT
Organization
Pedagogical practice
Infrastructures
Culture of change
ALL DIMENSIONS
Systemic vision of
digitalization for educational
transformation
in non-university formal
education

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Dissemination of the existing offer to Schools
• Consolidate the relationship with the educational
sector
• Edutech Cluster model as a seal shared by all partners
in their communication
• Promote ITworldEdu as a knowledge reference for the
sector at a national level
MAIN PROJECTS (II)

18. ITworldEdu CONGRESS
• ITworldEdu is a summit on technological innovation in
education that brings together the highest
representatives of the sector for the purpose of
discovering educational solutions, share technological
developments and reflecting together in the
educational world.
• The Edutech Cluster is the organizing entity with the
active support of the Government of Catalonia.

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Edtech startups support
MAIN PROJECTS (III)
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• Connection with corporate and investors through
investment forums
• Participation and visibility in the most relevant
education events and fairs in Spain
• Pilots for products and services with the most
innovative schools
• Mentoring by Edutech members
• Specific portfolio services

20. Lab EduTech creation - 2017
EDTECH STARTUPS SUPPORT
165 Identified Startups
5 Accelerated Startups
+150 Mentoring hours
88 Ecosystem Mentors

21. Partnership with SEKLab Accelerator - 2018
EDTECH STARTUPS SUPPORT
 Collaboration agreement with SEKLab to promote the edtech sector in
Spain.
‒ Sharing the “deal flow” of projects
‒ Attraction of investors, funds and accelerators
‒ Organization of joint activities
• Meet Up edtech
• Investment forum
 I Investment Forum with Edtech Startups organized with together with
SEKLab, MADBan and CICAE
‒ 12 startups present their disruptive projects
‒ +30 investors
‒ 3 startups selected that will be integrated in Edutech Cluster and
SEKLAb program
‒ Networking and contact between startups and investors

22. Partnership with GESAwards & SEKLab – 2019
EDTECH STARTUPS SUPPORT
• Agreement to organize the first semifinal of the
Global Edtech Startup awards 2019 in Spain
during the ITworldEdu congress to look for the
most innovative startups of our entrepreneurial
ecosystem.
• +20 disruptive startups preselected
• The Global EdTech Startup Awards (GESA) is the
largest EdTech Startup competition in the world and
the main agent that promotes innovation in education
with startups that provide solutions to real problems.
• More than 2,500 startups from around the world have
presented to the GESAs, to have a voice and be
recognized in a key sector such as education. The most
promising EdTech Startups of the year, will be
connected with the key agents of the local ecosystems
of the EdTech landscape, connection with other
markets to grow and specialized mentoring.

23. THE HUB OF EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION www.edutechcluster.org