In Congo DRC, an edtech startup, Schoolap, has embarked on a huge task — that of digitizing all of the country’s school system. In a contract signed between the Congolese government and the startup, Schoolap will interconnect all educational establishments, digitize and distribute educational content, digitize and make available school and academic titles in electronic format, digitize school and academic paths, facilitate enrollment and standardize the administrative management of all the links in primary, secondary, higher and university education in the country. 

The choice of the Congolese startup Schoolap, created by young Congolese talented in the digital field, is due to its desire to make the slogan “consume Congolese” a reality, according to the country’s Regulatory Authority of Post and Telecommunications in Congo (ARPTC), which is in charge of the project. The OKAPI tablets, created by a Congolese residing overseas, are among the batch of equipment utilized for this project.

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Schoolap has already built over 500 VSAT kits in 14 provinces with the support of partners, including 300 in universities and 200 in primary and secondary schools, to provide satellite Internet. The Internet will henceforth be free, according to the ARPTC.

Charles Rapulu Udoh

Charles Rapulu Udoh is a Lagos-based lawyer who has advised startups across Africa on issues such as startup funding (Venture Capital, Debt financing, private equity, angel investing etc), taxation, strategies, etc. He also has special focus on the protection of business or brands’ intellectual property rights ( such as trademark, patent or design) across Africa and other foreign jurisdictions.
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