Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 43 | Page 35

FEATURE: DATA FEATURE: CENTRES digitally-centred world. Curro pioneered the use of digital textbooks or ‘ink behind glass’ in South Africa early on. The Digital Transformation journey that Curro embraced now requires a media and content-rich educational experience that teachers, learners and parents are now used to in other areas of digital life. The Curro infrastructure had to adapt to this requirement where Augmented Reality, asynchronous and synchronous learning blend seamlessly with the physical classrooms. “In Africa, many are battling with the transition from traditional learning methods to a digital learning experience due to their limited exposure to the digital world. Digital-led education is changing the way Riaan Vlok, Head of IT at Curro Holdings www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 35