The focus of this article is the use of building blocks to make educational technology cheaper and more accessible in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but it's more than just that, summarizing a detailed report (119 page PDF) on the project and the concept in general. Do take the time to read the report. The idea of these 'building blocks' is that they are "open source, modular, interoperable pieces of code or software that can be (re)used to build or tailor platforms." They are platform-agnostic; "solutions that are not building blocks are plugins or application stores created for a specific platform (e.g., creating a feature for WordPress)." There's a ton of material here about the concept, evaluations of building block systems (OpenEMIS, DHIS2, Sunbird), deep dives on four countries (Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Kenya, South Sudan), stakeholders, risks, and recommendations.
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