AI can transform classrooms, but only if it’s grounded in our realities. Tools designed for wealthy, large-scale education systems often don’t translate to island contexts — where connectivity is uneven, teacher training is stretched, and cultural identity is fragile.

While larger nations focus on scaling technologies, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) must design contextual, inclusive, and sustainable solutions that work within their unique realities.

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are too often described as peripheral in global development conversations — small markets, limited resources, vulnerable geographies. But in reality, SIDS are uniquely positioned to leapfrog traditional development models and pioneer innovation that larger nations can learn from.

For island nations like Seychelles, true innovation lies not in chasing global tech trends, but in reframing them to serve our unique contexts, cultures, and constraints