France and Sweden are restricting mobile phones and screens in schools, while Malawi scales EdTech to reach 3.8 million children and Colombia expands connectivity. The piece frames this as a transition from EdTech 1.0, which prioritized clicks over outcomes, to EdTech 2.0 focused on independent evidence and EdTech 3.0 using AI for personalized learning. It highlights the US Department of Education's August 2026 guidance on responsible tech use and stresses the need for stronger public research capacity to evaluate impact before scaling. According to World Economic Forum, no country has fully built the required ecosystem yet.