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South-South Collaboration for Stronger Education Systems: Lessons Learned from Cross-Country Learning Exchange and Knowledge Sharing

In February 2025, education leaders from The Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Eswatini joined forces in Eswatini for a cross-country learning exchange on education data systems. Hosted under the GPE KIX initiative, this event focused on advancing learner-centered EMIS models, strengthening data use, and sharing innovations across borders. From digital transformation to inclusive policies, the visit offered insights into how countries can collaborate to build smarter, more equitable education systems.

Unlocking the Power of Education Data: Insights from the GPE KIX Synthesis Report

A new GPE KIX synthesis report reveals key strategies for leveraging education data to drive equity, improve learning outcomes, and enhance decision-making; and details how DHIS2 supports scalable, real-time data integration for sustainable impact.

Impact Story | Strengthening school management and data reporting in The Gambia and Eswatini

Eswatini and The Gambia have adopted the DHIS2 SEMIS App to transition from aggregate to individual-level education data, providing more granular information in close to real time.

SEMIS: A holistic solution for student, staff and school management

The SEMIS app supports countries to improve education planning and delivery with a specially designed suite of tools for individual-level student and staff data

EMIS Master Program kicks off in The Gambia

The Gambia and the University of Oslo have agreed to design a demand-driven master’s degree program in EMIS.

GPE KIX offers extension to HISP project

The upcoming extension will expand the project’s reach to Sierra Leone, Eswatini, and Mozambique, further enhancing data-driven education and fostering international collaboration across the region.

Third Annual KIX Symposium – DHIS2 panel on data systems & data use

Dr. Terje Aksel Sanner, Associate Professor, Institute of Informatics at the University of Oslo, and Alpha Bah, Head of Education Management Information Systems and Information and Communications Technology Units, Planning Policy Analysis and Budgeting Directorate at the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education of The Gambia, provided insight into how a KIX-supported project on data use innovations is helping countries build more robust data systems and leverage data into improved education policy and practice.

Talking all things education data at the ADEA Triennale 2022

On October 19-21, DHIS2 for Education attended the ADEA Triennale on Education and Training; one of Africa’s seminal high-level forums for political dialogue and knowledge exchange.

An EMIS Shift for Equitable and Inclusive Education

DHIS2 for Education takes advantage of decades of experience using DHIS2 for public-sector information management in more than 70 countries across the world. 6 Ministries of Education are involved in the global research project: Eswatini, Mozambique, The Gambia, Sri Lanka, Togo and Uganda.

Innovative Use of DHIS2 to improve education quality by fostering equity and inclusivity in the Gambia

The government of Gambia implements a DHIS2-based Education Management Information System to guide planning and direct intervention in basic and secondary education.

DHIS2 for Education Academy, The Gambia

The first DHIS2 for Education Academy was held in Banjul, The Gambia, co-hosted by the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, The Gambia and the University of Oslo, April 25-29, 2022.