Data Use Archives

Improving School Feeding Programmes: The Rollout of DHIS2 in Karamoja

In partnership with HISP Uganda and leveraging on the already ongoing DHIS2-District Education Management Information System (DEMIS) implementation in Uganda, WFP has adopted the DHIS2 data capture app to streamline data management across the 315 schools in nine districts.

BudgetByte #4 – Can innovative EMIS platforms improve education spending?

Nesliwe Dlamini from MoET Eswatini and the DHIS2 for Education team participated in webinar co-organised by ODI and the HISP Centre where experts reflected on the synergy between public financial management (PFM) and education sector needs for timely and relevant EMIS data, recent advancements in user-driven data platforms, and the key barriers to the implementation and use of innovative data platforms.

3 Outcomes of Research Co-creation

Experiences from UNICEF’s Data Must Speak Research & DHIS2 for Education

Uganda Knowledge and Innovation (KIX) Dialogue on Learners with Disabilities

In April 2023, HISP Uganda attended the Knowledge and Innovation (KIX) Dialogue on Leaners with Disabilities hosted by the Ministry of Education Special Needs Department with support from UNICEF ESAARO and UNESCO.

Routine Data Collection Enhancing Data Use in Districts & Schools in Uganda

Uganda is learning from its DHIS2 implementation for health data, and adapting it for use in the education sector. This article details the country’s approach, results, challenges, and lessons learned, along with recommendations for effective education implementations in other countries.

HISP WCA develops DHIS2 EMIS for education data analysis and visualization in Togo

HISP WCA, with the assistance of GPE KIX and Norad, developed an EMIS based on the DHIS2 platform which puts the schools and their local stakeholders at the heart of the decentralized information system.

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.

Report details achievements and opportunities of DHIS2 for Education in Eswatini

Read an in-depth assessment of Eswatini’s DHIS2 EMIS pilot, including detailed sections on implementation, stakeholder engagement, capacity building and data use.

Integrated Termly tool harmonizes EMIS data collection efforts

A newly developed integrated termly data collection tool aims to improve routine reporting, coordination, analysis, and presentation of indicators across departments for improved data use.