2022 Archives

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.

Supporting Quality Education in Eswatini with DHIS2

The Kingdom of Eswatini has piloted DHIS2 as an Education Management Information System (EMIS) to help achieve SDG4 goals and support nationwide universal basic education.

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.

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.

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.

Putting research to use in Ugandan schools

In this video from the Knowledge and Innovation Exchange, learn how Uganda used DHIS2 to create a nationwide system for school-level COVID surveillance, to support informed decisions about school reopenings during the pandemic.

Linking school-based and national Covid-19 surveillance in Uganda

Building on the experience of implementing the DHIS2 electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (eIDSR) system for COVID-19 surveillance in the health sector and the DHIS2 for Education system (known locally as DEMIS) in the school sector, Health Information Systems Program (HISP) Uganda and Save the Children Uganda worked in partnership with the Ministries of Health and Education to pilot the use of DHIS2 for school-based surveillance in the Wakiso and Ntungamo districts.

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.