As one district director put it, “We’ve never had a Data Summit as powerful as this one!” For those who weren’t able to join, fear not! This edition of DataPoint e-newsletter captures some of the highlights, and we’ll be sharing more in the weeks to come. Thanks to everyone who joined us for this special dose of data magic!
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| MAXIMISING REACH Local experience and lessons learnt |
INSIGHT MEETS IMPACT How far we've come on our data journey |
BIGGER PICTURE Global and Africa-wide perspective |
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| Founding Executive Director of DataDrive2030, Sonja Giese, gave delegates an in-depth view of the importance of the data value chain in maximising reach and impact of education initiatives. The presentation emphasised the point that what we measure, and why we measure it, really matters. | Day 1 of the Data Summit kicked off with a data-rich opening address from DBE Director General HM Mweli, covering critical context from strategic direction and priorities to current challenges and most importantly, the progress that the sector has made towards establishing a quality-assured data management system. | Regional Director of Education International, Dr Dennis Sinyolo, shared his views on global and regional education commitments and current data sources; examples of how data is being used to inform advocacy and policy; and an innovative “medical model” of education system diagnosis. | ||||
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| BREAK-AWAYS Recommendations to address challenges |
CONGRATULATIONS Meet the achievers at the top of their data game |
BE DISRUPTED Challenging the sector, and challenging ourselves |
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| Delegates were put to work in four break-away sessions to tackle the following subjects: Data collection, management and use; inter-departmental and public/private collaboration; improving data quality and credibility; and predictive analytics and its role in forecasting educational outcomes. See the recommendations from each session via the link below. | Wednesday evening was a night of glitz, glamour and recognition for an outstanding group of national and provincial data winners! Guests were treated to a live performance from the East Rand School of the Arts, as well as a real-time “avatar” co-host alongside Master of Ceremonies Bunny Majaja. Click below for details of the winners and awards criteria. | Day 2 started with a strong message of encouragement from Chief Director of Information and Management Systems, Mr Bheki Mpanza, followed by insights from US-based Ed-Fi Alliance’s Eric Jansson, livestreaming from Austin, Texas. The session ended with keynote speaker Nicky Verd, who challenged delegates to disrupt themselves, or “be disrupted”. | ||||
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