As part of the Africa Evidence Week 2021, UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti is organizing a live webinar to share and discuss how UNICEF’s implementation of the Data Must Speak global initiative has supported countries in Africa strengthen the use of data and research for education management and decision-making. It will draw on panelists from Ministries of Education from Namibia and Togo, as well as UNICEF and its office of research.The webinar will contribute important knowledge and “know-how” to several ongoing global education discussions such as:
1. How education data systems can be strengthened to drive better policy decisions on resource allocation and to manage education systems equitably?
2. How education data can be transformed into user-friendly formats to inform education planning at decentralized levels and social accountability at community level?
3. How to co-create and co-implement large-scale education research with Ministries of Education, local academics, and in-country partners during a global pandemic? 

Speakers include:

• Raimo Dengeinge, Head of EMIS and Deputy Director for Planning and Development, Namibia Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture
• Brigitte Nshimyimana, Deputy Director of the Child Welfare Directorate, Namibia Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare
• Agoura Badja Tchewafei, Planning Specialist at the Planning and Evaluation Directorate, Togo Ministry of Education (MEPSTA)
• Nenad Tomic, Education Officer, UNICEF Namibia
• Ayao Agbagnon, Education Officer, UNICEF Togo
• Nicolas Reuge, Senior Adviser Education, UNICEF SIDER, NYHQ
• Jean Luc Yameogo, Education Specialist, UNICEF SIDER, NYHQ
• Renaud Comba, Data Must Speak Research Manager, UNICEF

The webinar will be conducted in English with simultaneous interpretation in French.