Faced with the challenges of access and educational governance, the DRC is banking on digital technology to reform its key sectors. Education, in particular, is the subject of investments and projects aimed at strengthening its efficiency and its integration into the digital age.
The Ministry of National Education and New Citizenship (MINEDU‒NC) and the Universal Service Development Fund (FDSU) signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday April 2 in Kinshasa to strengthen the integration of digital technology throughout the Congolese education system. This initiative aims to modernize the management of schools, management offices and provincial directorates, while facilitating the secure and reliable circulation of educational data.
 This collaboration framework, which provides for the interconnection of the central administration, provincial directorates, management offices and educational establishments, aims to facilitate the circulation of information, data management and improve the management of the educational system at all levels. said Paterne Binene‒A‒Kadiat (photo, right), general director of FDSU.
The memorandum defines an integrated educational ecosystem based on five pillars: the global interconnection of structures, the interoperability of information systems, institutional management, the reliability and traceability of data, and the modernization of digital governance. The planned tools include secure digital platforms, interoperable information systems, as well as digital equipment for educational establishments. The FDSU, the technical arm of digital inclusion, is committed to expanding access to technologies in rural and peri-urban areas, thus reducing the digital divide across the entire territory.
This collaboration is part of the ministry’s 2024–2029 five-year plan, which places digital transformation as a strategic lever for modernizing education. It completes the national digital training program intended for 250,000 young Congolese, the operational phase of which began on February 12 with the training of 200 trainers in Kinshasa.
All of these measures aim to guarantee more connected teaching, centralized data management and better preparation of young people for digital careers, while strengthening the efficiency and transparency of the educational system.
Samira Njoya
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