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Facilitating Evidence-Based Educational Management through ICT
ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Development Forum16 May 2012, Bangkok, Thailand
Jonghwi ParkProgramme Specialist, ICT in Education
UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education
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Transparent & Effective Governance for Education
• Think about our own country context- A teacher who wants to develop lesson plans aligned with national
curriculum- A headmaster who wants to monitor dropout rates of his/her school
with national/provincial/district averages- A government committee who needs to decide on a new line of
investment on procuring computers for schools
Management and operation of an EMIS
Source: Powell, M. (2006). Rethinking Education Management Information Systems: Lessons from and Options for Less Developed Countries. InfoDev, p.11.
• EMIS is a way to provide the foundation for decision making at every level of the education system.
UNESCO’s Initiatives: OpenEMIS
• Why OpenEMIS?– Deficiency and weakness of EMIS in many countries (lack of robust
information system)– Need for database with basic features common to most countries
• OpenEMIS Main Characteristics:– A generic tool, designed by UNESCO: Adaptable to various country
contexts (administrative & education structure, customized indicators…)– Available to member countries without any restriction (open source
code)– Strong database engine to handle multi-year large datasets (nationwide)– Facilitate the building of an EMIS fitting users needs at various levels
(central, regional, local)– User friendly interface
http://openemis.codeplex.com
For more info, please contact: Mr Pierre Chapelet
MySQL Database
Data replication through LAN or
Internet
EMIS User WORKSTATIONS
Country Level
Regional Level
Local Level(Educational Institutions or Centres)
Setup usingEMIS Builder
OpenEMIS Deployment in Mongolia
Challenges in EMIS
• Evolutionary, not revolutionary• Captures both quantitative and qualitative
information• Customized, responsive, and sustainable • Backed by strong commitment among stakeholders• Includes institutional building and capacity
development for proper collection, dissemination, and use of information
