OpenEMIS

File:UNESCO_CSF_logo.jpg

OpenEMIS is an initiative launched by UNESCO. The initiative is in line with UNESCO's effort to promote EMIS to address the issues of access, equity, quality, and relevance in education and subsequent gaps between Member States in providing an adequate decision support system since early 2000s, in keeping with the Education for All goals adopted in Dakar in 2000.{{Cite web |last=Villanueva |first=Charles C. |date=2003 |title=Education Management Information System (EMIS) and the formulation of Education for All (EFA): plan of action, 2002-2015 |url=https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000156818_eng |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=UNESDOC Digital Library |publisher=UNESCO Regional Office in Alamaty & Ministry of Education (Tajikistan)}} OpenEMIS was conceived to be a royalty-free software that can be customized to meet the specific needs of implementing countries, without conditions or restrictions for use,{{Cite web |title=New, open source database helps track country progress in education |url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/planning-and-managing-education/policy-and-planning/single-view/news/openemis_v2_unesco_launches_a_new_generic_and_open_source_education_management_information_system_emis/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910170756/http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/planning-and-managing-education/policy-and-planning/single-view/news/openemis_v2_unesco_launches_a_new_generic_and_open_source_education_management_information_system_emis/ |archive-date=10 September 2016 |access-date=11 July 2016 |website=UNESCO}} with the purpose of encouraging country-level capacity development and helping countries upgrade their local skills for managing the tool.{{Cite web |date=28 October 2015 |title=OpenEMIS: An Open-Sourced Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) |url=http://www.unescobkk.org/education/ict/online-resources/databases/ict-in-education-database/item/article/openemis-an-open-sourced-education-management-information-systems-emis/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201015024/http://www.unescobkk.org/education/ict/online-resources/databases/ict-in-education-database/item/article/openemis-an-open-sourced-education-management-information-systems-emis/ |archive-date=1 December 2015 |access-date=11 July 2016 |website=UNESCO Bangkok}} The initiative is coordinated by UNESCO in partnership with a nonprofit organization (NPO), Community Systems Foundation (CSF) for the implementation and technical support since 2012.

OpenEMIS is a suite of interrelated software that supports data collection (Survey; Classroom; Staffroom), management (Core; School; Integrator), and analysis (Visualizer; Monitoring; Dashboard; Analyzer; DataManager; Profiles). Each application is designed to provide unique standalone features to support different information management requirements at different levels.{{Cite web |title=Products |url=https://www.openemis.org/products/ |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=OpenEMIS}} These features could be customized and integrated with existing systems.

File:OpenEMIS_Architecture_Diagram_en.png

OpenEMIS is being implemented in the following countries. In nearly all cases, the Ministry of Education is central to implementation, with support and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders:{{Cite web |title=Project Profiles |url=https://news.openemis.org/category/project-profiles/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923164416/https://news.openemis.org/category/project-profiles/ |archive-date=23 September 2016 |website=OpenEMIS}}

• Malaysia (UNHCR Malaysia, 2012–present)
• Grenada (OECS, 2013–present)
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines (OECS, 2013–present)
• Belize (Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports & Culture of Belize, 2014–present)
• Jordan (UNESCO Jordan, 2014–present)
• Maldives (Ministry of Education of Maldives, 2015–present)
• Turks and Caicos Islands (Ministry of Education of Jordan, 2016–present)
• Kyrgyz Republic (Ministry of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic, 2019–present)

Support is available to implementing countries with all aspects of country implementation from the technical support team. Support activities include services for: Policy and Planning; Analysis; Implementation; Custom Software Development; Training; and others as needed.[https://www.openemis.org/services#w4 Services.] OpenEMIS. Retrieved 11 July 2016. System set up may involve cost for additional technical support for setup, configuration, migration, and capacity building.{{Cite web |title=About OpenEMIS |url=https://www.openemis.org/about/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405052758/https://www.openemis.org/about/#w1 |archive-date=5 April 2015 |website=OpenEMIS}}

• Datamining
• PHP
• Web 2.0
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Goal: Quality Education (SDG4) Targets

{{Reflist}}

Category:School-administration software

Category:Cloud applications

Category:Virtual learning environments

Category:Free learning management systems

Category:ERP software