Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Ministry of Education

EMIS Directorate

Presentation overview:

Evolution of EMIS1

Solution framework2

Progress/ Achievements3

Future plans 4

Challenges 5

Evolution of EMIS:

EMIS was initiated

Functional EMIS

web-enabled system

Mobile computing and GIS system

2005

2007

2009

2013-14

System decentralize

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2012

Technology & Communications Infrastructure

Human Resource Capacity

Policies procedures standards

M&RData Analysis

GIS &MobileIS

Integrated & decentralized EMIS

Informed decision making

Solution framework:

Progress/Achievements:

Three Years Implementation Plan

Information System Development Policy

Information Systems Development Procedures

Information System Development Standards

Following activities of the plan based on assessment recommendations

Progress/ Achievements…Decentralization of EMIS

2013-14 Data collection, Entry, Cleaning & Reporting

Collecting Exam Result statistics from schools (2013-14)

Brochure for EMIS

Capacities of provincial staffs built “Certification, OP, and SMIS systems”

Progress/Achievements…Establishment of GIS Unit

Kabul city & Kabul province Government schools GPS coordinates

collected District-wise data for planning

prepared based on planning department request

Total 188 District–wise GIS maps of 94 districts from 10 provinces are

produced

Map Catalog

EMIS map booklet for 1392

Progress/Achievements…

Mobile phone based M&E/ Data collection & verification

Training on the use of Mobile Application to end users in TED

and EQUIP

Mobile application capacity building program

Customizing the SMIS system for TVET department and developing mobile based TVET-M&E system

Developed Systems:SMIS

• School Information and Statistic• School Infrastructure• School Facilities• Students Statistics• Exam Results• Text Book and teacher guides’ statistic

Student Certificates-MIS •Student Profile•Students three years exam results•Issuing certificates•Documents upload

Procurement Tracking-MIS•Tracks activities of:•Goods projects•Construction projects•Consultancy projects

Developed Systems…HR-MIS

• Track employees’ Announcement process• Test, Interview and selection process• Performance evaluation

Community Based Education-MIS

•Records overall number of CBE classes•Number of Students•Facilities •Exam results•Employees’ statistic

Mobile, Web, SMS Application

•Data Collection •Monitoring•Data verification & Validation

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Future plans: Implementing all the Recommendations given

by the assessment report In the long run integrating the EMIS systems. Data dissemination using a proper mechanism Using mobile application as input and output

tools for M&E, verification, validation in the long run

Connectivity of Provincial EMIS servers with central server using reliable ICT infrastructure

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Future plans:652 maps preparation for 326 districts of 25

remaining provinces

GPS data collection of all the schools of Afghanistan

EMIS online mapping system

Verification of all schools GPS data on maps

Based on requirements, producing different maps

Lack of proper understanding of Business Process Mapping and domain expertise of the manual systems

Implementation of developed information systems is complex using current capacity of civil servants

Lack of end-user interest in using of developed systems

Lack of Public Awareness

Lack of accuracy in the geographic data provided by different sources in Afghanistan

Literacy rate is low in our country which causes less participation of community in information systems especially in mobile application and SMS solution

Challenges:

Using Pirated Versions of software for development,

especially database management

system.

Lack of security

Development of ISDS-MIS is a challenge because of lack of end-user capacityAnd lack of domain expertise Lack of IT industry

In Afghanistan

No specific fund for having legitimate software's

Challenges:

Change in RequirementsFrom end-users Lack of Information

system Hardware & Software resources in provincial EMIS units.

Note: Despite these challenges, EMIS department has always been committed to find possible alternatives which led us towards some great achievements

Thank you

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