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OpenEMIS
Developer(s)UNESCO
Stable release
2.0 / March 1, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-03-01)
Operating systemAny (web based application)
PlatformPHP
TypeEducation Management Information System
LicenseCommon Development and Distribution License - Version 1, January 2005
Websitehttp://www.openemis.org


OpenEMIS, or Open Education Management Information System (EMIS), is an Education Management Information System for education sector. Its main purpose is to collect, analyze, and report data related to the management of educational activities. Initially conceived by UNESCO, OpenEMIS serves as a response to Member States’ need in the area of tools for educational strategic planning.[1] ‘Open’ refers to the software being both Open Source and available royalty-free to Member states of UNESCO.[2]


History

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.[3] 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[2], with the purpose of encouraging country-level capacity development and helping countries upgrade their local skills for managing the tool[4]. 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.


Modules

The main OpenEMIS modules include:

  • Institutions
  • Students
  • Staff
  • Reports
  • Administration

Features

The key features of OpenEMIS include the following

  • Royalty-free, open source Education Management Information System (EMIS)
  • Runs offline on a desktop computer, on a local network, or as a cloud-based application hosted on a dedicated, secure OpenEMIS server
  • Fully customizable system to meet specific education system requirements
  • Multiple language support
  • Cross-browser compatibility
  • Automatically calculates and aggregates standard education indicators
  • Integrated with national financial and population census data
  • Integrated with DevInfo to visualize, analyze and identify disparities and gaps using tables, graphs and maps
  • Comprehensive reporting system to generate reports in different file formats including Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat and Google Earth
  • Integrated mobile apps to disseminate education information via smart phones and tablets
  • Powerful security architecture that allows users to create roles that grant permissions to access different modules, geographic areas or institutions
  • Worldwide network of education experts and technicians provide a 24x7 help desk

See also

References

  1. ^ Tegegn Nuresu Wako (November 2003). "Educational Management Information Systems: An Overview." NESIS/UNESCO. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "New, open source database helps track country progress in education". UNESCO. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  3. ^ UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office and the Ministry of Education of Tajikistan (2002). "Education Management Information System (EMIS) and the Formulation of Education for All (EFA): Plan of Action, 2002-2015". Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  4. ^ "OpenEMIS: An Open-Sourced Education Management Information Systems (EMIS)". Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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