Good governance boils down to a few basic principles, which are worth revisiting regularly – particularly at times of great challenge or change.
This article links to a series of guides and reports about ICT infrastructure and connectivity initiatives in low- and middle-income countries.
Organisational governance, also referred to as corporate governance, encompasses the overarching approach to managing an organisation. This article defines organisational governance, explains its core...
This guide comprises two main sections: a 'Buyer’s Guide' that refers to the standards of functionality a system ought to have, and a 'User’s Guide' that refers to how to make better use of an EMIS...
Short article about the importance of an effective EMIS in education decision-making: Assessing the state of education in a country demands information about the inputs, resources, governance...
The EdTech Hub Learning Brief Series provides practical resources for people working to improve how technology is used in education. The briefs are specifically designed to help busy decision-makers...
This working paper discusses the EdTech Ecosystem - a term used for taking advantage of digital technologies for education. It discusses how it is possible to finance the EdTech ecosystem.
This publication highlights good practices and lessons learned in the implementation of EMIS strengthening initiatives, as presented by countries and organizations that participated in the 2018 EMIS...
This paper provides an overview of the various data sets pertaining to education in South Africa that are informing or could inform policy making in education. The paper serves as an inventory for...
This is the fifth volume of the "Education Policies and Strategies" series launched by the Division of Educational Policies and Strategies of UNESCO. It a compendium of good professional practices...
This paper outlines a digital platform ecosystem approach to Education Management Information System sustainability and innovation. The focus is on strengthening the resilience of nationwide...
An Education Management Information System (EMIS) is a comprehensive system that bring together people, process, and technology to provide timely, cost effective, and user appropriate information to...
Lessons Learned from World Bank Education Management Information System Operations provides an overview of the World Bank’s portfolio in the area of Education Management Information Systems (EMISs)...
Case study: This research work presents an Education Management Information System designed for the Department of Institutional Planning and Development at the University of Colima; this system allows...
"The following document provides an analysis of the indicators used in Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Plans (PMEPs) from 25 USAID Education projects implemented in 16 countries between 2007 and...
"The purpose of this booklet and the accompanying webinar is to assist UNICEF staff and partners to incorporate information relevant for monitoring and evaluating the inclusiveness of school systems...
Successful management of today’s education systems requires effective policymaking and system monitoring through data and information. To this end, countries around the world have invested significant...
"The paper first outlines how new international priorities for education — especially the focus on learning outcomes and learning across life in formal, non-formal and informal contexts — have placed...
The purpose of this evaluation is to provide an independent assessment of the outcomes of the global UNESCO OpenEMIS initiative and the collaboration between UNESCO and Community Systems Foundation...
This Operational Guide to Using EMIS to Monitor SDG 4 provides further operational guidance on how to implement data collection from the viewpoint of existing global commitments related to Sustainable...
The purpose of these Guidelines is to accompany country-level stakeholders through a process of preparing their NSDES and medium-term capacity development program plan for education statistics...
The Education for All (EFA) goals (adopted in 2000) reflect the growing recognition that non-formal education (NFE) is no longer the peripheral domain of education for "marginalised" groups. Rather...
As a follow-up to the 2018 International Conference on EMIS, UNESCO hosted a three-day webinar on re-imagining the futures of Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) from May 26 to 28, 2021...
The main objective of this paper is to outline what matters most for an effective education management information system (EMIS). It presents the conceptual background and operational tools for the...
"Short reference sheet for the SABER approach: Information is a key ingredient in an effective education system. Effective education policymaking in a country requires information about the inputs...
"Knowledge Pack (KP): EMIS 2.0 is part of a broader EdTech
Program Framework and should always be considered an element of the solution that includes adequate software, incentives, policies and...
"Information about Open EMIS: OpenEMIS is an open source
Education Management Information System. OpenEMIS has modules to collect, manage, analyze and monitor education data at all levels of the...
"Building and sustaining a data system are complicated tasks, and
despite significant investments many countries struggle to have a functional Education Management and Information System (EMIS). Data...
