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Introduction

OpenEMIS is a generic and open source Education Management Information System (EMIS) designed to collect and report data on education systems. This sector-wide tool is designed to strengthen statistical information on education with an agile and cost-effective EMIS that can be easily adapted to the needs of information producers and users. The flexibility of OpenEMIS allows for its use in a variety of situations including ministries of education, national statistics offices, and for education administrators at the regional, local and school levels. The OpenEMIS initiative is coordinated by UNESCO and a strong technical support team equipped to assist with all aspects of an implementation.

History

OpenEMIS was first conceived under the Division for Planning and Development of Education Systems, UNESCO, in 2005. In 2010, the tool was redeveloped for Windows in C#.Net and MySQL including a User and Builder Tool. On 5 December 2012, UNESCO signed a Framework for Collaboration with Community Systems Foundation (CSF), the developer of DevInfo. OpenEMIS was redeveloped as a web application using the original data structure.

Technology

OpenEMIS has been developed in PHP using the CakePHP Framework such that it will run on different operating systems and with different database management systems.

Product features

•	Royalty-free, open source Education Management Information System (EMIS)

•	Manages a broad range of information, including data on enrolment, classes, textbooks, infrastructure and finances

•	Handles both individual and aggregated (census) datasets for institutions, students, teachers and staff

•	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 app 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

•	Supported through a worldwide network of education experts and technicians available through a 24x7 help desk

See also

•	Information systems - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_systems •	Student information system - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_information_system •	UNESCO - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO

External links

•	Official OpenEMIS site – http://www.openemis.org •	UNESCO – http://www.unesco.org •	Community Systems Foundation – http://www.communitysystemsfoundation.org