Guatemala’s Integrated Social Information System (ISIS)One system for every question

HPP Guatemala & Bobby Jefferson

Director, Center for Development Informatics

Oct 2014

Guatemala

An agenda for change and Education Policies

Education Policies1. Access and

enrollment2. Quality of

education3. Management

model4. Human Resources5. Intercultural

Bilingual Education

6. Equity7. Investment

increase

An agenda for change Consensus building Poverty reduction Intercultural practice Take up Peace

Agreements Solidarity, inclusion

and democracy Well educated children Youth as protagonists

Training People

•Education specialists: Promotion, acquisition and development of reading•Teachers: effective teaching methodologies•Volunteers: Promotion and motivation

Key implementation activities

National Reading Program Implementation Strategies

Learning and developing reading

•Literate school environment•Reading corner in the classroom •Reading spaces in the school•Guided reading and writing practice•Daily time for reading (30’)•Reading activities in the school•Usage of effective methodologies when teaching and developing reading

Reading Promotion•National and local leaders read to students•Story tellers in schools and communities•Stories read in national radio•Stories in News Papers•Reading and writing contests•Reading motivation activities

Reading materials

availability•Big books •Flipcharts for teaching•Teachers guides•Books for reading•School libraries•Stories and reading activities

Public Private partnerships and

community involvement

•Promoting reading•TA of FA for program implementation•Publishing reading materials•Family reading activities, library visits, etc.

M&A / Accompanim

ent•Accompanying implementation at the department, municipality, school and classroom level •Monitoring and evaluating

Reading skills defined as Oral Reading Fluency.

Reading is the fundamental, foundational skill of schooling.

The earlier children learn to read, the earlier they can start to read to learn.

GOAL 1: Improved reading skills for 10 million children in primary grades by 2015

Education promotes peace, inclusiveness and stability through its structures and content.

Education as physical, emotional and cognitive protection.

GOAL 3: Increased equitable access to education in crisis and conflict

environments for 15 million learners by 2015

From Data Processingto Strategic Information

1991Paper-based

system. Three year delay in

data processing

1992Manual data-entry.

First Yearbook produced

1996First digital Yearbook

2000Automated

data-processing (scanners)

2006MoE introduces

Business Intelligence Tools

2008Scaling of system to

Health, Planning with low adoption

2012Social Information

System begins development, with

Technical Assistance from

HEPP

2013ISIS scaled to National Level. MoE launches

Education Statistics System.

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Development Strategies

• One entry-point• Level of detail

chosen by user• 10-year timeline• Comparison

between a municipality and the departmental and national level

One system – all users

Allows access for end-users to multiple databases with an easy- to-use, “zero-friction” approach.

Used by Ministry’s central- and department- level directors and technical staff, municipalities, civil society.

Feeds policy dialogue and advocacy efforts, even at municipal level.

Information products for easy data access

Focuses on needs of users at the departmental and municipal levels.

Allows for comparisons of municipal results with national and departmental levels.

Dashboards with interactive maps

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“We know the number of students, teachers, resources being invested, as well as the deficiencies we have. With this information we can make decisions with the Supervisors, as to how to improve the education”

Maximiliano MarroquinMayor, San Lorenzo,

Suchitepéquez

Evidence-based decision making

“It is a powerful and useful tool for the community, so they can work on social auditing”.

Fernando Rubio, USAID-Reform in the

Classroom Project Director

Relevant information, always available

One visualization – multiple data sources.

Data integration using international standards for data exchange.

Data integration from different organizations

All I need is…

• Report Generator• End-user

customizes the specific data it needs in the report

“This system centralizes information from 1500 units throughout the Country. It serves our purpose and users interact with it every day, as it responds to their needs”.Dr. Ricardo Mena, Director,

National Epidemiology Center

Information for immediate action

Social Programs SNIS

Social Dev

Health

Education

Others

INE

LT

E

Data Transformation

Unified Data

Replicated at each Ministry

National Social Information System

• Over 30,000 unique visitors.• 34% returning visitors.• Over 350 users with 100+ visits (125 with 200+

visits).

If you build it, will they come?

Users, first year

• Ministry of Education’s System adopted as national standard for other government organizations.

• National Social Information System (SNIS) created from MOE’s experience.

Building Scalability:From a System to an Ecosystem

EducationSocial Dev.

Health

SOSEP

Labor

Agriculture

EconomyInfras-tructure

Nutrition

President’s Office

Energy

Social Funds

Housing

ISIS adopted as National Social Information System.

Challenge of scaling to multiple, heterogeneous organizations.

No one-size-fits-all solution is possible.

Careful timing of progress during implementation.

From a System to an Ecosystem

ISIS

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ONE SYSTEM FOR EVERY QUESTIONGUATEMALA’S NATIONAL SOCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (SNIS)

http://hpp-gt.org/education

http://estadística.mineduc.gob.gt

http://www.hpp-gt.org/schoolreport

http://hpp-gt.org/educationreport/

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