Central Asia Symposium on ICT in Education 2018

Click here to download the CASIE Concept Note (RUS, ENG) and Programme (RUS, ENG) for more information on the complete programme, speakers and events.

When: 24-26 October 2018 

Where: Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan 

Who: Government officials, development partners, researchers, private sector and civil society from Central Asia and beyond 

Why: Since 2011, UNESCO has organized the Central Asia Symposium on ICT in Education (CASIE) as a sub-regional platform for the Member States to collectively deliberate possible solutions to the issues at hand, with a particular focus on integrating technologies into national education systems. Due to the indispensable value and importance of data collection, especially in light of the ambitious targets of Education 2030 Agenda, it is important to evaluate the current capacity of the countries in providing data needed to monitor the SDG4 indicators.

Over the recent years, the Central Asian countries showed commendable progress within ICT in Education, Education Management Information System (EMIS) development and data collection. However, some challenges remain, including a lack of accessible data, individual student data, and inadequate horizontal and vertical coordination with regard to M&E among Ministries of Education, local governing bodies and educational organizations. 

To support Central Asia in continuously improving its data collection and EMIS, CASIE 2018 calls for a collective effort of various stakeholders from policy, statistics, research and practice to reflect on current conditions, and share their perspectives on EMIS status, environment and utilization. Specifically, the Symposium seeks to address the following aspects, including:

• Roles of EMIS and education data in enhancing policy, monitoring and evaluation to achieve SDG4
• Use of digital platforms for data collection

Contact: ict.bgk@unesco.org; almaty@unesco.org 

Presentation Files

Keynote speech: 

• 10 Emerging data trends to shape the Future Education (Mr Nyi Nyi Thaung, UNESCO Bangkok) (ENG)

Session 1: Current Status of EMIS Development in Central Asia

• Kazakhstan presentation 1, presentation 2 (RUS) 
• Kyrgyzstan (RUS)
• Tajikistan (RUS)
• Uzbekistan (RUS)

Session 2: How ICT can contribute to EMIS sustainability and data quality

• Lessons learned in implementing EMIS initiatives (Ms Satoko Yano, UNESCO HQ) (RUS, ENG) 
• Country experience on ICT contribution to EMIS sustainability and data quality (Mr. Unenbat Dashnyam, Business analyst, ESIS, MoECSS, Mongolia) (RUS, ENG) 

Session 3: Technology and Data Utilization

• Integration of EMIS in the ICT in Education Master Plan (Ms Jonghwi Park, ICT in Education, UNESCO Bangkok) (RUS, ENG) 
• Country Experience on Technology and Data Utilization (Mr Sunghoon Kwon, ICT Specialist, KERIS, Republic of Korea) (RUS, ENG) 
• Country Experience on Technology and Data Utilization (Ms Mariam Avaliani, MoE, Georgia) (RUS, ENG) 

Session 4: Financial Implications of Strengthening EMIS through Technology 

- Panel discussion with: 

• Sergij Gabršček, European Union, Tajikistan
• Zhiqian Wang, Weidong Cloud Education Group (RUS, ENG) 
• Muhamadi Ibodulloev, Director of Public Fund Civil Internet Policy Initiative, Tajikistan
• Shukhrat Kayumov, Ministry of Public Education, Uzbekistan (Presentation 1, Presentation 2) (RUS) 

Day 2 Opening Presentation 

• Role of data for effective and efficient education systems and evidence-based education planning and policy (Mr Carlos Gonzalez-Sancho, OECD) (RUS, ENG) 

Session 5: Monitoring of SDG 4 (Central Asia Context)

• Overview of SDG 4 and monitoring of its targets (Mr Nyi Nyi Thaung, UNESCO Bangkok) (RUS, ENG)
• Education Indicators – Analytical Framework in the context of SDG 4 (Mr Nyi Nyi Thaung, UNESCO Bangkok) (RUS, ENG) 
• Developing sustainable EMIS for monitoring of SDG 4 (Mr Nyi Nyi Thaung, UNESCO Bangkok) (RUS, ENG)

Session 6: Country Action Plans for EMIS Strengthening 

• UNESCO's Support in ICT in Education in Asia-Pacific (Ms Jonghwi Park, Programme Specialist, ICT in Education, UNESCO Bangkok) (ENG)