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 Policies 1.Access and enrollment 2.Quality of education 3.Management model 4.Human Resources 5.Intercultural Bilingual Education 6.Equity 7.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 / Accompaniment 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 Processing to Strategic Information 1991 Paper-based system. Three year delay in data processing 1992 Manual data-entry. First Yearbook produced 1996 First digital Yearbook 2000 Automated data-processing (scanners) 2006 MoE introduces Business Intelligence Tools 2008 Scaling of system to Health, Planning with low adoption 2012 Social Information System begins development, with Technical Assistance from HEPP 2013 ISIS scaled to National Level. MoE launches Education Statistics System.

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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

13 “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 Marroquin Mayor, 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 L T 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

Education Social Dev. HealthSOSEPLaborAgricultureEconomy Infras- 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 EcosystemISIS

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

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