Designing e-Government for the Poor - Tanzania Development ...

Title: E-school and family linkage
Proposer: Mr. Zeng Dehua, Director of Department, Education
Management Information Centre, Ministry of Education
Country: China
Date: March 2005
I. INTRODUCTION
Currently, there are 170 million students attending high school,
middle school, and primary school in China. There are approximately 340
million related parents in 2,800 regions. In order to reduce the digital
divide between the regions and the central government, an e-school and
family linkage portal will be established.
II. ISSUES
China
1. Install portals in 1,600 regions including:
• Student online registration and information
• Access to homework online
• News and notices
• Student records and grades
• Student evaluation
2. Establish mobile network system:
• Short message service (SMS) notification to parents when
child leaves or enters school
• SMS notification of other relevant information
III. THE PROPOSED PROJECT
A. Objective and scope
The proposed e-school and family linkage project would provide a
more effective method of communication and consultation between schools
and parents. Students and school will be more efficiently organized and
managed.
Outputs:
• Parents can receive information directly from teachers
• Parents can receive notification of student arrival and departure
• Parents can access information about student test records
• Teachers can work at home
• Teachers can receive suggestions directly from parents
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