Chapter 3: Solution to Enhance Education Information System Using ICT (original) (raw)

2020, Establishing ICT Policy in Education of Peru (English)

Knowledge is an essential ingredient in a country's economic growth and social development. Of particular importance is government capacity to formulate and implement policies. The global society is making various efforts to promote knowledge sharing between countries and improve their policy capacity to tackle development issues and enhance global prosperity. Indeed, knowledge has taken on an ever greater importance as the world confronts this new global pandemic. In the crisis which physical interactions are highly limited, the value of knowledge-sharing is becoming evident since it is the most flexible and prompt instrument to develop and share timely solutions. When it comes to Korea's economic development, knowledge laid the foundation for Korea's unprecedented transformation from a poor agro-based economy into a modern industrialized nation with an open and democratic society. Technology transfer from abroad and educational investment helped expand the domestic knowledge stock and made this transformation possible. The Korean government could also accumulate invaluable practical lessons not found in a conventional textbook through the course of development. The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) of Korea introduced the Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP) in 2004 to share Korea's development experience with the international community through joint research, policy consultations, and capacity-building activities. Since its inception, the program has played a vital role in supporting socioeconomic development of partner countries around the world. Korea Development Institute (KDI) has participated in the KSP since the program's launch and has been working with more than eighty countries. KDI, Korea's leading think-tank with an extensive experience in policy research, has provided solutions to the challenges that partner countries face in a variety of fields, ranging from industrial development to public-sector reform. In the 2019/20 KSP, KDI carried out twenty policy consultation projects including the one with Georgia, a new participant in KSP. Among these meaningful projects for mutual learning, this one was initiated by the Ministry of Education (MOE) of Peru with the aim of "Establishing ICT Policy in Education of Peru." Upon the request of the MOE, the MOEF and KDI organized a research team consisting of Peruvian and Korean experts. The team conducted in-depth analysis of internal and external policy environments, identified Peru's key development challenges, and offered policy recommendations and action plans. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the project this year, as it has done every aspect of our lives. Despite the unprecedented challenge, the project was successfully completed thanks to devotion from the teams from both countries. Throughout the process, I witnessed how collaborative efforts can lead to overcoming hardship, and learned the importance of knowledge-sharing as more and more countries seek to learn how others have dealt with challenges. On behalf of KDI, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the Government of Peru and the MOE for their collaboration in the project. In particular, I would like to extend my profound gratitude to Mr. Ricardo Zapata, Director General, Mr. César Valencia Doig, Deputy Director, and Ms. Gisella Sovero Torres, Officer at the Directorate of Technological Innovation in Education (DITE) for their unwavering support. The completion of this project would not have been possible without their devotion. I also wish to thank the KSP consultation team-Senior Advisor Mr. Chunsoon Kim, Principal Investigator Professor Seyeoung CHUN, researchers Professor Deuk-joon KIM and Professor Jang Wan KO, and local consultants Ms.