Jakarta \u2014 The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education\n(Kemendikdasmen) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the\nCentral Statistics Agency (BPS) to strengthen the accuracy and updating\nof national education data.<\/p>\n
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu\u2019ti stressed that\ndata forms the principal foundation in formulating targeted education\npolicy, and therefore collaboration with BPS constitutes a strategic\nstep to ensure the quality and validity of education data continues to\nimprove.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are committed to working more intensively in the future to update\neducation data. This forms part of our efforts to conduct a kind of\nperiodic education census so that policies adopted are truly based on\naccurate data,\u201d said Minister Abdul Mu\u2019ti in Jakarta on Friday.<\/p>\n
Through the Centre for Data and Information Technology (Pusdatin),\nwhich manages Primary Education Data (Dapodik), the ministry has been\ncollecting and processing educational unit data throughout Indonesia.\n\u201cData uploads through Dapodik enable educational units to update\nregularly. This is important given the dynamic nature of school\nconditions, such as teachers reaching retirement age, staff transfers,\nand other data changes. Therefore, data integration and synchronisation\nwith BPS is expected to minimise such discrepancies,\u201d the minister\nexplained.<\/p>\n
He stated the collaboration represents a concrete step in\nstrengthening the unified national education data system, whilst\nensuring every policy \u2014 whether concerning teacher demand planning,\nbudgeting, or education intervention programmes \u2014 is based on valid,\ncurrent, and accountable data.<\/p>\n
BPS head Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti expressed appreciation and full\nsupport for the memorandum of understanding between BPS and\nKemendikdasmen. As a follow-up measure, BPS and Kemendikdasmen are\nprepared to conduct a comprehensive Dapodik evaluation through complete\ndata collection of approximately 457,000 educational units ranging from\nearly childhood education to senior secondary schools throughout\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy conducting a comprehensive evaluation of primary education data,\nwe can simultaneously update the database that has served as the\nreference for various analyses and policy formulation,\u201d she said. With\nBPS\u2019s network across Indonesia, the data collection implementation is\nbelieved capable of reaching all educational units comprehensively.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ministry-of-primary-and-secondary-education-and-bps-join-forces-to-deliver-more-accurate-education-data-1772165524", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }