H.E. Pok Than has shown
considerable initiative in the establishment of an MoEYS website; however
at present its development is constrained by lack of financial support and
a procedure for maintaining it. Other government departments such as the
Ministry of Commerce have recently established websites, using donor
support for technical costs and equipment.
The
website would primarily function as a public relations and information
provision tool to support the ministry in leading the education sector in
Cambodia. The wider sectoral review role currently envisaged by the SEIP
team would be greatly enhanced by a method of rapidly disseminating
information and reports on the review to all the expected partners, both
in country and abroad. An additional benefit would be the reinforcement of
the principle that the review process is government led rather than donor
led and would leave the MoEYS senior management with an effective
communications method for the future.
The
current website has been developed by H.E. Pok Than’s secretary, Chey
Sith and he would be the natural candidate to receive technical training
and maintain the site. Initially a content review of likely material
to disseminate (historic and current status reports and reviews, policy
documents, EMIS data, maps and Aid MIS reports for example) and
preliminary design should be undertaken. The PMMO office could initially
undertake this task, with approval to be given by both Secretaries of
State prior to development. The SEIP team would provide some technical /
content advice and make available material necessary for inclusion to
inform partners of progress in the review process. If successful after the
initial phase, other donor support should be sought to cover future
running and update costs.
