Country Readiness Assessment Report – Kyrgyzstan
Major
Applied Mathematics
IT in Economics
Automatics &
Management
Computer Management
Electronics &
Microelectronics
Radio technique
Information Technologies
Number of IT students
Total number of students
.
1995/96
455
111
354
1996/97
405
462
287
1997/98
672
1086
448
1998/99
615
1605
582
1999/00
943
2172
537
131
134
218
240
455
449
707
530
850
508
262
1162
2609
64600
301
676
2589
77800
262
1269
4641
97600
261
1920
6220
129700
233
2408
7651
159200
Challenges and issues, limiting ICT development in the educational sector
Insufficient development of ICT in educational institutions, and the education sector in
Kyrgyzstan in general, are related to the following issues and problems:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
absence of a long-term programme to provide for computer equipment in educational
establishments; access to Internet; implementation and development of information
technologies in the process of education; and training of ICT specialists.
absence of a coordinating centre for ICT development in the education sector (for
example, under the Ministry of Education and Culture);
absence of a National Educational Network, with one ISP for the educational sector;
insufficient financing of events on ICT development at educational institutions from
government and local budgets. Absence of a budget for purchase, support and
development of ICT at institutional departments;
variance of state educational standards, educational plans and programmes for creating
modern conditions and perspectives in the development of ICT. This is related to ICT
educational plans and programmes for pupils at high schools and students at secondary
schools, as well as plans and programmes for IT specialist training;
shortage and low salary of teachers of informatics and ICT specialists at educational
institutions;
absence of educational centers for the training of teachers of informatics and ICT
specialists at educational institutions;
absence of ISPs in the regions and at district levels;
absence of educational literature and software in the Kyrgyz language;
schools that are equipped with computers do not necessarily have the staff to serve them,
a budget for spare parts or equipment maintenance, or paid access to the Internet.
Proposals for a national strategy for the educational sector
High school system
34