AQW 19109/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education

To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 18494/22-27, to detail (i) the work that was included in the Strategic Partner element of the Education Authority's contract with Fujitsu; and (ii) whether the new school management system is still being delivered by Fujitsu.

Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 2 December 2024

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Tabled
2 December 2024
Answer due by
17 December 2024
Answered
10 December 20248 days after tabling
Department
Department of Education
Priority question
No

Answer

The Strategic Partner element of the service was the provision of improved and transformed services to Schools, the Authority and Education Stakeholders that provides End Users within the scope of functionality of the current service with enhanced capabilities and improved learning experiences, all supported by a secure and scalable modern architecture and technical infrastructure that provides an end to end fully integrated, interoperable digital education service for Schools.

The new school management system will not be delivered by Fujitsu.

Official sources