China builds education information databases

BEIJING - China is building national education information databases in a bid to boost the management of schools, students and teachers, the Ministry of Education revealed on Monday.

This year, the ministry and relevant authorities will focus on establishing digital information databases covering every student and teacher across the country, according to the ministry.

They will complete a database for information on schools' outlay, assets and facilities in 2014, the ministry said.

A data center will be formed by the end of this year in each provincial region to realize regional information sharing and management of education information and resources, it said.

Provincial data centers will join with national ones to form a data network to store the entire nation's education information.

Measures will be taken to ensure the accuracy and safety of this information, according to the ministry.