Considering the amount of money spe

Considering the amount of money spent for
the development of these three uniform
information systems in higher education in
Slovenia, it is difficult to expect that any of the
systems might be replaced or abandoned. It is
also rather unlikely that in such a small and
unique market as the market for ERP information
systems for higher education, a development of a
new system would be financially viable (despite
the fact that some solutions occasionally appear,
they are mainly of local character and do not
have many users).
The merging of existing systems, the
introduction of a globally recognised vendor of
ERP systems or a development of a new solution
is reasonable and probable only at the level of
university (UL), more universities or the state.
ERP systems were first recognized as useful
in manufacturing. With the introduction of global
ERP solutions, enterprises have to organise and
standardise their business activities.
The end
users are most often adapted to the information
solution during implementation phases. Higher
education environments are extremely dynamic,
especially in Slovenia, where the education
system has been fundamentally changed. A
consequence of the wish to build up-to-date
information support for business activities, but
with material and regulatory inability to
introduce a global solution, we are faced with the
development of three equivalent integral
information solutions in the field of higher
education. Despite the differences of individual
approaches it can be expected that the future will
bring a convergence of systems (at least from the
functional point of). The role of the state could
prove decisive, because it finances the
development of individual solutions through
projects. Higher education institutions and the
state should leave behind the question of
information support for business processes and
should focus on informatics as one of the key
factors of quality assurance in higher education.