  Data collection is a key component of an information system. The widespread
penetration of ICT tools in organizations and institutions has resulted in a
shift in the way the data is collected. Data may be collected in printed-form,
by e-mails, on a compact disk, or, by direct upload on the management
information system. Since web services are platform-independent, it can access
data stored in the XML format from any platform. In this paper, we present an
interface which uses web services for data collection. It requires interaction
between a web service deployed for the purposes of data collection, and the web
address where the data is stored. Our interface requires that the web service
has pre-knowledge of the address from where the data is to be collected. Also,
the data to be accessed must be stored in XML format. Since our interface uses
computer-supported interaction on both sides, it eases the task of regular and
ongoing data collection. We apply our framework to the Education Management
Information System, which collects data from schools spread across the country.
