Events

Cross-Country Learning on ICT for Social Protection

19 September 2016 to 21 September 2016

Seoul

Republic of Korea

Investing in ICT for social protection is crucial, particularly for developing countries. ICT can improve service delivery, especially to the under-served because it can help identify and target beneficiaries better. It can enable countries to manage their social protection programs better because it facilitates delivery of basic services.

Program and Learning Materials:

19 Sep 2016
20 Sep 2016
21 Sep 2016

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
19 Sep 2016	Session 1: Opening	Welcome Remarks	Dr. Soonman Kwon, Chief of Health Sector, ADB
19 Sep 2016	Session 1: Opening	Integrating IT in Social Protection Programs Many social protection programs across Asia remain fragmented, lack transparency and accountability, and suffer from lack of strategic development priorities...	Sri Wening Handayani
19 Sep 2016	Session 1: Opening	Setting Expectations and Introduction of Participants	Michael Stahl
19 Sep 2016	Session 2: ICT Applications for Social Protection in Developing Countries	Key Challenges When Setting up Integrated Management Information Systems for Social Protection in Developing Countries A management information system (MIS) is more than just a database.It also captures, transmits, manages and analyzes data. In social development programs...	Richard Chirchir
19 Sep 2016	Session 2: ICT Applications for Social Protection in Developing Countries	Benazir Income Support Program-Challenges and Opportunities The Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) is Pakistan's social safety net. It maintains a database of the socio-economic status of the country's population...
19 Sep 2016	Session 3: Integrated Approach for Social Pension Systems in Korea focusing on Use of Information Technologies	Public Pension Schemes in Korea Reforms in pension systems are difficult to implement. Ensuring universal coverage, adequate benefits, and sustainability using a single pension scheme...	Yun Suk-myung
19 Sep 2016	Session 3: Integrated Approach for Social Pension Systems in Korea focusing on Use of Information Technologies	Integration of Social Insurance Information Systems in Korea The Republic of Korea has four major social insurance programs. It implemented a two-step process that integrated the information systems of these four...	Seok-Yong Yoon
19 Sep 2016	Session 4: Investing in ICT for Social Protection	ICT Challenges and Opportunities for Social Protection Delivery in Sri Lanka In Sri Lanka, ICT is used in various social protection programs. It is applied in the registration of pensions, payment management, and in online applications...
19 Sep 2016	Session 4: Investing in ICT for Social Protection	ICT Challenges and Opportunities for Social Protection Delivery in Nepal In Nepal, several obstacles hinder investments onInformation and Communication Technology (ICT) for social protection. Data, for one, is still scare. ...	Kewal Prasad Bhandari
19 Sep 2016	Session 4: Investing in ICT for Social Protection	ICT Challenges and Opportunities for Social Protection Delivery in Indonesia Indonesia has been using a unique electronic identification system since 2012. Each citizen has a unique identifaction number. This number is used by ...	Harry Hikmat
19 Sep 2016	Session 4: Investing in ICT for Social Protection	ICT Applications for Social Protection Delivery: Examples in Mongolia, Nepal, and Viet Nam Mongolia, Nepal, and Viet Nam differ in their use of ICT for social protection services. Mongolia has extensively used ICT: It has issued electronic IDcards...	Michelle Domingo
19 Sep 2016	Session 5: National Identity Programs for Social Protection Programs	ID Management System in Thailand: NERS In Thailand, the ICT Network for Social Development Association (INSDA) facilitates the use of ICT for social protection. Members of this network share...
19 Sep 2016	Session 5: National Identity Programs for Social Protection Programs	National Identification Policy and System in Korea: Lessons Learned and Future Endeavors The Resident Registration Systemin Korea plays a huge role in the provision of government support and services in the country. At birth, infants are provided...	Sang-Baek Chris Kang
19 Sep 2016	Session 6: Example from the Health Sector- Information Systems for National Health Insurance and the Health Sector	ICT and ID Management in the Health Sector The use of ICT in the health sector significantly boosts delivery of health services and enables safer health care. ICT, along with unique identification...	Susann Roth
19 Sep 2016	Session 6: Example from the Health Sector- Information Systems for National Health Insurance and the Health Sector	NHI and ICT in Korea Korea has been implementing a national ID system since the 1960s. This presentationshares how this system has evolved in the country. It also shares lessons...	Soonman Kwon

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
20 Sep 2016	Session 7: National Health Insurance Service (NHIS)	Integrated Collection Management System of Four Social Insurance Contributions in Korea Social insurance in Korea was not integrated at first. Four ministries used to manage the country's four types of social insurance, but economic and social...	Department of International Relations and Cooperation National Health Insurance Service
20 Sep 2016	Session 8: Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service	The National Health Insurance Big Data in Korea In South Korea, the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) offers a platform that integrates all health related data from the country's four types of...	Hwa-yeon Lee

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material
21 Sep 2016	Session 9: Integration of Various ID Applications	Digital ID in Driving Social Protection - Learning from India To effectively deliver social protection schemes, organizations have to deal with policy and technology challenges, as well as difficulties in program...
21 Sep 2016	Investing in ICT for Social Protection (Video 1)	Investing in ICT for Social Protection (video 1) Various stakeholders from Asia and the Pacific share their insights on the importance of investing in ICT for social protection. ICT, they said, is a ...
21 Sep 2016	Investing in ICT for Social Protection (Video 2)	Investing in ICT for Social Protection (video 2) Countries need to invest in ICT for social protection now because it will greatly improve public service delivery, especially to the underserved. By investing...