Cross-Country Learning on ICT for Social Protection
19 to 21 September 2016

South 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
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Session 1: Opening Welcome Remarks Dr. Soonman Kwon, Chief of Health Sector, ADB
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…
Sri Wening Handayani
Session 1: Opening Setting Expectations and Introduction of Participants Michael Stahl
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…
Richard Chirchir
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…
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…
Yun Suk-myung
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…
Seok-Yong Yoon
Session 4: Investing in ICT for Social Protection
Session 4: Investing in ICT for Social Protection ICT Challenges and Opportunities for Social Protection Delivery in Nepal
In Nepal, several obstacles hinder investments on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for social protection. Data, for one, is still scare…
Kewal Prasad Bhandari
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…
Harry Hikmat
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…
Michelle Domingo
Session 5: National Identity Programs for Social Protection Programs
Session 5: National Identity Programs for Social Protection Programs National Identification Policy and System in Korea: Lessons Learned and Future Endeavors
The Resident Registration System in Korea plays a huge role in the provision of government support and services in the country. At birth, infants are…
Sang-Baek Chris Kang
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…
Susann Roth
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 presentation shares how this system has evolved in the country. It also shares…
Soonman Kwon
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
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…
Department of International Relations and Cooperation National Health Insurance Service
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…
Hwa-yeon Lee
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
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…
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…
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…

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ADB Organizer/s

  • Human and Social Development Sector Office

Topics

  • Social Development and Protection
  • ICT