Social Protection for Economic Inclusion: Adapting the Graduation Approach in Asia and the Pacific Read more about Social Protection for Economic Inclusion: Adapting the Graduation Approach in Asia and the Pacific
Tuul Badarch Keywords transport energy social protection Urban Development finance procurement Read more about Tuul Badarch Tuul has worked in various sectors of ADB’s operation in Mongolia, including transport, energy and social protection. Currently, she is responsible for the urban development sector and manages several ADB-financed projects aimed to improve utility services and management in provincial towns. Prior to joining ADB Mongolia Resident Mission in 2005, she was a project manager for a World Bank-funded urban project and a researcher in the Democratic Party of Mongolia.
Designing and Implementing Adaptive Social Protection Systems Read more about Designing and Implementing Adaptive Social Protection Systems The Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI) developed and delivered the six-week course "Designing and Implementing Adaptive Social Protection Systems" to ADB staff from 13 countries in November and December 2020. The course supported personalised and flexible learning with the help of technology and innovative pedagogy. EPRI finalised the course pedagogy based on a needs assessment undertaken prior to the training. The needs assessment aimed to ensure that the learning and capacity development programme delivered responded to the participants' needs.
Making decisions on social protection systems in response to COVID-19 over the short-and medium-term Read more about Making decisions on social protection systems in response to COVID-19 over the short-and medium-term Presentation on a conceptual framework how social protection systems can respond effectively to the COVID-19 crisis, key issues, and a menu of policy and program options available for medium- and longer-term responses.
Valentina Barca Keywords COVID-19 response social protection Read more about Valentina Barca Valentina Barca is an independent consultant with a focus on how delivery systems (e.g design and implementation aspects) can facilitate the responsiveness, inclusiveness and effectiveness of social protection systems. In recent years she has worked extensively on integrated information systems (including social registries), shock responsiveness, digital identity and voice and accountability mechanisms - all applied to the field of social protection and including research, policy design and implementation work in Asia, Africa and Latin America, across over 15 countries.
Responding to COVID-19: How to identify, register and pay beneficiaries for social protection programs Read more about Responding to COVID-19: How to identify, register and pay beneficiaries for social protection programs Presentation on options for designing and implementing social protection programs amid COVID-19 and beyond using specific country examples and global good practice to date.
Edward Archibald Keywords COVID-19 response social protection Read more about Edward Archibald Edward Archibald is an independent consultant with experience in shock responsive social protection across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. He is currently a Social Protection Expert with the Social Protection Approaches to COVID-19: Expert advice helpline (SPACE), which is supported by the UK and German governments. His other recent clients include the World Bank, UNICEF and Save the Children.
Social Protection Interventions as Medium- and Long-term Responses amid COVID-19 and Beyond Read more about Social Protection Interventions as Medium- and Long-term Responses amid COVID-19 and Beyond The eleventh Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Social protection interventions as medium- and long-term responses amid COVID-19 and beyond” featured a range of social protection measures that can help countries more effectively respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
Norma Masor Keywords public policy social policy governance social protection Read more about Norma Masor Professor Norma Mansor is the Director of Social Wellbeing Research Centre (SWRC) at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, a position she holds since 2013. She is a professor at the Department of Administrative Studies and Politics at the Faculty, where she served as Dean from April 2004 to June 2009. She was also a Ragnar Nurkse Visiting Professor at Talinn University of Technology, Estonia in 2015.
Social Protection in a Competitive Economy: What Have We Learned? Read more about Social Protection in a Competitive Economy: What Have We Learned? Australia has a well-targeted welfare system. Gross income is unequal, but taxes and transfers make it more equal, and government invests a lot in health and education. However, the government should also consider privatization, active regulatory oversight, and incentives to inform market design.