Technological transition

Accelerating digital cash transfers to the world’s poorest

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brookings.edu (17.02.2022) The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed an estimated 124 million people into extreme poverty globally, the first increase in extreme poverty in 20 years. To meet the magnitude of this need, governments around the world have dramatically ramped up social protection measures, and in particular cash transfers, which comprised one-third of all COVID-related social protection programs. A staggering 17 percent of the world’s population, or 1.3 billion people, were covered by at least one COVID-related cash payment between 2020 and 2021.

Global challenges
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Information and communication technology

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Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Service delivery
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Digitalization of Social Protection Systems Policy in Indonesia as a Step Towards Society 5.0

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Atlantis Press (06.01.2022) Social protection system in Indonesia has played an important role in delivering social assistances to poor households in the past two decades. Literature of digital transformation in Indonesia’s social protection policy is still limited, therefore, this research serves to fill the gap as well as providing general ideas for future research.

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indonesia
Global challenges
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Information and communication technology
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Philippines: World Bank exec praises PhilSys role in PH digital transformation

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Philippine News Agency (17.10.2021) The implementation of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) has resulted in milestones for the country's social protection and digital transformation, according to a World Bank official. 

He said success in utilizing PhilSys for social protection has a "significant demonstration effect" in accelerating digital transformation among government agencies and even the private sector.

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philippines, the
Global challenges
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Information and communication technology

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COVID-19 G2P Cash-Transfer Payments : Case Study : Philippines

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worldbank.org (01.05.2021) The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is having devastating impacts on the economy and people of the Philippines, and since the onset of pandemic, the Government of the Philippines (GoP) has responded with strong social protection measures. The Social Amelioration Program (SAP) enacted under the Bayanihan To Heal as One Act in March 2020 and managed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), aims to provide cash assistance to 18 million households (over 75 percent of total households) in the country.

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philippines, the
Global challenges
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E-services
Cash transfers

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A year into the pandemic, welfare “innovation” continues to penalise the poor

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Privacy International (22.06.2021) The global Covid-19 pandemic has acted as a catalyst for technology-intensive initiatives for welfare distribution, coming at a high cost to human rights and inclusion: enforcing automated discrimination, exacerbating existing inequalities and compromising access to essential benefits.

Global challenges
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Digital inclusion

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Empowering the health workforce Strategies to make the most of the digital revolution

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Digital transformation in the health sector is not a simple matter of technical change, but requires adaptive change in human attitudes and skills as well as of legal frameworks and  the organisation of work. 

Global challenges
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Health
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Leveraging digital technologies for social inclusion

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UN/DESA Policy Brief #92: (Feb 2021) COVID-19 is accelerating the pace of digital transformation: implications for social inclusion

Global challenges
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Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Service delivery
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Médiateur numérique, en première ligne contre l’illectronisme - WE DEMAIN

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C’est une profession émergente, devenue essentielle à l’heure du confinement : les médiateurs numériques aident à comprendre les outils et les usages digitaux à tous ceux qui ne les maîtrisent pas. Personnes âgées, précaires, mais aussi jeunes, près de 20 % de la population est concernée.

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france
Global challenges
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India: ESIC, other social security safety nets to cover gig economy workers

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The Indian Express (02.02.2021) The Budget for 2021-22 (April-March) also proposes to launch a portal that would collect relevant information on gig economy workers, including those working in building and construction, among others.

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india
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
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