Information and communication technology

Accelerating digital cash transfers to the world’s poorest

Submitted by pmassetti on Mon, 02/28/2022 - 16:12

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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​Virus has created different economic system, says Finnish pensions chief

Submitted by pmassetti on Tue, 02/01/2022 - 16:32

IPE (31.01.2022) The chief executive officer of the State Pension Fund of Finland (Valtion Eläkerahasto, VER), said the economic conditions brought about by the pandemic will stay with us, and with digitalisation and medicine as the key drivers of this new system, that is where governments need to allocate resources.

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finland
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Pensions
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Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Internal impact
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Digitalization of Social Protection Systems Policy in Indonesia as a Step Towards Society 5.0

Submitted by pmassetti on Fri, 01/28/2022 - 16:52

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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World Employment Social Outlook 2021: The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work

Submitted by pmassetti on Tue, 01/11/2022 - 14:43

ilo.org (05.01.2022) Digital labour platforms are now a vital part of contemporary life—they allow us to arrange a ride, order food and access a host of other services online. They accomplish this by connecting clients or customers with workers who undertake these tasks or “gigs”. The past decade has seen the global rise of “gig workers” or “platform workers”, with platforms like Uber, Gojek, Deliveroo, Rappi, Upwork and Topcoder. Digital labour platforms have created unprecedented opportunities for workers, businesses and society by unleashing innovation on a massive global scale.

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Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
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Technology and Universal Health Coverage: Examining the role of digital health

Submitted by pmassetti on Tue, 01/11/2022 - 11:21

 JOGH (20.11.2021) While there is tremendous promise to leverage technology for UHC, it will require smart, context-specific policies and programming with ample flexibility to adapt as needs and opportunities change – and with robust safeguards to protect privacy, data security, and equity. The health sector, by its very nature of being data intensive, lends itself to the use of technology for analytics to improve health outcomes, respond to public health crises, and efficiently and equitably allocate resources.

Global challenges
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Health
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Societal Impact
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India: e-Shram registration is a stepping stone towards protection of informal workers

Submitted by pmassetti on Mon, 01/10/2022 - 16:13

indianexpress.com (23.12.2021) The emergency requirements dictated by the pandemic led the Supreme Court, in May 2021, to order a time-bound inclusive and universal registration system for informal workers and circular migrants. The e-Shram portal which has come into existence now is meant to fulfil this mandatory requirement.

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india
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Information and communication technology
Extension of coverage

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Atlas of eHealth country profiles: the use of eHealth in support of universal health coverage

Submitted by rruggia on Thu, 11/25/2021 - 10:16

The third global survey on eHealth conducted by the WHO Global Observatory for eHealth (GOe) has a special focus – the use of eHealth in support of universal health coverage. eHealth plays a vital role in promoting universal health coverage in a variety of ways. For instance, it helps provide services to remote populations and underserved communities through telehealth or mHealth. It facilitates the training of the health workforce through the use of eLearning, and makes education more widely accessible especially for those who are isolated.

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Health
Information and communication technology

Global diffusion of eHealth: making universal health coverage achievable: report of the third global survey on eHealth

Submitted by rruggia on Thu, 11/25/2021 - 10:04

The aim of the third global survey on eHealth was to explore developments in eHealth since the last survey in 2010 and the role it plays in achieving universal health coverage (UHC). It has become increasingly clear that UHC cannot be achieved without the support of eHealth. The impetus for the global surveys on eHealth came from the increasing use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in support of health services in both developed and developing countries since the early 2000s.

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

Submitted by pmassetti on Tue, 10/26/2021 - 17:32

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
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Case study: Data responsibility and digital remote targeting during COVID-19

Submitted by pmassetti on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 17:12

calpnetwork.org (10.03. 2021) Challenges due to the pandemic have led to all kinds of innovations and adaptations focused on remote targeting, enrolment, verification and delivery. While required for the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, these new approaches might be useful in future responses that require remote targeting and delivery, such as in fragile contexts.

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Information and communication technology
Cash transfers

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