Facing delays and inefficiencies in collecting information and challenges in efficient policy planning, the country integrated its information systems
A billion-dollar allocation to the agency that manages the social database aims to harness the digital world to facilitate payments and ease access to benefits
The country has acknowledged that integrating information systems requires enormous inter-institutional effort. Focus on analysis comes later, officials say
With a social protection system originally designed in the 1970s, Chile is developing a new record-keeping system to improve public policy management
Rather than focusing on quantity, officials from the agency responsible for managing the social security database want to improve the reliability and quality of the information in the system
Despite the advantages for governments and citizens of the integration of public policy registries, countries must first overcome political, budgetary, technical and ethical difficulties
Before the start of the International Seminar in Brasilia, representatives from nine countries visit a Social Assistance Reference Center in Rio de Janeiro
A seminar organized by the Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger (MDS), in partnership with the WWP, will provide an opportunity to discuss successful international experiences that can assist Brazil to improve its policies
Technical workshop sponsored by WWP provided a useful opportunity for exchanging experiences on longitudinal studies focused on the analysis of social policies
Representatives from Latin American governments and experts met in Brasilia to exchange experiences on multidimensional poverty indicators