The TA promotes innovations for inclusiveness in social protection through application of ICT together with capacity building for national agencies implementing and monitoring social protection programs. It will support two main outputs: (i) Regional Stocktaking of ICT Utilization in Social Protection Programs; and (ii) Capacity building for DMCs on ICT4SP. Both outputs are designed to draw out best practices on ICT utilization in social protection programs delivery and share these to policy makers and government officials to bridge knowledge and capacity gaps.
| Project Name | Information and Communication Technologies for Social Protection in the Asia and Pacific Region | ||||
| Project Number | 47214-001 | ||||
| Country | Regional |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Social protection initiatives |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Some gender elements | ||||
| Description | The TA promotes innovations for inclusiveness in social protection through application of ICT together with capacity building for national agencies implementing and monitoring social protection programs. It will support two main outputs: (i) Regional Stocktaking of ICT Utilization in Social Protection Programs; and (ii) Capacity building for DMCs on ICT4SP. Both outputs are designed to draw out best practices on ICT utilization in social protection programs delivery and share these to policy makers and government officials to bridge knowledge and capacity gaps. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The recently approved Social Protection Operational Plan (SPOP) identifies information and communication technology (ICT) use in social protection as a potential area for investments and knowledge work to support ADB developing member countries (DMCs) in strengthening social protection programs. While many DMCs have expanded their social protection programs and developed national social protection strategies, opportunities from ICT use in social protection delivery have not been fully realized in Asia and the Pacific region. Innovations in ICT have been used to improve governance and public service delivery in sectors such as education, health, and social protection. Initiatives like Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D or ICTD) have shown that actively using technology can improve living conditions in societies. ICT use in social protection has for instance enhanced targeting through more effective identification of beneficiaries; and improved payment mechanisms resulting to lower transaction costs to access payments or benefits. Recent examples in the region include increasing digitalization of cash transfers in Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Pakistan and the Philippines. ICT has also played a vital role in identity management (Id-M) linked to improving governance of public social services. Evidences of efficiency gains from ICT use in social protection programs are currently available for Latin America and Africa but best practices in Asia and the Pacific is currently limited and not disseminated. Furthermore, government capacity to maximize benefits from investments in ICT for improving social protection delivery remains weak. Knowledge and capacity gaps still exist in DMCs that permeate the digital divide between developing and developed economies. Within this context, the TA intends to draw global and regional best practices on ICT utilization in the design and delivery of social protection programs through a regional study, and build institutional and administrative capacity to apply or replicate some of the ICT tools in improving the efficiency of social protection programs in selected DMCs. The design and monitoring framework is in Appendix 1. |
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| Impact | Improved delivery system of social protection programs through expanded application of ICT in DMCs in Asia and the Pacific | ||||
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| Description of Outcome | Increased ICT-literacy and capacity development among policy makers and government officials implementing social protection programs in DMCs |
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| Description of Project Outputs | 1. Regional Stocktaking of ICT Utilization in Social Protection Programs 2. Capacity building in DMCs on ICT4SP |
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| Geographical Location | Regional |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Handayani, Sri Wening |
| Responsible ADB Department | Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | SDTC-SOC |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 13 Mar 2014 |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 11 Jul 2014 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 22 May 2014 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 11 Jul 2014 | - | 11 Jul 2014 | 30 Jun 2016 | 30 Sep 2016 | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 0.00 | 500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 500,000.00 | 11 Jul 2014 | 433,393.02 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Information and Communication Technologies for Social Protection in the Asia and Pacific Region: Technical Assistance Completion Report | TA Completion Reports | May 2017 |
| Information and Communication Technologies for Social Protection in the Asia and Pacific Region | Technical Assistance Reports | Jul 2014 |
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Related Publications
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Improving the Delivery of Social Protection through ICT: Case Studies in Mongolia, Nepal, and Viet Nam | Papers and Briefs | Nov 2017 |
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