Capacity Development Workshop on Measuring Social Protection:

Background, Objectives and Activities

Sri Wening Handayani
Principal Social Development Specialist Asian Development Bank

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Background
ADB approved the regional technical assistance in 2010 to:
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develop an improved framework for measuring and monitoring social protection; update the SPI and social protection assessments; develop an SPI database; and

build capacity of developing member countries (DMCs) to measure and monitor social protection.

Outputs of the Technical Assistance

Publication of Regional SPI Report Uploading of 34 SP Country Reports Social Protection Statistical Database Capacity Development of 3 Pilot Countries Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka Knowledge-sharing and dissemination of information

Objectives of the Workshop

facilitate knowledge exchange between NSOs of pilot countries and NSOs of other DMCs; ii. promote monitoring of social protection within the Asia and Pacific region; and iii. support the overall objective of the SPI which can then lead to better targeting and more cost-effective implementation of policies
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Organization of the Event

Co-organized with BPS-Statistics Participated in by representatives of NSOs and planning offices of 14 DMCs, namely Bangladesh, Cambodia, PRC, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, TimorLeste, and Viet Nam Resource Persons: OECD, ILO and consultants

Overview of the Program

Day 1: Session 1: What is social protection is and why is it important? Session 2: Measuring Social Protection Using Administrative Data Session 3: Country Experience on Monitoring Social Protection Day 2: Field Visit to BPS Bogor District Regional Office Day 3: Session 3 continuation Session 4: Measurement of Social Protection Using Household Survey Session 5: Accessing Social Protection Data and Information

Contact Persons
BPS-Statistics Indonesia Mr. Gantjang Amannullah gantjang@bps.go.id Ms. Katiti Wulansari katiti@bps.go.id ADB Ms. Sri Wening Handayani swhandayani@adb.org Ms. Dalisay Maligalig dmaligalig@adb.org

ADB Social Protection Programs and Social Protection Index: Preliminary Findings for Timor-Leste and selected ASEAN countries