Within the framework of the COMCEC-funded SESRIC Project titled “Promoting Digital Technologies for an Integrated and Efficient Social Protection Systems in the OIC Member Countries”, the Centre, in collaboration with the Malaysian Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) and the Ministry of Family and Social Services of the Republic of Türkiye, organised a Training Course on “Enhancing Policies and Practices for Effective Digitization and Integrated Social Protection Systems” through an online video conferencing platform.

151 experts and executives from the ministries and relevant national institutions in charge of social protection policies and services in 19 OIC member countries attended the training course.

The training course, which was also organised within the framework of SESRIC’s Social Development Capacity Building Programme (SD-CaB), aimed at providing the extensive understanding needed to develop appropriate policies and strategic actions and fostering the digital transformation of social protection services in the OIC member countries.

The two-day training covered the following topics:

• Understanding the Digitization of Social Protection
• Digitilizing Social Protection vis a vis Policy Considerations
• Improving the Delivery of Social Protection via Digital Transformation
• Moving Towards Effective Digitization and Integrated Social Protection Systems

The project, titled “Promoting Digital Technologies for an Integrated and Efficient Social Protection Systems in OIC Member Countries”, encompasses two online training courses and an on-site workshop. These activities are designed to foster high-level digital engagement, promote inclusive social protection strategies, and share best practices among OIC member countries. In addition, they aim to enhance the capacities of staff working in relevant areas through targeted capacity-building and experience-sharing activities. This project is being executed under the umbrella of the 10th Call for Project Proposals of COMCEC Project Funding. Critical technical support for the successful implementation of the project activities is being generously provided by the Malaysian Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) and the Ministry of Family and Social Services of the Republic of Türkiye.

The COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO) introduced in 2013 the COMCEC Project Funding (CPF), a financing mechanism that funds projects submitted by the member countries and relevant OIC Institutions to realize the strategic objectives and outcomes of the COMCEC Strategy. The funding is provided in the form of a grant through the Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye, which is one of the main bodies in the COMCEC Project Funding scheme. Since the initiation of the CPF, SESRIC has implemented ten projects under various cooperation areas and in accordance with sectoral themes determined by the CCO. For more details about SESRIC projects funded by the COMCEC, please visit: https://www.sesric.org/tcd-activities-projects-funded.php

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