Cross-Country Learning on Integrated Approaches for

Developing Social Protection Information Systems through

Unique Identity
19-21 September 2016, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Country:

Sri Lanka

Presenter:

A Jagath D Dias

Ministry:

Department of Pensions,
Ministry of Public Administration &
Management

Title of
presentatio
n:

ICT Challenges and Opportunities for

Social Protection Delivery

DISCLAIMER: This presentation does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government concerned, and
ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents.

What is the current application of ICT in

selected social protection programs?
Registration of
Pensions
Registration for
Widows &
Orphans
Pensions
Payment
Management
W& OP
Payment
Activation
Online
Applications

Pensioners Community

Life Certificate Private SectorRail Warrant

What is the current application of ICT in

selected social protection programs?
Online Applications : Registration Process
Stand Alone Applications : Internal Process
NFC (Near Field Communication) : Read/ Write
Pensioner ID
Biometric Applications : Finger prints of
Pensioners
VPN : Connect with island wide pension
management points

What are the planned investments of the government

to improve social protection delivery through ICT?

HTM ( Household Transfer Management

System)
Introduce a electronic & biometric enabled ID card
Introduce new payment gateway to manage all
payments to the beneficiaries
Integrate all welfare products to HTM
Centrally manage government funds allocated for
social protection
Keep track of how much spent on each household
by the government

What are the planned investments of the government

to improve social protection delivery through ICT? (DoP
Proposal)
Top

National ID

Public Sector
DB

Elders DB

Pensions DB

Health Sector
DB

Education DB

Disables DB
Bottom

What are the challenges to expand ICT

investments in social protection?

Lack of Regulation
Lack of Guidance
Autocracy of different social welfare regulatory
bodies
No real IT platform to implement social
protection plans
No database of the population
Insufficient details to analyze the requirements of the
society

What are the resource and investment

requirements?

Establishing a Human Resource Framework to

empower government sector organizations to
recruit needed IT professionals and
consultants
Consultancy and Guidance

What is the role of development partners in promoting

ICT application for social protection delivery?

Share Information
Share Technology
Integrate with other IT applications