Interoperability in Action is a DCI workshop series for the development and consensus building on standards for integrated social protection systems. The series brings together social protection practitioners, IT experts, government agencies, private sector representatives, open-source solution providers, and international organizations. These virtual workshops serve as a collaborative forum to exchange use cases, interface standards (API & data), and interoperability experiences through use case scenarios and technical demonstrations in a controlled environment. Seven workshops have been held so far, which highlighted interoperability of Social Protection systems with a specific system—such as ID, CRVS, Payment, Farmer Registry, etc.

The 8th workshop in the series focused on interoperability between Employment Systems and SP-Systems. This session showcased the benefits of interoperability through use cases, live demonstrations of some use cases and perspectives from global organizations and countries. Participants were encouraged to engage in open discussions. We also welcomed input on the availability of various open-source and other solutions that implement employment systems, helping to build consensus on standards.

This was be the eighth session of the “Interoperability in Action” series organised by the Digital Convergence Initiative (DCI) for the development and consensus building on standards for integrated social protection information systems. These workshops are a forum to exchange use cases, interfaces, and experiences regarding the interoperability of systems through the use case scenarios and technical demonstration in a controlled environment. Each session brings together social protection practitioners and information technology experts, highlighting a specific system interoperability capability scenario with Social Protection Management Information System (SP-MIS).

Speakers:

• Martina Bergthaller, Social Protection and Employment Specialist, Independent Consultant
• Thomas Byrnes, Digital Social Protection Expert, Market Impact
• Piotr Wargulak, Software Developer, SolDevelo
• Agastya Yeachuri, IT Consultant, The World Bank
• Elmira Hasanova, Specialist for International Affairs, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population, Azerbaijan
• Ercan Dansuk, Senior Specialist, Ministry of Family and Social Services, Türkiye
• Dovile Makutenaite, Employment Domain Specialist at WCC Group

Moderator: Veronika Wodsak, Social Protection Policy Specialist, ILO