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The initiative was formed as a joint effort by USP2030[1] members, governments, development partners, civil society and the private sector towards creating integrated and interoperable social protection information systems. It presents an open, transparent, and virtual community working to build a global consensus around standards and guidelines for social protection information systems. The initiative runs as part of a working group under USP2030 which is chaired by ILO and the World Bank.
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Inside the CORE-MIS you have application programming interfaces (API) which allow interoperability with systems like the http://www.kobotoolbox.org . Taking the example of Zambia, where the entry point to the scheme already had an existing Management Information System supporting the cash transfer program. The , the CORE-MIS was brought in to fill up the gaps that this program presented. The payment platform was already built with a payment gateway that was interoperable with a payment service provider in the country. The CORE-MIS, in this case, leveraged its interoperability module to connect with the other payment service providers.
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ILO: The use of openIMIS in Bangladesh and Pakistan started with the need to digitize and automate the existing employment injury and compensation schemes which were created after some major industrial accidents that injured several workers [2]. The system is now being expanded to cover workers within the "ready-made” garment industry. The goal is to provide a basis for the setting up of a universal employment injury scheme. Rodrigo Assumpcao refers to the example of Bangladesh’s LIMA software for labour inspection (run by the Ministry of Labour) to demonstrate the interoperability feature of openIMIS. openIMIS was connected to LIMA to get the data of registered enterprises (which are subjects to the inspections) instead of opting for the data that was provided by the ready-made garment association. This was in preparation for the expansion that was hoped for and the consolidation of data to one source for registered enterprises. Rodrigo Assumpcao concluded by saying “instead of building different databases to solve your immediate problems, try to contribute to the overall structure of the data environment or country of operation”.
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Regarding interoperability between HOPE and local platforms, HOPE can be presented as a multi-outlet that many different systems can plug into. It is built so that HOPE can consume data from different systems and potentially send it to other systems. Consuming data is important to understand potential population of interest for the delivery of service (in a humanitarian crisis). Data protection is an essential component to be considered in interoperability. The exchange of data must happen in a very certain manner to avoid leakage and misuse of this data. The “The connections between different systems are difficult to manage and involves a lot of protocols and that is why the use of standards is very crucial. crucial”, emphasis Alexis Boncenne - “The connections between the platforms have to be bulletproof” Alexis Boncennebulletproof.”
Further Resources
Convergence Initiative in Social Protection flyer, Nov 2021 (PDF for download)
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[1] USP2030: The Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals was launched at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2016.
[2] Bangladesh: 2013 Dhaka garment factory collapse - Wikipedia; Pakistan: 2012 Pakistan factory fires - Wikipedia