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The collaboration and interoperability of openIMIS with other digital public goods has always been a key factor. For the linking of openIMIS with other networks such as openHIE, a core factor has been the use of standards. Saurav Bhattarai: “We want to be a part of an eco-system and not a tool run in silo”. This is why, right from the beginning, openIMIS has always had defined implementing standards and based its developments on guidelines. openIMIS uses the HL7 fire which is a standard around health systems. Given that openIMIS is expanding into new ventures in social protection, it is looking into how to engage with other partners and standards. openIMIS’ goal is to find a standardised way of connecting to systems such as payments, social registries.[K1]
· CORE-MIS by World bank (Speaker: Ubah Thomas Ubah)
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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.
The Convergence Initiative calls on the support of experts and organisations in social (health) protection to join, share knowledge, help draft these standards, create awareness, develop these standards and apply them in their respective digital solutions to help shape the initiative’s actions.
P a n e l d i s c u s s i o n Panel discussion
Olivier Praz kicks off the panel discussions by describing one of the commonalities among the three different software (openIMIS, CORE-MIS and HOPE), which is the fact that they are being developed with public funds and are non-profit making. All three are tools to be used in support of development projects, in order to reach those in need and have a positive impact.
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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.