The primary function of the openIMIS Stakeholder Committee is to provide advice to support the overall outcomes of the openIMIS Initiative. The Stakeholder Committee is expected to provide guidance on the initiative in growing the community of practice, building a robust yet flexible product and increasing implementations of the tool for managing various types of social protection schemes.
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Members of the Stakeholder Committee ensure that the Initiative’s overall vision reflects in its activities, and the direction of the initiative remains efficient and effective. In practice, these responsibilities are carried out by performing the following functions:a.
Discuss and contribute to the development of the technical roadmap of openIMIS, following recommendations made by the Product Group and Technical Advisory Group
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Support Initiative workflows and actively contribute in the frame of the Governance structure;
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Assist partners and members of the Initiative through coordination and collaboration;
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Advise on the scope and direction of the Initiative as emerging issues force changes to be considered, ensuring alignment with the agreed vision of the Initiative and key stakeholder groups;
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Foster positive communication within and outside of the Stakeholder Committee regarding the Initiative and its outcomes;
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Engage in political advocacy for the Initiative, e.g. by promoting openIMIS in relevant events.
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Support the outreach of the openIMIS Initiative to foster new relationships/partnerships with other donors or relevant stakeholders.
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Regularly participate in, and contribute to relevant discussions, forums, proposals and activities of the Initiative;
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Regularly participate in the openIMIS Steering Group Meeting
Membership
The openIMIS Stakeholder Committee currently consists of the following members, who each hold a vote and contribute to the Initiative. Each of the following organisations will have a vote in any major voting process. Organisations must designate an alternate in case the primary voting member is unavailable.
- BMZ
DEZA
… from countries using openIMIS (max. 2)
… from countries using openIMIS
… from the Implementers Committee (max. 2)
… Implementers Committee
… Developers Committee (max. 2)
… Developers Committee,
… health / social protection financing experts (max. 2)
… health / social protection financing experts,
… representatives from bilateral, multi-lateral organisations with expertise on health / social protection and/or digitalisation (max. x)
… representatives from bilateral, multi-lateral organisations with expertise on health / social protection and/or digitalisation
… representatives from bilateral, multi-lateral organisations with expertise on health / social protection and/or digitalisation
… representatives from bilateral, multi-lateral organisations with expertise on health / social protection and/or digitalisation
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Name | Agency | Primary Voting Member (✓) or Alternate (Alt) |
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Alexander Schrade | BMZ | ✓ |
tbd | BMZ | Alt |
Olivier Praz | SDC | ✓ |
tbd | SDC | Alt |
Stakeholder Committee Composition
The Stakeholder Committee is to be composed of representatives from donor organisations (all), from countries using openIMIS (2), from the Implementers and Developers Committee (2 each)[1], health / social protection financing experts (2), representatives from bilateral, multi-lateral organisations with expertise on health / social protection and/or digitalisation (xx).
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The Stakeholder Commitee can pro-actively invite new members to the Stakeholder Committee if so decided by the majority. The openIMIS Coordination Desk will support the Stakeholder Committee members in the process of inviting new members.
[1] An organisation can be represented only once – either through the Developers or the Implementers Committee
[2] An organisation can be represented only once – either through the Developers or the Implementers Committee
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Following the composition of the Stakeholder Committee defined in the Terms of Reference the eligibility criteria apply for institutions to join the Stakeholder Committee:
Eligibility Criteria
institutional background as a
donor organisation (all commissioners of the openIMIS Coordination Desk and additional members from the Steering Group),
scheme operator using openIMIS (2 representatives on a rotating basis),
member representing the Implementers’ and Developers’ Committees (2 representatives each[2]),
bilateral or multi-lateral organisation working on digital health and/or social protection and/or digitalisation (xx); or
unaffiliated health financing / social protection expert (2 experts),
Agreeing to (written form) and acting in line with the Terms of Reference for the openIMIS Stakeholder Committee
Agreeing to (written form) the principles of the openIMIS Initiative
Acknowledging (written form) the governance structure of the openIMIS Initiative
Process of joining the Stakeholder Committee:
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The interested institution will need to agree to those in written form (Step 2).
For download
ToR Stakeholder Committee
Principles of the openIMIS initiative
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Governance structure
Secretariat
The openIMIS Initiative’s Coordination Desk is to act as the secretariat of the openIMIS Stakeholder Committee. The secretariat will be responsible for organising the meetings of the Stakeholder Committee, to facilitate the setting of the agenda, and to disseminate information to all Stakeholder Committee members.
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