Annex 2 Question checklist: needs assessment and feasibility study Needs assessment informing design — Component Example questions (underlying question for each: How does this affect design choices?) Broad social protection What is the national social protection policy? Priorities? Does this reflect context (policy and plans for integration? How? What are the policy priorities in terms of legislation) integration (see )? (Stakeholder mapping) Who is in charge of delivering social assistance and social security in country, at both central and decentralised level (primary users)? What other stakeholders are involved (secondary users)? Which further actors may have a stake (tertiary users)? What are these actors’ interests? What are their (information and management) needs that integration can help address? What resistance could be encountered? What are the legislative foundations for social protection and for integration? What are the gaps? What is the current degree of fragmentation or integration within social assistance and between social assistance and social insurance? What are the existing mechanisms for horizontal and vertical coordination? What is the level of decentralisation? What capacity is there at local level? Broad e-governance Does a broader e-governance platform exist? Status? Institutional context arrangements? Is there a government framework for ICT and interoperability? What is the main government ICT infrastructure? What are the existing and regulatory provisions for information access, cyber security, data security, data confidentiality, privacy standards, personal data protection etc.? Are these sufficient? What other government information systems could usefully share data (depending on objectives)? E.g. national ID, civil registry, employment and labour, tax system, social security, health, education, land titling, housing and other property etc. Are links with each desirable, and why? Can the national ID be used as a unique identifier? E.g. what percentage of population has national ID; what information is collected; characteristics of with no ID; other forms of ID; most common ID for low-income households; charges or fees for ID; accessibility of registry etc.? Advantages and disadvantages? If not, what alternative solution? Existing programs and What programs exist in country (objectives, budget, implementing business processes agency, targeting criteria, coverage and plans for scaling up, benefits, key features, business processes, information management approach)? Which of these can usefully be integrated? Along which dimensions (e.g.
Annex 2 Question checklist: needs assessment and feasibility study Needs assessment — informing design Component Example questions (underlying question for each: How does this affect design choices?) Broad social protection context (policy and legislation) What is the national social protection policy? Priorities? Does this reflect plans for integration? How? What are the policy priorities in terms of integration (see )? (Stakeholder mapping) Who is in charge of delivering social assistance and social security in country, at both central and decentralised level (primary users)? What other stakeholders are involved (secondary users)? Which further actors may have a stake (tertiary users)? What are these actors’ interests? What are their (information and management) needs that integration can help address? What resistance could be encountered? What are the legislative foundations for social protection and for integration? What are the gaps? What is the current degree of fragmentation or integration within social assistance and between social assistance and social insurance? What are the existing mechanisms for horizontal and vertical coordination? What is the level of decentralisation? What capacity is there at local level? Broad e-governance context Does a broader e-governance platform exist? Status? Institutional arrangements? Is there a government framework for ICT and interoperability? What is the main government ICT infrastructure? What are the existing and regulatory provisions for information access, cyber security, data security, data confidentiality, privacy standards, personal data protection etc.? Are these sufficient? What other government information systems could usefully share data (depending on objectives)? E.g. national ID, civil registry, employment and labour, tax system, social security, health, education, land titling, housing and other property etc. Are links with each desirable, and why? Can the national ID be used as a unique identifier? E.g. what percentage of population has national ID; what information is collected; characteristics of with no ID; other forms of ID; most common ID for low-income households; charges or fees for ID; accessibility of registry etc.? Advantages and disadvantages? If not, what alternative solution? Existing programs and business processes What programs exist in country (objectives, budget, implementing agency, targeting criteria, coverage and plans for scaling up, benefits, key features, business processes, information management approach)? Which of these can usefully be integrated? Along which dimensions (e.g.
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