Highlights

The World Bank organized a knowledge exchange between the Colombian government and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. The visit is one of the activities of the MENA Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, which facilitates south-south knowledge exchanges related to the design and implementation of employment and Social Safety Nets programs.

The delegation that participated in this session was aiming to learn about Colombia’s Targeting System for Social Programs (SISBEN) and the country’s efforts to develop a unified registry of social assistance programs.

Objectives

The objective of this knowledge exchange was to enable participating officials from Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia to learn about the origins, legal context, targeting formula, data management, overall administration, and coordination mechanisms between central, regional and local governments related to Targeting System for Social Programs (SISBEN) .

Scope of the Activity

With World Bank support, many MENA countries were in the middle of putting together the necessary building blocks to develop Social Protection & Labor (SP&L) systems. For example, countries in the region have developed identification/targeting systems as well as unified registries to improve their social safety net programs. 

Links to Resources

Full Agenda (French, English and Spanish)

List and contacts of participants

Participants’ Presentations

• Day one: 
  • National Department of Planning, Colombia: SISBEN as a targeting tool:  Regulatory and Institutional Framework(English, French)
  • National Department of Planning, Colombia: Targeting in Colombia: Political and Conceptual Framework (English, French)
  • National Department of Planning, Colombia: SISBEN III: Background and Methodology (English, French)
• Day two:
  • Juan Manuel Erazo Urrea: SISBEN III Project Execution (English, French)
  • National Department of Planning, Colombia: Territorial Responsibilities (English, French)
  • Patricia Garcia, National Department of Planning, Colombia: General Observations (English, French)
• Day three
  • SISBEN Colombia: System for the Identification of Potential Beneficiaries of Social Programs
• Day four
  • National Department of Planning, Colombia: Sisben III update: Update process generalities, new index and perspectives (English, French) 
  • Miguel Angel Santacruz, National Department of Planning, Colombia: PERSPECTIVES (English, French)
  • Infrastructure, Portals and Core Systems, National Department of Planning, Colombia:  IT Management – TO BE (English, French)
  • Government of Colombia: MFA General Objective (English, French)
  • Carolina Suárez Vargas, National Department of Planning, Colombia: Unique Affiliate Registry “RUAF” (English, French)