Summary

  ㅁ Title: The 6th Social Experts Meeting in Asia and the Pacific
               (Inception Workshop for Updating and Improving the Social Protection Index)
  ㅁ Dates: 6-7 April, 2011
  ㅁ Venue: Schubert hall(31st floor) at President Hotel(Seoul)
  ㅁ Hosted by OECD, OECD Korea Policy Centre(Health and Social Programme), ADB
  ㅁ Participating parties: Approx. 45 participants from 22 countries and organizations
     ㅇ OECD member countries in Asia-Pacific :Korea, Japan,
     ㅇ Non-OECD member countries: Armenia, Bhutan, Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea,
          Philippines, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam, India, Nepal, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia,
          Georgia, Lao PDR, Uzbekistan
     ㅇ International Organizations: OECD, ADB
     ㅇ Other Organizations & Observer: Ministry for Health and Welfare and universities
 

  Programme Summary

  Objectives
      The inception workshop will serve as a venue to: (i)discuss revised Handbook on Social Protection Index and
  module of Social Protection to be incorporated in the Household Income Expenditure Survey in three selected
  countries; (ii) review and share experiences among SPI national consultants on the collection of data for social
  protection, and preparation of the country report (iii) further identify the expected outputs, activities and participating
  organizations in relation to the formulation of the detailed work plan (s), mechanisms, and arrangements in
  implementing the (a) capacity building component of the project, (b) preparation and finalization of individual country
  reports and the multicountry report, (c) developing the SPI database and computing the final SPI


 ㅁ  6 April 2011  / Chairperson: Willem Adema, OECD

     1. Welcome Remarks: Sook Young Kwak  (Director General, OECD Korea Policy Centre)
     2. Meeting Guidelines and Arrangements
          - OECD Korea Policy Centre / ADB
     3. Discussion on the Collaboration ADB-ILO- OECD/Korea Policy Center – Progress and Follow up Action
          - ADB, ILO, OECD Korea Policy Center
     4. Overview of R-CDTA 7601: Updating and Improving the Social Protection Index —Administrative and
         Implementation Arrangements
          - Sri Wening Handayani, ADB
      5. Overview and Rationale of the Improved SPI
          - Babken Babajanian, ADB
      6. Revised Methodology for Calculating the Social Protection Index and Q&A
          - Bob Baulch, Consultant
      7. Presentation on Preliminary Findings: Social protection Data Collection and Country Assessment
          - Consultants  of 3 Countries(Bangladesh, Nepal, Lao PDR)


 ㅁ  7 April 2011  / Chairperson:Babken Babajanian, ADB

     8. Summary of Day 1
         - Willem Adema, OECD
     9. Society at a Deep Glance: Case of Korea
         - Dr. Choi, Professor, Korea University
     10. Capacity Development: Proposed Module on Social Protection
         - Bob Baulch, Consultant
      11. Social Protection Index and ADB’s Statistical Database System
         - Dalisay Maligalig, ADB
      12. Reaction from Pilot Countries on the Social protection Module and follow up action for implementing pilot
           activities
         - Pilot Countries (Sri Lanka, Indonesia) ADB and ILO
      13. General Discussion/ Question and Answer
      14. Question and Answer: Technical Session on SPI Calculations and Country Reports
         - Florence Bonnet, ILO; Dalisay Maligalig, ADB; Bob Baulch, Consultant
      15. Monitoring Social Protection in Countries
         - Country Representatives
      16. Recommendations and Follow-up Actions
         - Sri Wening Handayani, ADB; Babken Babajanian, ADB
       17. Closing Remarks
         - Sook Young Kwak  (Director General, OECD Korea Policy Centre)