This session will take place on November 18, 2025 and will offer simultaneous interpretation to English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
Overview:
Interoperability in Action is a DCI workshop series for the development and consensus building on standards for integrated social protection systems. The series brings together social protection practitioners, IT experts, government agencies, private sector representatives, open-source solution providers, and international organizations. These virtual workshops serve as a collaborative forum to exchange use cases, interface standards (API & data), and interoperability experiences through use case scenarios and technical demonstrations in a controlled environment. Seven workshops have been held so far, which highlighted interoperability of Social Protection systems with a specific system—such as ID, CRVS, Payment, Farmer Registry, etc.
The 8th workshop in the series will focus on interoperability between Employment Systems and SP-Systems. This session will showcase the benefits of interoperability through use cases, live demonstrations of some use cases and perspectives from global organizations and countries. Participants are encouraged to engage in open discussions. We also welcome input on the availability of various open-source and other solutions that implement employment systems, helping to build consensus on standards.
Speakers:
Moderator: Veronika Wodsak, Social Protection Policy Specialist, ILO
Welcome: Anita Mittal, Component Lead Digital Convergence Initiative, GIZ
Presenters:
- Martina Bergthaller, Social Protection and Employment Specialist, Independent Consultant
- Thomas Byrnes, Digital Social Protection Expert, Market Impact
- Piotr Wargulak, Software Developer, SolDevelo
- Agastya Yeachuri, IT Consultant, World Bank
- Elmira Hasanova, Specialist for International Affairs, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population, Azerbaijan
- Ercan Dansuk, Senior Specialist, Ministry of Family and Social Services, Türkiye
- Dovile Makutenaite, Employment Domain Specialist, WCC Group