How to use ICT for the benefit of Brazilian citizens
This brief summarises key learnings from the dialogue on advancing interoperability in Brazil’s social protection held on November 29, 2022.
You can watch the recordings and download the materials on the event page.
Overview:
The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a public health crisis as well as a severe socio-economic situation that harmed the population, particularly informal workers. The Brazilian federal government had to develop the legal framework, institutional arrangements, and governance structure quickly to implement Emergency Aid (EA).
This learning brief explores Brazil’s achievements in identifying and providing support to beneficiaries with during the Covid-19 pandemic, thanks to the interoperability of the National Database of Social Information (CNIS) with other information systems such as Cadastro Unico, Bolsa Familia Assistance Program, GFIP (Document systems informing of Labor contracts).
