The DCI interoperability standards for the social registry interface aim to facilitate the exchange of data between social registries and Social Protection Management Information Systems (SP-MIS).
USP2030 has endorsed these standards after consensus building by the standards commiteee and public review phase, however, Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF), representing civil society in the USP2030 partnership, expressed their concerns with regard to the role and implementation of social registries for targeting the poor and vulnerable. These organizations would thus like to place their disclaimer.
* Disclaimer: The Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors (GCSPF) does not join the consensus on endorsing the standard for social registries and associated management information systems that facilitate the more efficient use of such registries but strongly supports the integrated beneficiary registry and its associated management information systems. GCSPF understands that social registries are databases designed for poverty-targeting, usually based on proxy means tests, that GCSPF finds to be problematic from several perspectives, beginning with interfering with the human rights obligations of States that in our view mandates a universal approach (even when implemented on a progressive basis). But even on its own terms, social registries have high exclusion errors, high costs to operate, and leave open questions around the integrity and privacy of personal data.
Ultimately, the components of the social protection systems and related delivery and administration mechanisms within a country should be guided by that nation’s vision and priorities as set for example in their national social protection policy.