The Oyo State Government and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have known as for stronger collaboration amongst Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to enhance knowledge governance and improve the supply of social safety programmes throughout the state.
The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Oluwaseun Ojo, made the decision throughout a two-day workshop on Strengthening Data Governance for the Social Protection Management Information System (SP-MIS), held in Ibadan.
Ojo, represented by the Director of Social Protection Coordination, Hadi Olanase, mentioned dependable knowledge and efficient data administration have been important to making sure that authorities interventions reached those that wanted them most.
Olanase mentioned the workshop would assist translate evaluation findings into sensible measures to enhance knowledge high quality, safety, data sharing and interoperability amongst authorities methods.
He urged taking part MDAs and Management Information System (MIS) officers to share experiences, establish challenges and suggest sustainable options to strengthen social safety knowledge governance within the state.
In his welcome remarks, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Julius Ayanleke, represented by the Deputy Director of Social Protection, Jimoh Adeleke, emphasised the significance of knowledge sharing amongst MDAs to enhance beneficiary identification, accountability and social safety supply.
He urged stakeholders to guard beneficiaries’ private data in keeping with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.
Also talking, the ILO National Project Officer–SUSI, Benedict Obute, who represented the ILO Country Director for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Dr Vanessa Phala, pressured the necessity for coordinated and interoperable knowledge methods to enhance social safety supply and scale back knowledge fragmentation.
ActionAid Nigeria ESSPIN Programme Officer, Abidemi Ewuyemi, in her goodwill message, highlighted the significance of the National Social Register in figuring out susceptible households and informing insurance policies.
She reaffirmed ActionAid’s dedication to strengthening social safety in Oyo State.
