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Virtual DOST: support to digitization of citizen-centric services
- Start activities
- 01-05-2023
- End activities
- 15-02-2024
- Partner Institution
- Agency for Sustainable and Operative Social Provision (DOST Agency) under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population (MLSPP)
- Type of Assistance
- Institutional capacity building
- Code
- 2022-37
- Description
- The Agency for Sustainable and Operative Social Provision (DOST) aims to improve the quality of services in the areas of employment, labour, social protection, and provision of social services. Through its request of accompanying functional digital transition, it aims to increase transparency and ensure the application of innovative solutions, accelerate the transition to e-services, reduce bureaucracy, and enhance citizen satisfaction. Through this action, which involved experts from France, the Netherlands, Poland, and Romania mobilized by SOCIEUX+, DOST has acquired a clear understanding of the steps to be taken to digitize its services and as to create a single integrated digital platform accessible to all users – the ‘Virtual DOST’. The experts also provided advice on the governance and management of the information systems, and the implementation of data protection standards.
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Best practices and strategy for collection of voluntary contributions to non-state pension funds
- Start activities
- 17-10-2022
- End activities
- 10-02-2023
- Partner Institution
- State Social Protection Fund
- Type of Assistance
- Institutional capacity building
- Code
- 2022-21
- Description
- Through two activities, Finnish, French, and German experts mobilized by SOCIEUX+ provided the State Social Protection Fund of Azerbaijan with EU good practices in collecting voluntary contributions to non-state pension funds, followed by a strategy to create, attract and create incentives to non-state pension funds.
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Mapping and improvement of VET services providers in Azerbaijan
- Start activities
- 20-06-2022
- End activities
- 16-12-2022
- Partner Institution
- State Employment Agency (Ministry of Labour and Social Protection)
- Type of Assistance
- Institutional capacity building
- Code
- 2022-08
- Description
- The State Employment Agency (under the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection) is committed to improving its services to the unemployed and job-seeking persons in their reintegration into the labour market, which includes its Vocational Training and Education (VET) services. SOCIEUX+ support was requested to map and assess the existing VET providers, and provide a benchmark of EU practices as well as roadmap for digitalizing VET. Swedish, French and Spanish expertise provided the SEA staff with practical solutions to increase capacities of VET providers and harmonize services.
Support in the implementation of a health financing reform and introduction of mandatory health insurance
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Capacity building of the Scientific Research and Training Centre on Labour and Social Problems
- Start activities
- jul-16
- End activities
- oct-17
- Partner Institution
- Scientific Research and Training Centre on Labour and Social Problems [Əmək və Sosial Problemlər üzrə Elmi-Tədqiqat və Tədris Mərkəzi]
- Type of Assistance
- Institutional Strengthening
- Code
- 2015-22
- Description
- Experts from Finland, Lithuania, Romania and the United Kingdom first assessed the competences and analytical tools available to the Scientific Research and Training Center on Labour and Social Problems of Azerbaijan to conduct research and policy advise on social security matters, particularly that of access and inclusion of persons with disabilities. A training of researchers presented indicators for measuring accessibility and inclusion and how state policies respond to the specific needs of persons with disability.
