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Conference: TSI Support to Improve Poverty Diagnostic and Social Policies Monitoring in Croatia

The results of the technical assistance Project - Support to Improve Poverty Diagnostic and Social Policies Monitoring, were presented during a two-day conference. The project focused on supporting the MLPSFSP in developing a practical methodology to effectively use subnational administrative data on poverty and social exclusion in Croatia.

The Government of Croatia is committed to reducing the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion. To this end, the Ministry of Labor, Pension System, Family, and Social Policy (MLPSFSP) initiated an important project to build a modern comprehensive policy framework for the fight against poverty and social exclusion, founded on an evidence-based diagnostic of poverty and social exclusion at sub-national level. 

The results of the technical assistance Project - Support to Improve Poverty Diagnostic and Social Policies Monitoring, were presented during a two-day conference. The project focused on supporting the MLPSFSP in developing a practical methodology to effectively use subnational administrative data on poverty and social exclusion in Croatia. This will assist policymakers to make better informed decisions leading to improved policies and programs, how to allocate financial resources strategically, and how to improve the design of interventions that address the root causes of poverty and social exclusion. The project was funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) and implemented by the World Bank, in cooperation with the Directorate General for Structural Reforms of the European Commission (DG REFORM).

The event provided a platform to present and discuss the knowledge gains from this project, and to highlight the importance of these findings in the context of strategic planning and the use of EU funds. Participants, comprising representatives of the Ministry of Labor, Pension System, Family and Social Policy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation, State Geodetic Administration, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds, the European Commission, the World Bank, academia and civil society organizations, exchanged ideas on how to jointly enhance the implementation and sustainability of policy solutions identified as part of the project. 

Date: September 11-12, 2024

Venue: Hilton Garden Inn, Zagreb

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

High level

09:00-09:30

Welcome coffee and registration

09:30-10:00

 Opening remarks
  • Margareta Mađerić, State Secretary, Ministry of Labor Pension System, Family, and Social Policy
  • Nathalie Berger, Director for Support to Member State’s Reforms, DG REFORM, European Commission
  • Ambar Narayan, Practice Manager, Poverty and Equity Global Practice, World Bank

10:00-10:30

Estimating poverty and social exclusion at sub-national levels

  • Nga Thi Viet Nguyen, Senior Economist and Project Task-team Leader, World Bank

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break

11:00-11:30

 Monitoring system for social policies and engagement with stakeholders across five National Strategic Plans
  • Nataša Filipović, Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant, World Bank
  • Igor Vidačak, Stakeholder Engagement Consultant, World Bank

11:30-12:30

Panel discussion on leveraging data to shape reform policies 

  • Milena Koren, Head of Sector, Ministry of Labor Pension System, Family, and Social Policy
  • Rima Joujou Deljkić, Country Coordinator, DG REFORM
  • Nadia Belhaj Hassine Belghith, Senior Economist, World Bank
  • Marina Škrabalo, Program Advisor, Solidarna Foundation
  • Zoran Šućur, Professor at Faculty of Law, Social Policy Centre

12:30-12:45

Closing remarks

  • Zvjezdana Bogdanović, Minister Advisor, Ministry of Labor Pension System, Family, and Social Policy
  • Rima Joujou Deljkić, Country Coordinator, DG REFORM
  • Ambar Narayan, Practice Manager, Poverty and Equity Global Practice, World Bank

12:45 – 14:00

Lunch

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Technical discussion

09:00-09:15

Opening remarks

  • Milena Koren, Head of Sector, Ministry of Labor Pension System, Family, and Social Policy
  • Rima Joujou Deljkić, Country Coordinator, DG REFORM
  • Nga Thi Viet Nguyen, Senior Economist and Project Task-team Leader, World Bank

09:15-10:15

Using registers and administrative data to measure poverty and social exclusion at sub-national levels

  • Nga Thi Viet Nguyen, Senior Economist and Project Task-team Leader, World Bank

10:15-10:45

Developing, maintaining, and using population register in Estonia

  • Enel Pungas, Director of Population Facts Department, Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Estonia

10:45-11:15

Coffee break

11:15-11:45

Leveraging registers and administrative data for official statistics in Slovenia

  • Ana Božič Verbič, Head of Division for Demography and Social Statistics, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

11:45-12:15

The role of experimental statistics in Estonia

  • Marre Karu, Lead of Experimental Statistics Team, Statistics Estonia

12:15-14:00

Lunch

14:00-14:45

 Establishing a system to monitor the implementation of National Strategic Plans
  • Nataša Filipović, Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant, World Bank
  • Iva Šeler Sarajlić, Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant, World Bank

14:45-15:30

Engaging stakeholders in the design and monitoring of Social Policy National Strategic Plans

  • Igor Vidačak, Stakeholder Engagement Consultant, World Bank

15:30-15:45

Closing remarks               

  • Milena Koren, Head of Sector, Ministry of Labor Pension System, Family, and Social Policy
  • Rima Joujou Deljkić, Country Coordinator, DG REFORM
  • Nga Thi Viet Nguyen, Senior Economist and Project Task-team Leader, World Bank

 

Date: September 11 - 12, 2024 ET

Location: Zagreb