ISSA Technical Seminar

Technical Seminar on Good Governance of Social Security Institutions

13-15 de marzo de 2013 | SwakopmundNamibia

ISSA Technical Seminar

Technical Seminar on Good Governance of Social Security Institutions

13-15 de marzo de 2013 | SwakopmundNamibia

A Technical Seminar on Good Governance of Social Security Institutions is being organized by the ISSA Liaison Office for Southern Africa, in Swakopmund, Nambiia, from 13-15 March 2013. The Technical Seminar will be hosted by the Social Security Commission of Namibia.

Good governance is central to the effective delivery of social security. In order to successfully implement good governance a suitable framework needs to be developed to monitor and control benefits, coverage, collection of contributions, investment of funds and overall administrative and financial management.

In 2011, the ISSA published Good Governance Guidelines for Social Security Institutions which covers a range of internal governance issues that are involved in the administration of social security programmes. It would appear that the concept of good governance is understood in different ways depending on the goals being pursued, the entities involved, as well as other criteria.

In the context of social security administration, the ISSA defines governance as "the manner in which the vested authority uses its powers to achieve the institution’s objectives, including its powers to design, implement and innovate the organization’s policies, rules, systems and processes, and to engage and involve its stakeholders. Good governance implies that the exercise of the vested authority is accountable, transparent, predictable, participative and dynamic".

This Seminar will provide an opportunity to exchange experiences and share current practices and reforms underway on this topical theme.