Dynamic social security: A framework for directing change and extending coverage

Abstract

The developmental path of social security organizations has typically been one of incremental but steady adaptation in order to realize improvements in organizational performance and desired social security programme outcomes. In the evolving context of ageing society and globalization, there is increasing pressure for further and more rapid adaptation. To this end, this article proposes a unifying framework for action to help all social security organizations better realize improvements in performance and desired programme outcomes. This proposed framework is called ''dynamic social security''. By seeking to link social security organizations' aspirations and actions more closely and positively with those of economies and society, the aim is to help better realize, at least, a basic level of social security for all. © 2007 The au thor(s) Jour nal com pi la tion © 2007 In ter na tional So cial Se cu rity As so ci a tion In ter na tional So cial Se cu rity Re view, Vol. 60, 2-3/2007 Pub lished by Blackwell Pub lish ing 149 The views pre sented in this ar ti cle are those of the au thor alone and should not be at trib uted to the ISSA. The au thor thanks Roger Charlton, Wouter van Ginneken and Vladi mir Rys for comments and sug ges tions that con trib uted to shap ing the ar ti cle. In ter na tional So cial Se cu rity Re view, Vol. 60, 2-3/2007 © 2007 The au thor(s) Jour nal com pi la tion © 2007 In ter na tional So cial Se cu rity As so ci a tion Dynamic so cial se cu rity: A frame work for di rect ing change and ex tend ing coverage © 2007 The au thor(s) Jour nal com pi la tion © 2007 In ter na tional So cial Se cu rity As so ci a tion In ter na tional So cial Se cu rity Re view, Vol. 60, 2-3/2007 Pub lished by Blackwell Pub lish ing Dy namic so cial se cu rity: A frame work for di rect ing change and ex tend ing cov er age © 2007 The au thor(s) Jour nal com pi la tion © 2007 In ter na tional So cial Se cu rity As so ci a tion In ter na tional So cial Se cu rity Re view, Vol. 60, 2-3/2007 Pub lished by Blackwell Pub lish ing Dy namic so cial se cu rity: A frame work for di rect ing change and ex tend ing cov er age © 2007 The au thor(s) Jour nal com pi la tion © 2007 In ter na tional So cial Se cu rity As so ci a tion In ter na tional So cial Se cu rity Re view, Vol. 60, 2-3/2007 Pub lished by Blackwell Pub lish ing Dy namic so cial se cu rity: A frame work for di rect ing change and ex tend ing cov er age © 2007 The au thor(s) Jour nal com pi la tion © 2007 In ter na tional So cial Se cu rity As so ci a tion In ter na tional So cial Se cu rity Re view, Vol. 60, 2-3/2007 Pub lished by Blackwell Pub lish ing

The digital nudge in social security administration

“…Activation and other behaviour modification policy settings including mutual obligation, prevention and conditionality, while not universally supported around the world for a variety of ideological, social and economic reasons, nevertheless represented a more active and interventionist approach to achieving better social outcomes through social security programmes. In 2007, the ISSA adopted the concept of Dynamic Social Security to formally identify a global trend in social security that encapsulated these policy instruments (McKinnon, 2007). The aim of Dynamic Social Security is to create sustainable and accessible social security systems based on integrated, proactive and innovative policy responses.…”

Revisiting ISSA's Dynamic Social Security: 2007–2014, and beyond

“…Necessary to realizing improvements in both the organizational performance and desired programme outcomes of social security is a change in mind set among social security practitioners, with the expectation that social security organizations should more systematically orient themselves towards “better providing forward‐looking responses, including activating, proactive, preventive and integrated ones, to emerging challenges” (McKinnon, , p. 157). For social security provisions to be truly “dynamic”, greater effort has to be expended on anticipating future global challenges; challenges which the ISSA refers to as “megatrends” (see for example, ISSA work on labour market trends (ISSA, ) and migration trends (ISSA, ).…”

“…Social security has never stopped modernizing (McKinnon, ; SSA and ISSA, various years). This process has continued in spite of – but also in response to – a dominant political discourse in many countries that has typically prioritized economic development over social development.…”

The ISSA and Dynamic Social Security

“…(adapted from McKinnon, 2007a) As a tool to help inform and guide the reform of social security administrations, three broad aims of DSS are:…”