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dc.titleSIUBEN'S: Role in public policy in the Dominican Republic: A case study on the Unified System of Beneficiaries
dc.contributor.authorMonge, Karol Acon
dc.contributor.authorChavez Mendoza, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorTejerina, Luis
dc.contributor.orgunitSocial Protection and Labor Markets Division
dc.coverageDominican Republic
dc.date.available2025-08-08T17:08:30
dc.date.issue2025-08-08T00:08:00
dc.description.abstractOver the past two decades, the Single Beneficiary System (SIUBEN) has undergone a profound transformation. It was created in 2004 in response to a severe economic and social crisis, with the initial mandate of building a database that would allow for a fairer and more efficient targeting of social programs. Since then, it has evolved from being a tool exclusively focused on the allocation of cash transfers to becoming a key platform for identifying and characterizing households in situations of vulnerabilityprogressing toward a more dynamic, cross-cutting, and strategic social information system. This profound transformation aligns with a new vision of social protection in the country, aimed at being universal, resilient, and adaptive, in order to establish systems capable of preventing, preparing for, and responding in a coordinated manner to economic, environmental, and health shocksprotecting household income, assets, and food security, particularly in a context of growing climate vulnerability. This case study documents the institutional, operational, and technological evolution of SIUBEN. Based on a review of documentation and interviews with key stakeholders, it analyzes the factors that have facilitated its consolidation, the main challenges encountered during implementation, the institutional responses adopted to overcome them, and the lessons learned that can contribute to a more cohesive, adaptive, and inclusive social policy in the future.
dc.format.extent63
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013639
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/SIUBENS-Role-in-public-policy-in-the-Dominican-Republic-A-case-study-on-the-Unified-System-of-Beneficiaries.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/SIUBEN-su-rol-en-las-politicas-publicas-de-Republica-Dominicana.-Estudio-de-caso-del-sistema-de-informacion-y-registro-unico-de-beneficiarios-del-estado.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectSocial Protection
dc.subjectPoverty
dc.subjectDigital Technology
dc.subjectInteroperability
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectEmergency Management
dc.subjectSocial Policy and Protection
dc.subjectSubsidy
dc.subjectInformation System
dc.subjectDigital Platform
dc.subject.jelcodeD78 - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
dc.subject.jelcodeD63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
dc.subject.jelcodeE61 - Policy Objectives • Policy Designs and Consistency • Policy Coordination
dc.subject.jelcodeH53 - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
dc.subject.jelcodeH83 - Public Administration • Public Sector Accounting and Audits
dc.subject.jelcodeI38 - Government Policy • Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
dc.subject.jelcodeO35 - Social Innovation
dc.subject.jelcodeZ18 - Public Policy
dc.typeLearning Materials
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-LM-00760
idb.operationRG-T4446
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