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Meeting of MISSOC Network
Eurofound, Loughlinstown, Dublin, Ireland
Organised under the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the meeting of the Mutual Information System on Social Protection (MISSOC) network promoted mutual learning and discussion on key social policy challenges facing Europe.
Event background
The meeting of the MISSOC networkopens in new tab brought together representatives from EU Member States, the European Commission and social protection experts to exchange information on developments in national social protection systems. Organised under the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the meeting promoted mutual learning and discussion on key social policy challenges facing Europe.
Hans Dubois, Senior Research Manager at Eurofound delivered a presentation on the first day of the event drawing on the recent report on Digitalisation of social protection.
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Speakers
Hans Dubois
Senior research managerHans Dubois is a senior research manager in the Social Policies unit at Eurofound. His research topics include housing, over-indebtedness, healthcare, long-term care, social benefits, retirement, and quality of life in the local area. Prior to joining Eurofound, he was Assistant Professor at Kozminski University (Warsaw). He completed a PhD in Business Administration and Management at Bocconi University (Milan), after working as a research officer at the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (Madrid).
Digitalisation of social protection
This report focuses on the digitalisation of front- and back-office processes in monetary social benefits. In 10 EU Member States and Norway, a digital application is possible for all, or all but one, of the nine benefits investigated. In at least five Member States, paper applications have been discontinued for some of the benefits.Digitalisation of social protection
This report focuses on the digitalisation of front- and back-office processes in monetary social benefits. In 10 EU Member States and Norway, a digital application is possible for all, or all but one, of the nine benefits investigated. In at least five Member States, paper applications have been discontinued for some of the benefits.Other events
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