Information and Knowledge for Social Development Policies Secretariat for Evaluation and Information Management - SAGI/MDS

Information and Knowledge for Social Development Policies Secretariat for Evaluation and Information Management - SAGI/MDS

Summary 1. The role and strategies of the Secretariat of Evaluation and Information Management 2. The main results observed for the Policies and Programs of the Brazilian Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger 3. The possibilities of dissemination and cooperation

Producing information and knowledge to improve what they do and how they do it In order to improve the design and management of programs such as those carried out by Social Ministries, it is important considerer the needs of information at both the national and the street level. Both levels need: clear, relevant and consistent information; relevant information for timely decision-making; answers to questions related to the program's implementation stage.

Producing information and knowledge to improve what they do and how they do it Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Systems should produce evidence, using the appropriated techniques, to help decision makers improve program design and management: Data to diagnose social problems; Qualitative information for the design of programs; Indicators to monitor the operationalization of programs; Evidence on the merit and effectiveness of programs and policies.

The policy cycle is not a sequential process but a multientry black box, influenced by many stakeholders The Cycle of Public Policies and Programs Agenda Setting Social problems A broad set of indicators to quantify, qualify and locate the problem Information & Knowledge needs Evaluation Specific measures built by surveys, designed to evaluate the impact of the program and its improvements Design Ad hoc Indicators to help design the program Decision-Making Multicriteria or composite indicators to help choose alternatives Implementation Timely indicators to monitor the implementation process

Social Development Programs in the Brazilian Social Protection System Education Social Assistance Services PAIF, SCCA, SCI Agrarian Development Health Labour Productive Inclusion QP, MEI Poor and vulnerable families Food and nutrition security PAA, ESAN Racial Equality Gender Policies Social Security Cash Transfers PBF, BPC, Aid Human Rights 6

Brazil Without Extreme Poverty Plan (BSM) - Axes of Action Income Guarantee Poverty is deprivation of access to rights Guarantee of means for survival, access to public services and opportunities for personal emancipation Urban and Rural Productive Inclusion Access to Public Services Increase in income Enhance of well-being conditions

The Brazil Without Extreme Poverty Plan (BSM) is a 3 rd generation antipoverty policy, based in a broader, pragmatic concept of Poverty In a democratic and solidary society, in an urbanized and wealthy world, no one should be deprived of means to guarantee their survival, deprived of means to access social rights and services and deprived of means of information and access to opportunities for self-improvement. Extreme Poverty Insufficient monetary resources for adequate feeding Lack or limited access to public services, in education, health, social assistance and pensions Ignorance or lack of access to opportunities in the labor market, credit and productive inclusion

SAGI - Institutional Mission / Products

SAGI - Institutional Mission / Values Mission To produce and disseminate information and knowledge for the improvement and innovation of social development policies Values - Commitment to Equity - Product Quality - Technical accuracy - Multidisciplinarity - Ethics in research - Team work - Transparency - Joint construction of solutions construction - Readiness

SAGI - Institutional Results Information, apps and knowledge about MDS policies available to operator agents Specific inputs for the formulation, monitoring and evaluation of the policies developed by MDS Information and knowledge on the social policies and programs managed by MDS made accessible to public agents and society

SAGI Internal Process

Production of information and knowledge by SAGI Sources requesting information and knowledge to improve policies and programs developed Regulatory Frameworks; Government Agenda; Minister s Cabinet; MDS National Secretariats; MDS M&E Working Group and the Global Conference on Child Labor; MDS Communications Office Sources of data, information and knowledge used Program records and information systems of MDS and other ministries; Unified Registry; Institute of Geography and Statistics surveys; Institute of Applied Economic Research and Universities studies; International Organizations publications; Reports from the Ministry of Planning and control agencies M&E Agenda SAGI M&E Sources Products and deliveries Structured program data; informational tools; web based surveys; indicators for monitoring; studies and technical notes; research and evaluation studies; distance learning courses; training programs Tools, information and knowledge Cash Transfer Program Food and Nutritional Security Social Assistance Social and Productive Inclusion

Results considered: Stability of the economic environment + Private and Public Investments + Minimum Wage + Social Polices Increase in formal jobs Poverty reduction Undernourishment reduction Inequality reduction

Extreme Poverty and Poverty in Brazil Source: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)/PNAD Elaborated by SAGI/MDS

Evolution of Chronic Multidimensional Poverty in Brazil -62% -63% Source: IBGE/PNAD Elaborated by SAGI/MDS

Brazil eradicated hunger in 20 years % Population 82% reduction Triennium Source: IBGE/PNAD Elaborated by SAGI/MDS

0-5 years old 1-6 years old 2-7 years old 3-8 years old 4-9 years old 0-5 years old 1-6 years old 2-7 years old 3-8 years old 4-9 years old Chronic nutritional deficiency of the PBF s beneficiary children (monitored) 20% 18% 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% Study with 350,000 2 million cases per age group, on average 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 6% 4% 2% 0% Longitudinal Transversal Source: Unified Registry/ Payment Roll of PBF/ MDS SISVAN/MS Elaborated by SAGI/MDS

The information and knowledge produced are available at www.mds.gov.br/sagi Number of accesses to SAGI s Website in 2015 5.087.222

Information and Knowledge products: Technical reports and meta-evaluations of studies and reports produced or published by Universities, Think Tanks, other Ministries and multilateral agencies, academic papers, books Articles, Notes, Technical 53 Studies Technical Events 92 Academic Citation 3.315 Use of SAGI's Innovation Products 4 Technical notes on the main topics related to Policies and Programs

Information and Knowledge products: relevant Social Indicators and Data organized and customized to national, state and local levels in Web Tools to facilitate the access to relevant data

Information and Knowledge products: Micro data processing tools to help technical staff gather their specific table Micro data Processing Tools Unified Registry (Cadastro Único) Unified Social Assistance System Census (Censo SUAS) SAGI Secretariat of Evaluation and Information Management

Information and Knowledge products: Panels of indicators produced by surveys from Statistical Agencies, National Registries and the Unified Registry integrated by geographical or individual levels Panel of Indicators Individual level: registers integration Municipal level: registers integration Census and Household Surveys Information Systems and Ministries Programs records. Unified Registry (historical every three months). MDS s records. Social assistance services/family monitoring. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), National Institute of Education Researches (INEP), DataSus, MI-Social and other sources at the municipal and state levels. Researches and evaluative studies.

Information and Knowledge products: Panels of indicators presenting information at the national, state and local levels Extreme Poverty Incidence Extreme Poverty Gap Families that received Gap Cash Transfer

Integration Routines and Strategies 1. Integração de BDs: rotinas e estratégias 2. Integração de BDs: CadÚnico x Sisvan 3. Dados descritivos Transversais 4. Dados analíticos Transversais 5. Análise Longitudinal More jobs PRONATEC CAGED CadPBF SISVAN MEI RAIS The integration of CadPBF with other social programs databases makes it possible to evaluate their effects and the relations between them and the Bolsa Família Program SUPPORT FOR RURAL ACTIVITIES PUBLIC PURCHASES

Information and Knowledge products: Technical studies written by internal staff concerning specific questions on the E&M agenda SAGI Secretariat of Evaluation and Information Management

Information and Knowledge products: Customized website to facilitate the gathering of data and reports of the Brazil Without Extreme Poverty Plan (BSM) for program managers and street level operators

Information and Knowledge products: Most accessed product: customized reports for all 27 States and 5.570 municipalities, updated every 3 months

Information and Knowledge products: publications tailored to different potential users of evaluations studies: presenting annual SUAS Census results to street level staff Electronic version: Graphs and headlines Publication: Selected data (more analytical)

Information and Knowledge products: Publications tailored to different potential users of evaluations studies: summary and detailed presentation of the results of evaluations

Information and Knowledge products: Customized distance and face-to-face courses on M&E topics, using manuals and multimedia tools Course Objective Course load 1. Diagnostics for program formulation To develop the capacity to use information sources from programs and official statistics to diagnose a situation and propose a public program. 20 to 40 hours 2. Tools and indicators for monitoring programs To prepare participants to use information systems and develop methodologies for building indicators to monitor public programs. 20 to 40 hours 3. Introduction to research methods and evaluation studies To develop the skills necessary for understanding evaluation results and methodologies, their potential and limitations. 40 hours

Information and Knowledge products: Customized distance and face-to-face courses on M&E topics, using manuals and multimedia and virtual tools

Information and Knowledge products: Developing a monthly newsletter to present the main products, activities and results of evaluation studies to social workers, stakeholders and policy makers

World Without Poverty - WWP WWP is part of a global effort to systematically gather knowledge about the implementation and results of government programs and to disseminate experiences both nationally and internationally. It is a partnership between MDS and the World Bank, the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Brazilian Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA). https://wwp.org.br/ https://wwp.org.br/en https://wwp.org.br/es

WWP: Objectives and target audience To identify, document, and disseminate innovative solutions and knowledge about the design and implementation of policies and programs aimed at promoting social development and poverty reduction, including cash transfers, productive inclusion and access to services. The target audience of WWP includes: professionals and managers responsible for implementing and managing programs in the areas of social development, productive inclusion and poverty reduction; international organizations staff; the academic community in Brazil and elsewhere; journalists working on social issues; and the general public.

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