Social programmes have faced acute crises in recent years, as countries have tried to mitigate the socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis. Adaptive and responsive social protection systems saved many lives and livelihoods, yet there is still significant room to improve. How can OECD countries innovate and future-proof social protection for the years to come?
The OECD Social Policy Forum will bring together Ministers and other high-level policy makers, as well as stakeholders, including social partners, civil society and academia, to discuss these important issues. What are the main barriers to the long-term financial sustainability of social protection systems in the face of population ageing, and how can governments make reform happen? How can new digital technologies and data be mobilised to improve the coverage and delivery of social programmes? And what key social protection tools should be embedded in strategies for a fair green transition?
OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann will open the Forum at 09:15 together with Yolanda Díaz Pérez, Spain's Second Vice-President and Minister of Labour and Social Economy on February 13, 2025 at OECD Headquarters in Paris, France, on the eve of the OECD Social Policy Ministerial Meeting.
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