Using technology to deliver social protection
Exploring Opportunities and Risks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3886475 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Devereux (0000-0002-4885-0085), Katharine Vincent (0000-0003-3152-1522) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 367-379 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614521003709940 |
| OpenAlex | W2089242313 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 9 |
Providing cash transfers to vulnerable groups reduces vulnerability and chronic poverty; but delivering cash to remote, rural locations can be expensive and insecure. Alternative delivery systems using technology are thus being piloted. This article uses examples from southern Africa to highlight the opportunities and risks involved in using technology to deliver social protection, with particular focus on two schemes in Malawi. It concludes that there is great potential for the use of technology in delivering social protection, especially if employed at a national scale and taking advantage of the full spectrum of uses to ensure cost-efficiency
Business · Cash · Cash transfers · Chronic poverty · Computer security · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Poverty · Poverty reduction · Social protection · Social sector · Computer Science · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,07 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |