[{"bbox": [82, 147, 1141, 288], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td></td><td>the social protection system</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Communication and information</td><td>Insufficient communication on PREI data and analysis</td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td>Assist in setting up a database management system, enhance flow of information and analysis to inform policymaking.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [92, 295, 1133, 510], "category": "Text", "text": "Informality generates a socio-economic “vicious circle” calling for clear and strongly enforced consistent policies to address the root causes. Since 2012, the Angolan Government has the goal to formalise informal agents but only in the 2018-2022 NDP were clear targets set to achieve Assistance and Social protection policy (pillar 5) and Employment and Working conditions policy (pillar 12). The MEP has spearheaded an integrated approach bringing together key stakeholders, both ministerial and relevant institutions. However, further efforts are needed to develop a comprehensive formalisation action plan (supported by the relevant analytical work), to cost the plan, to enhance coordination – both horizontal and vertical -, analysis and circulation of information to drive and sustain the program."}, {"bbox": [92, 520, 1133, 654], "category": "Text", "text": "A strong coordination, regular communication and the creation of a synergetic environment are crucial to keep the many implementing institutions bonded together around a single goal. The lessons emerging from the initial phase of the formalisation campaign, supported by the first Budget Support Operation, are the need to (i) involve a long chain of stakeholders in the process so formalisation brings about economic growth as well as (ii) capture and make available data to drive analysis and policy making."}, {"bbox": [92, 665, 1133, 773], "category": "Text", "text": "To foster a whole of Government approach and avoid a silo-ed sectoral approach, the current Action includes a strong focus on coordination mechanisms at the government level through the Inter-ministerial Commission and through a wide range of actors at the OEI. In particular, lessons from the on-going Budget Support Operation Pilot Phase shape the intervention and the support to be provided to these two bodies to address the following needs:"}, {"bbox": [96, 786, 1133, 840], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Promoting greater coordination of development partners' support to economic formalisation and expansion of social protection,⁵⁷ including a coherent, integrated, coordinated and costed approach to social protection,⁵⁸"}, {"bbox": [96, 841, 1133, 920], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Expanding the government's fiscal capacity to limit dependence on DP's financial support to counter budget decreases for Social protection programmes, and bureaucratic obstacles (among which delays in processing draft decrees and administrative orders);"}, {"bbox": [96, 922, 1133, 975], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Support the incipient political and administrative deconcentration in the PREI's implementation and move away from a top to bottom approach;"}, {"bbox": [96, 977, 1133, 1056], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Overcome the persistent challenges in data interoperability and communication (along the formalisation process for verification checks for instance) to link the different databases managed by different institutions to allow a full view of the formalisation process; and"}, {"bbox": [96, 1058, 1031, 1086], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Adaptation of micro-finance strategies to the needs and capacities of low revenue credit applicants."}, {"bbox": [85, 1578, 1140, 1622], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵⁷ Reflecting an insufficient coordination between public agencies involved, e.g., between MEP with PREI and MAT with the KWENDA initiative."}, {"bbox": [85, 1622, 973, 1645], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵⁸ According to the PDN 2018-2022 Mid-term assessment (February 2020). However, ILO has recently conducted one."}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 33"}]