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security. Systems must be adapted to
become more personalised and adequate
to correspond with the careers and life
paths of the people they aim to protect.
This adaptation will require reaching out
to a growing number of self-employed
workers as well as new types of economic
activity, such as platform or crowd workers.
Our social security institutions should not
leave these questions only to others. Those
institutions are the experts in this field
and must actively participate in the debate
shaping the future of social protection.
This is why the International Social
Security Association (ISSA), which brings
together 334 government departments
and social security institutions from
158 countries, is actively promoting
innovation in social security. ISSA’s recent
milestone publication 10 Global Challenges
for Social Security is a must-read for all those
concerned about the future of social security.
The ISSA is also establishing an observatory
on the digital economy to study the impacts
of this revolution on social security and seek
potential solutions to address them.
ISSA best practice
The ISSA encourages the exchange of
good and innovative practices among
its members. Through our Centre for
Excellence including various sets of
guidelines – which are professional
standards for good governance, information
and communication technologies and
service quality, and other key areas of
administration – we support our members
in their efforts to adapt their systems to
new needs, implement innovative policies
effectively and become more efficient.
Social protection is a human right. In
line with the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals, G7 governments should
take decisive action to maintain or achieve
the global objective of universal social
protection. It requires sustainable
investment in policy development
based on the conventions
and recommendations of
the International Labour
Organization, sound attention
to institutional development
and capacity building, as well
as international cooperation
and collaboration.
This process of adapting and
building the social security of the future
can only happen if all parties are involved.
Governments, economists, social security
institutions and representatives of the
employers, employees and beneficiaries
must address these challenges together
to make sure the solutions are viable,
sustainable and acceptable for all. G7
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