The webinar was supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Oxford Policy Management and Development Pathways, and hosted by socialprotection.org.

The following were addressed:

* What is Turkey’s Integrated Social Assistance System (ISAS)?

* Why was the system developed (objectives)?

* Background and timeline: how has this work taken shape?

* How does ISAS work (e.g. how is data collected, updated and used)?

* What benefits has it brought about? What type of integration?

* What were the challenges and limitations faced and how were these tackled?

* Considerations for the Future

* Practical demonstration of the system

* Key lessons for other countries

* Q&A

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Panelists:

- Mustafa Sencer Kiremitci (Social policy expert, Turkey’s Ministry of Family and Social Policy)

- Çağlar Çinar (Social policy expert, Turkey’s Ministry of Family and Social Policy

Discussant:

- Richard Chirchir (Senior MIS Specialist, Development Pathways)

Moderator:

- Valentina Barca (Consultant, Oxford Policy Management)