The OIC Social Security Institutions Network (OIC-SSINET) serves as a visionary platform that brings together national social security institutions, ministries, and relevant agencies from OIC Member Countries. It aims to foster structured cooperation, mutual learning, and solidarity among institutions responsible for administering or overseeing social protection systems. The Network supports efforts to enhance the efficiency, accessibility, and coverage of social security across the member countries, contributing to economic security, public health, and poverty alleviation.

OIC-SSINET was established pursuant to the Resolution of the 39th Ministerial Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC), which recognized the critical role of social security institutions in promoting welfare and economic stability in OIC Member Countries. The resolution acknowledged SESRIC’s longstanding efforts in this domain and called for the creation of an intra-OIC cooperation platform to strengthen institutional capacities and expand social protection coverage.

In its capacity as the Permanent Secretariat of OIC-SSINET, SESRIC coordinates the Network’s meetings, activities and collaborative initiatives. Through its wide-ranging capacity building programmes, including the Social Security Institutions Capacity Building Programme (SSI-CaB), SESRIC has been instrumental in delivering training, workshops, and technical assistance to strengthen institutional and human capacities in OIC Member Countries. These efforts ensure that the Network remains adaptive and responsive to the emerging needs and priorities of social sector institutions in the OIC region.

Aim

The OIC-SSINET seeks to cultivate an intra-OIC framework of cooperation that enhances the performance, reach, and comprehensiveness of social security systems through systematic knowledge exchange, peer learning, and institutional solidarity. Its overarching goal is to foster economic security, improved public health outcomes, and sustainable poverty reduction across the OIC region.

Functions

  1. Serve as a platform for evaluating and discussing the challenges in the field of social security, enabling members to collaboratively address these challenges and develop common solutions to enhance social security in OIC Member Countries.
  2. Facilitate the systematic exchange of technical knowledge, experiences, and best practices among relevant entities, with the aim of strengthening and modernizing social security services and practices across the OIC Member Countries.
  3. Establish a digital platform where Member Countries can access and contribute to a centralized repository of resources, case studies, and technical documents related to social security.
OIC Social Security Institution’s Network (OIC-SSINET) Activities
Venue Date Information
Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara - Türkiye 15-16 April 2025 Workshop on ’Extending Social Security Coverage to Informal Workers’
Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara - Türkiye 26 September 2024 Webinar on ‘Sustainability and Financing Mechanisms for Social Security Institutions’
Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara - Türkiye 23-25 July 2024 Training Course on ‘Social Protection Statistics’
Ankara - Türkiye 12-13 September 2023 Workshop on ‘Best Practices on Promoting the Utilization of Integrated and Digital Technologies in Social Protection Systems in the OIC Countries’
Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara - Türkiye 23-24 August 2023 Training Course on ‘Using Digital and Integrated Technologies in Delivering Social Protection and Assistance Programmes’
Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara - Türkiye 16-17 August 2023 Training Course on ‘Enhancing Policies and Practices for Effective Digitization and Integrated Social Protection Systems’
Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara - Türkiye 16-17 August 2023 Training Course on 'Social Protection and SDGs Indicators'
Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara - Türkiye 09-10 August 2023 Training Course on 'Social Protection Statistics'
Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara - Türkiye 01-02 March 2023 Training Course on ‘Social Insurance Database Management’
Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara - Türkiye 25-27 October 2021 Training Workshop on ‘Management of Social Security Systems’
Virtual-SESRIC, Ankara - Türkiye 13-17 September 2021 Online Training Course on 'Social Protection Statistics'
Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire 25-27 July 2017 Training Course on ‘Social Protection Statistics’ in Cote d'Ivoire
Lome - Togo 11-12 July 2016 Training Course on ‘Pension System’ in Togo
Ankara - Türkiye 22 November 2023 OIC Labour Market Report 2023
Ankara - Türkiye 5 June 2023 State of Elderly in OIC Member Countries 2023
Ankara - Türkiye 5 June 2023 People with Disabilities and Special Needs in OIC Member Countries 2023