Jakarta, April 26 -- The Indonesian government and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) released the Integrated Socio-Economic Registration System (Regsosek) Design report that underscores data's role in strengthening social assistance programs' planning for the poor and vulnerable families.

"The program should be based on updated reliable data to ensure the social protection program runs successfully," Deputy for Population and Employment of the Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (PPN/Bappenas) Maliki noted in an official statement from the office, Friday.

He elaborated that the report also describes the use of Regsosek to increase the disbursal of social protection assistance to famil...