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Composing Development? Quantification & Biometrics in South African Social Protection

This article explores the intersection of biometrics and cash transfer programs in South Africa's social protection landscape, focusing on the Old Age Pension, Child Support Grant, and Disability Grant. With 10-15 million recipients, the role of quantification is critical in shaping policy and implementation strategies. The discussion highlights the historical context of measurement mania, the challenges of dependency narratives, and the implications of centralizing biometric data. Ultimately, the piece seeks to understand how to effectively connect millions of recipients to the National Treasury for financial inclusion.

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Composing Development? Quantification & Biometrics in South African Social Protection

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  1. Composing Development?Quantification & Biometrics in South African Social Protection Kevin P. Donovan

  2. Cash Transfers in RSA • 10-15 million recipients • Old Age Pension • Child Support Grant • Disability Grant

  3. Implementation, or how to connect more than 10 million pockets to the National Treasury

  4. Implementation, or how to connect more than 10 million pockets to the National Treasury Rationalities Technologies Subjects

  5. Quantification in RSA An historical “mania for measurement” Today, “awash with statistics”

  6. The Pursuit of Objectivity Democratic contestation drives quantification Impact assessments to combat ‘dependency’ discourse Civil society’s ‘guerilla auditors’

  7. The Risks of Statistics Centralization The imperialism of numbers

  8. Biometrics in RSA Why is South Africa enrolling 20 million people in a biometric identification system? With what consequences?

  9. Biometrics in RSA It is a “mistake to think that communications will solve the problem of communication, that better wiring will eliminate the ghosts.” – JD Peters (1999)

  10. Biometrics in RSA Opening the Black Silver Box

  11. Towards FinancialInclusion? “Financial inclusion means your money isn’t with you.” – NGO official

  12. Thank You Kevin P. Donovan kevin.donovan@uct.ac.za http://blurringborders.com

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