The digital transition of social security in Finland. Frontrunner experiencing headwinds?

• Authors: Niko Väänänen

Title variants

PL

Transformacja cyfrowa zabezpieczenia społecznego w Finlandii − lider doświadczający przeciwności?

Abstracts

PL

Cyfryzacja dogłębnie przeistacza nasze społeczeństwa. Administracja publiczna oraz instytucyjne zabezpieczenia społecznego znajdują się na różnych etapach tego procesu. Proces cyfryzacji stawia wyzwania natury technologicznej, prawnej oraz organizacyjnej. Finlandia była zazwyczaj liderem w wykorzystywaniu technik informacyjnych (information and communication technologies, ICT). Artykuł korzysta ze studium przypadku, aby krytycznie przyjrzeć się obecnym postępom poczynionym przez Finlandię w procesie cyfryzacji sektora zabezpieczenia społecznego. W tekście wyszczególniono zarówno projekty bieżące, jak również te, których realizacja jest zaplanowana na najbliższą przyszłość. Artykuł pokazuje, że fińskie instytucje zabezpieczenia społecznego zintegrowały cyfrowe procesy ze swoimi działaniami, choć nadal napotykają problemy natury etycznej i prawnej, szczególnie w sytuacjach wykorzystujących sztuczną inteligencję oraz zautomatyzowane podejmowanie decyzji w zakresie zabezpieczenia społecznego.

EN

Digitalization transforms our societies in a profound way. Public administrations and social security institutions are at different stages in this process. Digitalization poses technological, legal, and organizational challenges. Finland has typically been a frontrunner in the adaptation of ICT (information and communication technologies). This case study critically assesses the current state-of-the-art in the field of digitalization in Finnish social security. The text singles out the projects that are on-going and those that are planned for the immediate future. The article shows that Finnish social security institutions have integrated digital processes into their operations, but legal and ethical challenges exist, especially in the use of artificial intelligence and automatic decision-making in social security.

Keywords

EN

digital platform; digitalization; Finland; public administration; social security

PL

platforma cyfrowa; cyfryzacja; Finlandia; administracja publiczna; ubezpieczenia społeczne

• Publisher: Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych
• Journal: Ubezpieczenia Społeczne. Teoria i praktyka
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 71-86

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Niko Väänänen

• Finnish Centre for Pensions

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Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0015.5251

Biblioteka Nauki

2117164