Good Practices

The policies reflected in this database come from the submissions of ESCAP members and associate members through different channels, including through secretariat surveys, supplemented by research by ESCAP staff. Good practices were selected by ESCAP and represent a selection of good practices in implementing MIPAA in Asia and the Pacific. ESCAP bears no responsibility for the availability or functioning of external URLs.

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Total: 119 good practice(s).

Penal Code and the Vulnerable Adults Act, amended in 2019
Implementing/responsible entity:
National and local governments
Country:
Singapore
Categories:
Discrimination, neglect, abuse (Abuse and neglect).
Type of document:
Law or act
Promotion of Women’s Activities
Implementing/responsible entity:
National and local governments
Country:
Japan
Categories:
Older persons and development (Mainstreaming gender).
Type of document:
Law or act
Proximity Housing Grant
Implementing/responsible entity:
Government of Singapore, Housing & Development Board
Country:
Singapore
Categories:
Older persons and development (Intergenerational initiatives).
Type of document:
Policy
Safer environment for seniors
Implementing/responsible entity:
Housing and Development Board, Singapore
Country:
Singapore
Categories:
Enabling and supportive environments (Disability and age friendly environment).
Type of document:
Service
Safer environment for seniors
Implementing/responsible entity:
Housing and Development Board, Singapore
Country:
Singapore
Categories:
Enabling and supportive environments (Disability and age friendly environment).
Type of document:
Programme
Senior Employment Credit (SEC)
Implementing/responsible entity:
Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
Country:
Singapore
Categories:
Work, the labour force, poverty and social protection (Employment and re-employment).
Type of document:
Programme
Senior Internship
Implementing/responsible entity:
Maximus, Ministry of Health and Welfare
Country:
Republic of Korea
Categories:
Work, the labour force, poverty and social protection (Employment and re-employment).
Type of document:
Programme
Senior worker support package
Implementing/responsible entity:
Government
Country:
Singapore
Categories:
Work, the labour force, poverty and social protection (Employment and re-employment).
Type of document:
Case study
Seniors Back in Action (SEBA)
Implementing/responsible entity:
Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR), Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp)
Country:
Malaysia
Categories:
Work, the labour force, poverty and social protection (Employment and re-employment).
Type of document:
Training or guidebook
Seniors Go Digital
Implementing/responsible entity:
SG Digital Office, Infocomm Media Development Authority
Country:
Singapore
Categories:
Older persons and development (Digital inclusion).
Type of document:
Training or guidebook