The department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) has launched the Child Care Benefit Information System Seychelles (CCBISS). This is an online platform which makes the administration of the existing Child Care Benefit Scheme much easier and efficient for all concerned. It centrally administers the process of child registration, and offers timely updates and confirmation on registrations and payments. Parents, guardians, and childcare service providers who use the system can access and fill in online, crucial documents related to the existing Child Care Benefit Scheme, such as Parental Confirmation Forms, Transfer Forms for newly registered childcare providers. In addition, it produces detailed reports for informed decision-making.
In launching the platform, the Principal Secretary for DICT, Mr. Benjamin Choppy noted that out of the 2,400 parents making use of this scheme, 1,480 or 62% have already registered on the CCBISS platform. “This is very encouraging indeed and the following month, it will also be the first time that payments under the scheme will be administered by the platform. It is definitely something that all involved, including the IECD and the Ministry of Finance will be monitoring very closely to ensure that everything works as intended” he commented.
The lunching was part of the official opening ceremony of the regional workshop on progress and way forward for Africa on the Tashkent Declaration and Commitments to Action for Transforming Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) for countries of southern and Eastern African Community, at the Savoy Resort and Spa. It has been organized by the Institute for Early Childhood Development (IECD) as a Category 2 Centre under UNESCO.
CCBIS is also a locally developed product which the DICT contracted SPACE95, a local IT company, to build. Its implementation is also aligned with the call in the Tashkent Declaration relating to increased use of ICT in the ECCE space.
