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Composing Development? Quantification & Biometrics in South
African Social Protection
Kevin P. Donovan
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• 10-15 million recipients–Old Age Pension–Child Support Grant –Disability Grant
Cash Transfers in RSA
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Implementation, or how to connect more than 10
million pockets to the National Treasury
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Implementation, or how to connect more than 10
million pockets to the National Treasury
RationalitiesTechnologiesSubjects
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Quantification in RSA
An historical “mania for measurement”
Today, “awash with statistics”
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The Pursuit of Objectivity
Democratic contestation drives quantification
Impact assessments to combat ‘dependency’ discourse
Civil society’s ‘guerilla auditors’
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The Risks of Statistics
Centralization
The imperialism of numbers
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Biometrics in RSA
Why is South Africa enrolling 20 million people in a biometric identification system?
With what consequences?
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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)
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Biometrics in RSA
Opening the Black Silver Box
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Towards Financial Inclusion?
“Financial inclusion means your money isn’t with you.” – NGO official