When Budgetary Choices Meet the Challenges of Collective Well-Being…

How can we reconcile efficiency in resource allocation with improving people’s well-being? What trade-offs arise between budgetary constraints and the financing of social protection?

To open this discussion, Prof. Latif DRAMANI, President-Coordinator of CREG and Chair of the International NTA Network, will share his expertise on the challenges of budgetary efficiency and collective well-being in the social protection sector.

A Full Professor of Economics, Agrégé in Economic Sciences at Iba Der Thiam University of Thiès, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences and Techniques of Senegal (ANSTS), Prof. Latif DRAMANI has, for several years, conducted research at the intersection of generational economics, public policy, and development challenges.

This session of the CREG Scientific Thursdays will bring together researchers, development practitioners, and experts from the sector around the theme:

“Budgetary Efficiency and Collective Well-Being in the Social Protection Sector”

💬 Panelist 1: Mr. Daouda MANE, Head of the Studies and Strategies Division (DGPSN)
💬 Panelist 2: Mr. Bakary DOSSO, Head of the Training and Research Division (IDEP)
🎤 Moderator: Dr. Camille GUIDIME
🔹 Session Chair: Prof. Cheikh Tacko DIOP, General Delegate for Social Protection and National Solidarity (DGPSN)

Through these exchanges, the session will provide an opportunity to bring together different perspectives on the use of public resources, social protection financing mechanisms, and their implications for collective well-being.

📅 September 24, 2026 | 🕒 3:00–5:00 PM GMT
💻 Online: Join the Zoom meeting

A scientific gathering to deepen reflection on social protection policies, their budgetary challenges, and their effects on collective well-being.