Information technology as a tool for the Italian Institute of Social Security (INPS) in the management of social security and civil disability: Pro and cons
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Information technology as a tool for the Italian Institute of Social Security (INPS) in the management of social security and civil disability: Pro and cons
We examine, from a medical-legal perspective, the pro and cons of the information technology procedures that the Italian Institute of Social Security (INPS) has implemented to manage the provision of social disability assistance, meaning that separate from the payment of pension contributions, being welfare, anchored to an administrative requirement by way of the compulsory payment of a minimum social security contribution.
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