Subsidiary Arrangement for SKALA Program Is Signed

30^th March 2023 is an important milestone with the signing of the Subsidiary Arrangement (SA) between the Australian and Indonesian Governments to support Indonesia in the decentralised and governance sector with the signing of new Sinergy and Collaboration for Service Delivery Acceleration program (SKALA). With the signing of the SA, the Australia-Indonesia Partnership Program SKALA, is officially commence.

SKALA is an eight-year program aiming to support Indonesia to reduce poverty and inequality by improving efficiency and effectiveness of basic service delivery at a local level.

SKALA partners with Bappenas, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Finance, to be implemented in Aceh, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, Gorontalo, Maluku, North Kalimantan, and Papuan provinces including the new autonomous regions.