Six provinces—Aceh, North Kalimantan, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, Gorontalo, and Maluku—have demonstrated significant progress in implementing the One Data for Domestic Government (SDPDN), ranging from strengthening regulations in accordance with Home Affairs Ministerial Regulation No. 5 of 2024, developing regional data portals, and activating the One Data Forum across regional agencies. This progress emerged during the Regional One Data Implementation Reflection Workshop facilitated by the SKALA Program in Bekasi on April 7–9, 2026, attended by 87 participants from the six provinces and the Ministry of Home Affairs. The forum also identified ongoing challenges—including gaps in human resource capacity, regulatory harmonization, and system interoperability—and produced operational follow-up plans per province to encourage the use of higher-quality, integrated, and evidence-based data in regional development planning.
Government of Indonesia, through the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas, is strengthening the use of integrated data for more targeted development policies towards Golden Indonesia 2045. In a workshop and bootcamp held in Jakarta in March 2026, approximately 70 participants from Bappenas and the Ministry of Finance were trained to use the SEPAKAT platform—a national socioeconomic data analysis system that integrates various data sources such as Susenas, Sakernas, and village data—to support evidence-based planning at the national and regional levels. Supported by the Australia-Indonesia partnership program SKALA, this initiative aims to link data analysis with fiscal planning, social protection, and program evaluation to reduce poverty and improve the quality of Indonesia's human resources.
The strengthening of the integrated data system through the SEPAKAT platform is driving more targeted development planning and improved public services in Papua. By addressing data fragmentation and limited analytical capacity at the regional level, the initiative by Bappenas in collaboration with the SKALA Programme is enhancing the use of socio-economic data for inclusive, evidence-based policies. Through cross-sectoral collaboration, practical training, and integration with planning documents such as the RPJMD and RKPD, local governments are increasingly able to transform data into concrete actions that respond to the needs of the community.
Strengthening evidence-based planning and budgeting is key for the Provincial Government of North Kalimantan in addressing fiscal pressures and declining intergovernmental transfers (TKD). Through the use of the Public Expenditure and Revenue Analysis (PERA) study and support from the SKALA Program, the local government aims to improve the quality of spending, strengthen locally generated revenue (PAD), and ensure inclusive basic service delivery. The workshop, which brought together a range of stakeholders, produced dozens of policy briefs as strategic advocacy tools to promote transparency, accountability, and more effective decision-making.
Gorontalo Province is strengthening gender mainstreaming (Pengarusutamaan Gender/PUG) to advance inclusive development through participatory planning, gender-responsive budgeting, and stronger policy frameworks. Key initiatives such as Musrenbang Inklusif have expanded meaningful participation for women and vulnerable groups, while provincial agencies integrate Gender, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) perspectives into strategic planning, including the 2025–2029 RPJMD. These efforts culminated in the enactment of the Provincial Regulation on Gender Mainstreaming in January 2026, providing a solid legal foundation to embed gender equality across development planning and budgeting, supported by civil society and development partners to ensure effective and sustainable implementation.
Improving basic services in Indonesia depends on sustained alignment between national policy direction and subnational implementation capacity. Within a decentralised governance context, effective coordination across levels of government is essential to translate policy priorities into planning, budgeting, and service delivery outcomes. Through a series of Pokja meetings convened in January 2026 under the SKALA partnership, central ministries, subnational governments, and development partners consolidated policy alignment, reflected on implementation challenges, and refined adjustments to the 2025–2026 Annual Work Plan. The discussions highlighted shared priorities, including strengthening fiscal targeting for Minimum Service Standards, improving data integration and governance, and embedding inclusive approaches across planning and service delivery, reinforcing the role of coordinated national–subnational engagement in improving the reach and quality of basic services across Indonesia.
The series of SKALA Program Provincial Program Committee (PPC) workshops held on December 8–12, 2025, in six provinces emphasized the importance of maintaining consistency in the direction of regional development implementation amid fiscal constraints and policy dynamics. This forum served as a strategic reflection space for the central and regional governments to evaluate achievements, lessons learned, and challenges in policy implementation, particularly in meeting Minimum Service Standards (SPM), strengthening data-based planning, and improving the quality of public spending so that it has a real impact on the community, especially vulnerable groups. Through cross-sectoral and cross-level government discussions, the PPC strengthens the shared commitment that inclusive and equitable development can only be achieved through sharp priorities, adaptive governance, and sustainable collaboration.
The Government of Papua Barat Daya is developing its 2025-2029 Local Own-Source Revenue (PAD) Roadmap to strengthen fiscal independence, supported by a multi-stakeholder workshop held in Sorong that convened provincial and subprovincial agencies, academics, and community representatives. As Indonesia’s youngest province facing simultaneous institutional development and infrastructure demands, Papua Barat Daya is prioritising PAD reform to stabilise its fiscal capacity. The roadmap focuses on optimising existing revenue sources and exploring new potential aligned with local economic strengths such as fisheries, tourism, and value-adding natural resource industries, while ensuring PAD policies remain inclusive and beneficial to communities and businesses. The workshop identified key targets, including a comprehensive PAD enhancement strategy, accelerated reform through service simplification and digitalisation, and preparation of a draft Governor’s Regulation aligned with national fiscal frameworks under the Law on Fiscal Relations (UU HKPD). With technical assistance from the Indonesia–Australia Partnership Program SKALA, the roadmap is being refined to ensure methodological robustness, regulatory alignment, and practical implementability, forming a critical foundation for stronger regional financing and improved public services across Papua Barat Daya.
Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Rod Brazier commended Gorontalo’s progress in strengthening local governance through data innovation during his visit to the provincial Command Centre on 22 October 2025, where he and Governor Gusnar Ismail observed how the Pentagon open data platform and the Executive Dashboard are enabling evidence-based decision-making. Integrating datasets across key sectors and presenting them through clear, real-time visualisations, the system allows leaders to track priority programs, budget realisation, public services and provincial performance more efficiently—while also enhancing transparency through public data access. Supported by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the One Data for Subnational Government framework and technical assistance from the Australia–Indonesia partnership program SKALA, Gorontalo’s digital governance initiatives reflect a strong commitment to SPBE implementation and have earned recognition from Australia as a model for more effective, accountable and data-driven regional governance.
