Maluku Strengthens Gender Mainstreaming from Learning to Implementation
The Maluku Provincial Government is strengthening the implementation of Gender Mainstreaming (PUG) through a study visit to Yogyakarta in February 2026, facilitated by the Directorate of KPPA at the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas with support from SKALA. Armed with Regional Regulation No. 7 of 2024, Maluku has drawn practical ...
Better Data, Stronger Protection for Older Indigenous Papuans in Raja Ampat
The Raja Ampat Government has launched the ORISUN Programme (Raja Ampat People Living in Prosperity in Their Golden Years), a social protection initiative for indigenous Papuans aged 65 and over, designed using a data-driven approach. Launched by Orideko Iriano Burdam during the 23rd anniversary celebrations of Raja Ampat Regency in ...
Papua Barat Puts Data at the Heart of Development Planning
The Papua Barat Provincial Government, in collaboration with SKALA Program, organised a Workshop on the Consolidation of the PAPEDA Data Register on 8–10 June 2026 in Manokwari, as part of efforts to strengthen regional development data management in order to support the drafting of the 2027 Regional Development Plan (RKPD) ...
Strengthening Coastal Socio-Economic Resilience in Response to Sea Level Rise
Sea level rise are not merely a technical issue concerning the construction of sea walls, but a humanitarian challenge that affects the livelihoods of millions of people living in Indonesia’s coastal communities. During the National Policy Dialogue organised by Bappenas in conjunction with the Coordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional ...
Building Gender Equality and Inclusion into East Nusa Tenggara’s Development Planning
The Province of East Nusa Tenggara is strengthening the integration of gender mainstreaming and social inclusion into the Local Government Information System (SIPD). Through a workshop organised by Bapperida NTT with support from SKALA, ten local government agencies were trained to develop gender-responsive Terms of Reference (ToR) using the Gender ...
HONAI One Data: Foundation for Indigenous Papuan data and evidence-based planning
The Provincial Government of Papua Pegunungan is strengthening the governance of the ‘One Regional Data’ initiative through a ‘One Data’ workshop and the consolidation of data on Indigenous Papuans (OAP) in Wamena, 2–4 June 2026. As a new autonomous region, Papua Pegunungan is beginning to lay the institutional foundations for ...
Maluku Supports Inclusive Development for Vulnerable Groups
The Maluku Provincial Legislative Council expressed its support for gender-responsive and inclusive development programs during a meeting with the PUSPA Manise Forum, facilitated by the SKALA Program. As a follow-up to the “Bacarita Manise” Thematic Development Planning Meeting (Musrenbang), the civil society network raised three key issues to be included ...
Maluku Launches “Lawamena” to Strengthen Data-Driven Development
The Maluku Provincial Government officially launched the Lawamena Satu Data Maluku Portal on May 15, 2025, marking a strategic step toward strengthening integrated, evidence-based development planning in the archipelago. Designed to address the long-standing challenges of fragmented data that has been difficult to share across agencies, this portal unifies various ...
Building Trust, Strengthening Collaboration: Lessons from GEDSI Baseline
The Baseline Study on Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration for Gender Mainstreaming and Social Inclusion found that the level of trust between the government and civil society organisations (CSOs) is relatively high—a strong form of social capital for expanding collaboration in gender-responsive and inclusive regional development. Organised by the Directorate of Gender Equality ...
