Australian Ambassador Highlights Gorontalo’s Progress in Strengthening Local Governance through Data Innovation
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 ...
Testing the Papua Special Autonomy Fund Interoperability System for 2026 Rollout: Ensuring More Efficient and Transparent Public Finance Workflows
The pilot testing of the Papua Special Autonomy (Otsus) Fund Interoperability System demonstrated a major improvement in efficiency and transparency by integrating the previously separate SIPPP, SIKD-Otsus, and SIPD platforms into a single workflow for planning and budgeting. Conducted in November 2025 with Jayapura Regency and Papua Province, the pilot ...
Gorontalo and Maluku Exchange Lessons on Regional Data Portals and Executive Dashboards
Gorontalo and Maluku strengthened their commitment to improving subnational data governance through an inter-provincial learning session on 21 November 2025. Supported by the Indonesia-Australia Partnership Program and SKALA, the dialogue enabled both provinces to exchange practical insights on developing regional data portals and executive dashboards that support evidence-based decision-making. Gorontalo ...
Aceh, East Nusa Tenggara, and DKI Jakarta Put Disability Inclusive Development into Action
Aceh, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), and DKI Jakarta are putting disability-inclusive development into action through stronger regulations, meaningful engagement with organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDis), and improved use of data and monitoring systems to guide planning and service delivery. Their progress, shared during the Regional Learning Workshop hosted by ...
Public Consultation on the Guideline for the Participation of Vulnerable Groups: Ensuring Community Input for Inclusive Development
The Public Consultation on the Guideline for the Participation of Vulnerable Groups highlights Indonesia’s commitment to inclusive development by strengthening meaningful community involvement in regional planning and budgeting. Bringing together government ministries, civil society organisations, and regional planning offices, the consultation refined a draft guideline designed to embed gender-responsive and ...
SKALA and PARTISIPA Share Lessons on Climate-Resilient Planning in Indonesia and Timor-Leste
The SKALA and PARTISIPA (Timor-Leste) programs collaborated in a joint learning session on Strengthening Climate Resilient Planning in Indonesia and Timor-Leste on October 10, 2025. This activity brought together teams from both countries to share experiences on integrating climate perspectives into development planning and improving basic services. SKALA supports local ...
Policy Synergy for Ageing: Strengthening Komda Lansia in East Nusa Tenggara
The Provincial Government of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is strengthening its commitment to the well-being of older persons through the Coordination Meeting on Strengthening the Regional Commission on Older Persons (Komda Lansia) held in Kupang on 16 October 2025. The forum highlighted the importance of institutional coordination and the implementation ...
Collaboration Strengthens Climate Planning in Nusa Tenggara Barat through Sea Level Rise Data Dashboard
The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Provincial Government, together with the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas and the Ministry of Home Affairs, officially launched the Sea Level Rise (SLR) Dashboard on October 21, 2025, at the NTB Bappeda Building. This initiative is part of the agenda “Collaborative Analysis of Sea Level ...
Papua Barat and Papua Barat Daya Strengthen Capacity to Develop Policy Recommendations for Basic Services
The provincial governments of Papua Barat and Papua Barat Daya are strengthening their capacity to develop evidence-based policies through a Policy Brief Writing Workshop held in Sorong on 24 September 2025. Supported by Indonesia’s Ministry of Home Affairs (BSKDN), the National Institute of Public Administration (LAN), and SKALA, the workshop ...
