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Presidential Instruction No. 4 of 2025 on the National Social and Economic Single Data (DTSEN) is a strategic initiative designed to strengthen the quality of planning and budgeting for inclusive poverty alleviation and social protection programs. The use of DTSEN is also emphasised in Inpres No. 8 of 2025 on the Optimisation of Poverty Reduction and the Elimination of Extreme Poverty. Interventions based on DTSEN and other socio-economic data can generate systemic impact if designed to protect poor populations, prevent the middle-income group from falling into vulnerability, and support the utilization of DTSEN at the subnational level. This policy brief...

As part of its continued commitment to accelerating basic service delivery, SKALA Program, an Australia–Indonesia Government Partnership, continues to strengthen decentralized governance and improve access to inclusive basic services for the poor and vulnerable, especially in underdeveloped regions. This publication is a summary of the SKALA Six Monthly Progress Report (July–December 2024), showcasing key program achievements such as strengthened data governance, improved public financial management, integration of socio-economic data into policy, expanded civil society participation, and progress in gender equality and disability inclusion. During this reporting period, the SKALA Program also supported reforms in fiscal transfer mechanisms and the development...

The updated Minister of Finance Regulation (PMK) Number 33/2024 introduces a new chapter in the governance of Indonesia’s Special Autonomy Funds (SAF) in Papua and Aceh, aiming to strengthen accountability, inclusiveness, and responsiveness to vulnerable groups. Drawing on lessons from cross-ministerial collaboration and with support from the SKALA Program, the regulation emphasizes tailored regional approaches, integrated information systems, and the integration of GEDSI (Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion) principles. It highlights the critical role of local ownership, strategic planning, and interoperability of data systems in ensuring SAF delivers tangible impact for Indigenous Papuans, women, and persons with disabilities through...

SKALA's collaboration with Australia-Indonesia partnership programs such as INKLUSI, INOVASI and KIAT strengthens inclusive governance and basic services in Indonesia. Through this cross-sector collaboration, SKALA promotes gender and disability responsive policies, innovations in basic service financing, and the use of data for climate change resilient development planning. The initiative supports national priorities in the areas of public financial management, Minimum Service Standards (MSS) implementation, and GEDSI mainstreaming, creating tangible impact down to the sub-national level.

Indonesia’s National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2025–2029, enacted through Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 12 of 2025, sets clear goals and indicators for achieving national priorities in gender equality. Achieving these targets requires sustained efforts at the subnational level, both to support the national agenda on gender equality and to strengthen governance and institutionalization for implementation. This includes better understanding of gender disparities through gender mainstreaming efforts. Additionally, Minister of Home Affairs Regulation (Permendagri) No. 67 of 2011 on General Guidelines for the Implementation of Gender Mainstreaming in the Regions mandates local governments to develop gender-responsive policies, programs, and activities, reflected...