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SKALA and the Aceh Provincial Government have established a strategic collaboration to encourage the acceleration of basic services through strengthening governance, public financial management, and inclusive and sustainable development. In the face of fiscal challenges and development dynamics, this collaboration focuses on policy reform, increasing the capacity of the apparatus, strengthening data-based planning systems, and engaging vulnerable groups and civil society. By supporting the implementation of more responsive, inclusive and evidence-based policies, the partnership aims to realize the Government of Aceh's 2025-2030 vision of building efficient governance and prosperous communities.

SKALA is an Australia-Indonesia partnership initiative that aims to support the Indonesian government in reducing poverty and inequality through improved provision of basic services to the poor and vulnerable in disadvantaged areas. In the context of decentralization that gives greater autonomy to local governments, SKALA focuses on strengthening data governance and analytics through the integration of data systems at all levels of government, in line with Indonesia's One Data policy.

This policy brief discusses optimizing the updating of the National Socio-Economic Single Data (DTSEN) to achieve more inclusive basic services, by referring to lessons learned from the implementation of Regsosek in various regions. Through Presidential Instruction No. 4 of 2025, DTSEN is designed as an integration of various socioeconomic data systems to provide more accurate and disaggregated information. However, the updating process faces a number of challenges, such as the lack of regulations, limited human resources, lack of incentives, and access and financing constraints in remote areas.

This document contains a collection of questions and answers around the concept of GEDSI (Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion). GEDSI is an approach that emphasizes the interconnectedness of three key concepts-gender equality, disability, and social inclusion-with the aim of addressing disparities in development. Some of the main points discussed in this document include the definition of GEDSI, policies and regulations, the importance of inclusive community participation, the intersectionality approach, and the direction of national development.

The successful implementation of the Special Allocation Fund for Physical Infrastructure (DAK Fisik) is assessed based on the achievement of immediate outcome (IO) indicators, so the reporting of DAK Fisik IO plays an important role in ensuring accountability and usefulness. This policy brief recommends several concrete steps, namely: increasing the capacity of regional human resources handling DAK Fisik, improving reporting timelines, integrating reporting applications, and providing incentives and sanctions to regions that do not report on time.