SKALA Program Information Sheet

SKALA is an 8-year program commencing in November 2022 with a total value of up to AUD 160 million (approximately IDR 1.5 trillion). SKALA will focus on strengthening selected elements of Indonesia’s large and complex decentralised governance systems such as Public Financial Management (PFM), Minimum Service Standard (MSS), planning and budgeting, and local leadership while strengthening GEDSI mainstreaming into the systems.

SKALA will prioritise the needs of women, people with disabilities and other vulnerable communities, and ensure that evidence underpin required policy and planning development.

SKALA will support key stakeholders nationally (that set policy, priorities and allocate funding) and sub-nationally (where services are delivered), and promote collaborations with other DFAT programs primarily INKLUSI, PROSPERA, KIAT and other sectoral programs.

This approach will support key stakeholders to collaborate and align efforts, resources, and expertise, while, building on and taking to scale, the outcomes and lessons of Australia’s past support to decentralisation.