Gorontalo Province is strengthening gender mainstreaming (Pengarusutamaan Gender/PUG) to advance inclusive development through participatory planning, gender-responsive budgeting, and stronger policy frameworks. Key initiatives such as Musrenbang Inklusif have expanded meaningful participation for women and vulnerable groups, while provincial agencies integrate Gender, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) perspectives into strategic planning, including the 2025–2029 RPJMD. These efforts culminated in the enactment

Improving basic services in Indonesia depends on sustained alignment between national policy direction and subnational implementation capacity. Within a decentralised governance context, effective coordination across levels of government is essential to translate policy priorities into planning, budgeting, and service delivery outcomes. Through a series of Pokja meetings convened in January 2026 under the SKALA partnership, central ministries, subnational governments, and

The series of SKALA Program Provincial Program Committee (PPC) workshops held on December 8–12, 2025, in six provinces emphasized the importance of maintaining consistency in the direction of regional development implementation amid fiscal constraints and policy dynamics. This forum served as a strategic reflection space for the central and regional governments to evaluate achievements, lessons learned, and challenges in policy

The Government of Papua Barat Daya is developing its 2025-2029 Local Own-Source Revenue (PAD) Roadmap to strengthen fiscal independence, supported by a multi-stakeholder workshop held in Sorong that convened provincial and subprovincial agencies, academics, and community representatives. As Indonesia’s youngest province facing simultaneous institutional development and infrastructure demands, Papua Barat Daya is prioritising PAD reform to stabilise its fiscal capacity.

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 datasets across key sectors and presenting them through clear, real-time

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 showed that tasks requiring repeated data entry and reconciliation across

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 shared its progress with its Executive Dashboard and PENTAGON data

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 the Ministry of National Development Planning, highlights how provinces are

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 socially inclusive principles into Musrenbang processes. With insights from national