NTB Launches Executive Dashboard to Strengthen Data-Driven Development
The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Provincial Government launched its Executive Dashboard on 3 November 2026 in Mataram to strengthen data-driven development. The platform brings together ten key features, from poverty and employment to regional budget implementation, Minimum Service Standards (SPM) in health and government agency performance, so provincial leaders can monitor progress, identify gaps and make evidence-based decisions. Built on
Read More
SEKAR Inklusif: A Learning Management System to Strengthen Public Participation in Development
Bappenas, FITRA, and SKALA have launched SEKAR Inklusif, an online learning management system (LMS) that strengthens meaningful public participation in development planning and budgeting. Through five self-paced modules that are accessible to people with disabilities, the platform helps civil society organisations, government officials, academics, journalists, and the general public understand public budgets, develop evidence-based proposals, and monitor implementation so that
Read More
Strengthening Regional Fiscal Autonomy through the Local Tax Ratio
A Bappenas study reveals that the average local tax ratio (LTR) fell from 1.22 per cent in 2024 to 1.12 per cent in 2025, underscoring the fragility of subnational fiscal capacity and continued heavy reliance on central transfers. Disparities between regions remain stark, with Bali recording the highest LTR (4.60 per cent) and West Papua the lowest (0.39 per cent).
Read More
Planning for A More Climate-resilient Maluku amid Risks of Sea-Level Rise
More than 90 per cent of Maluku is ocean, connecting 1,422 islands, which makes sea-level rise a development issue that reaches homes, livelihoods and access to basic services. At a policy dialogue convened in Ambon on 25 September 2026 by the Ministry of PPN/Bappenas with SKALA’s support, national and local governments, academics and development partners discussed how risk analysis can
Read More
Maluku Strengthens Lawamena Portal to Advance Integrated Data Governance
Since launching the Lawamena Satu Data Portal on 25 May 2026, the Maluku Provincial Government has continued to strengthen the quality, integration and use of regional development data. With support from SKALA, stakeholders convened a consolidation forum and a guidelines workshop in Ambon in August 2026 to review progress, identify priority datasets such as more detailed disability data, and refine
Read More
Papua Tengah Strengthens Gender-responsive Planning to Support Poverty Reduction and Basic Services
Papua Tengah is strengthening links between poverty reduction, gender equality and basic service delivery in regional development planning, with a poverty rate of 30.41 per cent as of March 2026 against 8.07 per cent nationally. At a coordination meeting in Nabire on 3–4 September 2026, about 100 participants from provincial agencies and six districts, supported by SKALA, applied the Gender
Read More
Better Data Governance Helps Target Programs where They Are Needed Most
The 2026 Satu Data for Domestic Governance (SDPDN) forum, convened by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) on 22 September in Jakarta, brought national and subnational governments together to strengthen data governance as the foundation of regional development planning. The forum reinforced the principle of "integration, not centralisation," stressed the need to connect data with planning, budgeting and evaluation, and
Read More
NTB Strengthens its Commitment to Basic Service Delivery through A New Action Plan
The Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) Provincial Government launched its 2026–2029 regional action plan for implementing the Minimum Service Standards (SPM) at a forum in Mataram on 16 September 2026. NTB Governor Regulation No. 7 of 2026 provides the plan's legal basis. The plan gives government agencies a shared reference for delivering 14 SPM across six basic service sectors. At the
Read More
Strengthening Locally Generated Revenue to Expand Fiscal Space and Improve Basic Services
Strengthening locally generated revenue (Pendapatan Asli Daerah/PAD) is key to expanding regional fiscal space to finance development and improve basic services. At the Strategic Coordination Forum on PDRD, organised by Indonesia's Ministry of Home Affairs with support from SKALA in Bekasi, regional leaders from 13 provinces discussed strengthening PAD by broadening the tax base, improving data quality, and advancing digitalisation—without
Read More
