Keeping Basic Services Running during Regional Leadership Transitions
Leadership transitions are part of democracy, but essential services such as education, healthcare and civil registration must keep running. A new learning study by the Ministry of Home Affairs, supported by SKALA, documents how 12 Acting Regional Heads sustained basic service delivery during Indonesia’s 2024 simultaneous regional elections. Drawing on experiences from Bogor, Purwakarta and Maybrat, it shows how to
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Papua Barat Daya Launches Cenderawasih Portal to Improve Development Planning and Basic Services
The Papua Barat Daya Provincial Government launched the Cenderawasih Portal in Sorong on 22 October 2026, an integrated platform that helps agencies manage, verify and share development data under Indonesia’s One Data (Satu Data Indonesia) policy. Featuring 476 datasets and thematic dashboards on Minimum Service Standards, gender equality, disability and social inclusion, the portal supports evidence-based planning and more inclusive
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Papua Selatan Strengthens Data and Social Protection for Indigenous Papuans
The Papua Selatan Provincial Government launched SIRIOS, GEMAS Ha-Anim and PASSTI Ha-Anim in Merauke on 28 September 2026. Together, the three initiatives strengthen household-level data collection, deliver cash assistance to Indigenous Papuan (OAP) families with infants aged 0–12 months, and integrate regional data through a One Data portal. Developed with the Merauke, Asmat, Mappi and Boven Digoel regency governments and
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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
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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
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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).
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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
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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
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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
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