The SKALA Six Monthly Progress Report (July–December 2024) outlines the program’s continued efforts to strengthen decentralized governance in Indonesia, focusing on inclusive basic service delivery, particularly for women, people with disabilities, and vulnerable populations.

This report reflects the second implementation period following the development of SKALA’s initial annual work plan and details SKALA’s context, progress and achievements between January 1 and Jun 30, 2024.

Rencana Kerja Tahunan SKALA tahun 2024-2025 menguraikan langkah-langkah strategis untuk memperkuat kapasitas Indonesia dalam memberikan layanan dasar yang inklusif di daerah-daerah tertinggal. Dengan berfokus pada empat bidang utama—Data dan Analisis, Kesetaraan Gender, Disabilitas, dan Inklusi Sosial (GEDSI), Standar Pelayanan Minimal (SPM), dan Manajemen Keuangan Publik (PFM)—rencana kerja ini mengintegrasikan prioritas pemerintah untuk mendorong kolaborasi lintas kementerian.

This report reflects the first implementation period following the development of SKALA’s initial annual work plan and details SKALA’s context, progress and achievements between July 1 and December 31, 2023.

Synergies and Collaboration for Basic Service Delivery Acceleration (SKALA) is an Australia-Indonesia Partnership program designed to help Indonesia address regional disparities in development. SKALA aims to strengthen selected elements of Indonesia’s large and complex decentralised government system responsible for the delivery of basic services, focusing on accelerating the improved delivery of services in less developed regions, particularly for vulnerable groups, including women and people with disabilities. This reports details SKALA’s context, strategies, achievements, lessons, challenges and risk management during the period November 2022 until June 2023.