Investment Design Document Sinergi Dan Kolaborasi Untuk Akselerasi Layanan Dasar (SKALA)

SKALA strongly supports Australia’s immediate strategic priority in Indonesia—assisting the country recover from COVID-19 (as defined in DFAT’s Partnerships for Recovery strategy). SKALA’s support for basic service delivery to less developed regions, especially in the Papua provinces and other disadvantaged areas, will help revive Indonesia’s human development progress and restore inclusive economic growth. This focus is consistent with DFAT’s COVID-19 Development Response Plan for Indonesia, which commits to protecting the most vulnerable communities and promoting their resilience.

SKALA also promotes Australia’s longer-term strategic priorities in Indonesia. SKALA’s focus on strengthening the capacity of subnational governments to tackle underlying drivers of inequality and regional disparity will boost Indonesia’s social cohesion and stability. This focus is consistent with Australia’s regional international development objective to promote stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region; as well as the Government of Indonesia’s medium term development objectives (contained in the Medium-Term Development Plan for 2020-2024, RPJMN). Of the RPJMN’s four main targets, SKALA directly aligns with 3: a) reduced regional disparities between Eastern and Western parts of Indonesia and between Java and nonJava islands; b) improved quality and access to basic services; and c) increased provincial coordination on shared service delivery, economic and human development issues.