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New islands appear after Anak Krakatau volcano erupts
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When schools become secondary to political agendas
Academia 3 months ago

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When schools become secondary to political agendas

When schools are bulldozed for glossy programs, education starts looking like collateral damage.
Better coordination is key to solving the stunting crisis
Academia 3 months ago

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Better coordination is key to solving the stunting crisis

Indonesia too often loses its recurring war on stunting despite ambitious policy documents, primarily due to a lack of integrated coordination across sectors and stakeholders.
PSN in Papua needs more indigenous entrepreneurs
Academia 3 months ago

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PSN in Papua needs more indigenous entrepreneurs

True economic acceleration in Papua won’t come from pouring trillions into mega-projects—it requires building an army of local indigenous entrepreneurs to own them.
Three fault lines in Indonesia’s financial governance
Academia 3 months ago

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Three fault lines in Indonesia’s financial governance

The amendments reveal a broader shift toward a more coordinated and state-directed model of financial governance.
Reforming the free meals program: A hard choice between purpose and political specter
Academia 3 months ago

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Reforming the free meals program: A hard choice between purpose and political specter

The crisis surrounding the government's flagship free meals program urges a fundamental rethink: restore the program's original focus as an anti-stunting intervention for vulnerable groups or maintain the current, unsustainable model of a universal feeding program that leaves it open to rent seeking.
Developmental state ambition: Reading Prabowo’s economic direction
Academia 4 months ago

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Developmental state ambition: Reading Prabowo’s economic direction

President Prabowo’s visionary fiscal address signals a bold shift toward a state-driven, developmental state model aimed at unleashing Indonesia’s economic potential—but its ultimate success hinges entirely on dismantling the entrenched governance and bureaucratic failures of the past.
Indonesia’s start-up boom and what we refuse to measure
Academia 4 months ago

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Indonesia’s start-up boom and what we refuse to measure

As prosecution of digital pioneers has become commonplace, a deeper crisis emerges: a nation that enthusiastically celebrates start-up hypergrowth but lacks the analytical tools to distinguish strategic risk from structural failure.
Revenue losses in palm and coal: The price of weak control
Academia 4 months ago

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Revenue losses in palm and coal: The price of weak control

President Prabowo Subianto's new plan to fight billion-dollar commodity fraud through a centralized state gatekeeper risks creating a monopoly far worse than the corruption it aims to cure.
Article 33 and Indonesia’s natural resource governance test
Academia 4 months ago

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Article 33 and Indonesia’s natural resource governance test

Indonesia's new export regulations on natural resources is a test of governance that draws upon a constitutional provision that mandates their use to ensure the prosperity of its citizens.
Energizing Indonesia’s rise as an AI contender
Tech 5 months ago

Energizing Indonesia’s rise as an AI contender

Agentic AI are execution models involving autonomous agents that coordinate across workflows, tools and systems with minimal human input.

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