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This event discuss social protection reform and related challenges in tackling poverty and inequality amid the post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery.

Learning from the management of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Indonesian government needs to immediately revise Law No. 24 of 2007 on Disaster Mitigation (Disaster Mitigation Act) in order to strengthen the system of command and authority of the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB).

The passing of a dear friend is often too soon, sudden. That is exactly what I felt when I heard the news early on Saturday, 19 February, that Gregory Churchill had passed away.
Pak Greg, as he used to be called, had been one of SMERU’s trustees since the establishment of this research institution in 2001. You can imagine how many ups and downs we had shared for over two decades.

Indonesia’s current digital economy is not inclusive due to many issues. Firstly, the internet and its supporting infrastructure have not been evenly distributed in rural areas, particularly the disadvantaged, frontier, and outermost (3T) regions.

The SMERU Research Institute (SMERU)–a member of The Think20 (T20) for G20, partnering with Global Summit Solutions (GSS), will organize a webinar that aims to bridge the divide between developing and developed countries in the conversation on the future of work.