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The Province of South Sulawesi ranked 15th in Indonesia's Inclusive Economic Development Index

Diseminasi Indeks Pembangunan Ekonomi Inklusif Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan

The Province of South Sulawesi ranked 15th of all the provinces in Indonesia in the Inclusive Economic Development Index (IEDI). The achievement was possible through the high growth of real gross regional domestic product (GRDP) per capita, low poverty rates, and expansion of access and opportunities. Some homework for the provincial government includes low share of manufacturing to GRDP, low percentage of workers working >35 hours per week, and high rates of inequality.

Training on Poverty Reduction Policy Analysis

Issues on poverty are strategic issues that require immediate attention from all stakeholders in terms of policy formulation. The SMERU Research Institute, as a leader in socioeconomic research in Indonesia, supports the discourse on inclusive public and private sector policies through the analysis of poverty reduction policies and their impacts.

Workshop on the Methodology of the Regional Budget Constraint Analysis Study for the Directorate General of Fiscal Balance

Since its establishment in 2001, SMERU has been a leader in socioeconomic research in Indonesia. SMERU conducts qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method studies on various socioeconomic issues. In addition, SMERU supports inclusive public and private sector policy discourses through development policy analysis and its potential impact.

SMERU's New Director and Deputy Director

We are very pleased to officially announce our new director and deputy director, effective 1 August 2019.

Linking Social Protection to Sustainable Livelihoods: The Way Forward for Indonesia

Widjajanti Isdijoso, Deputy Director of the SMERU Research Institute for Research and Outreach, spoke at the International Conference on "Linking Social Protection to Sustainable Livelihoods: A Way Forward for Indonesia" organized by Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas, DFAT Australia, and MAHKOTA.

Obituary

The SMERU Research Institute sadly lost Dr. Joan Hardjono (82 years), a member of Trustees and Advisors of Yayasan SMERU, who passed away in Jakarta on Monday, 13 May 2019.

The Model of Change: SMERU's Recommendation to Assess the Impact of National Infrastructure Development

On 9 May 9 2019 the SMERU Research Institute and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) of Australia conducted an audience visit to Dr. Darmawan Prasodjo, Deputy I of Presidential Chief of Staff, at the Presidential Staff Office (KSP). The SMERU delegation was represented by two researchers from the EINRIP (Eastern Indonesia National Road Improvement Project) study team, Yudi Fajar M. Wahyu and Dinar Dwi Prasetyo, and the Institute secretary, Nuning Akhmadi.

High Level Panel on Inclusive Economic Growth: Reducing Poverty and Inequality

The SMERU Research Institute, under the auspices of the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas, organized a High Level Panel on Inclusive Economic Growth: Reducing Poverty and Inequality in Bali, 10 October 2018.

Forum Kajian Pembangunan (FKP) Seminar Series, October 2018

On October 2018, the SMERU Research Institute hosted Forum Kajian Pembangunan (FKP) Seminar Series. FKP is a consortium consisting of various institutions in Indonesia, in collaboration with the Indonesia Project, holds a series of research based policy forums discussing research outcomes related to topical policy issues in Indonesia. These forums were free and open to the public.

Professor Hal Hill's Public Lecture at The SMERU Research Institute

The SMERU Research Institute is honored to have Professor Hal Hill (Australian National University) on 27 August 2018 as he gave a public lecture on "Half a Century of Indonesian Economic Development: Trends, Conjectures, Questions".