(This webinar is only available in Indonesian)

To celebrate its 20-year journey, SMERU would like to organize a series of discussions to share experiences and encourage dialogs on the role of nongovernmental think tanks and the attempts needed to build a conducive ecosystem for developing nongovernmental think tanks in social and humanities, particularly socioeconomic, fields. These series of discussions will begin with “SMERU’s 20th Anniversary: The Journey Developing Indonesia through Pro-Poor Policy Research” book launch and discussions in a talk show format on “The Role of Independent Think Tanks in Evidence-Based Policy Formulation”, which are financially supported by Knowledge Sector Initiative (KSI). This talk show event aims to facilitate multiparty dialogs to build a conducive ecosystem for developing nongovernmental socioeconomic research institutes.

  
Speakers:

1. Bambang P.S. Brodjonegoro (Menteri Riset dan Teknologi/Kepala Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional)
2. Allaster Cox (Chargé d'Affaires of the Australian Embassy to Indonesia)
3. Widjajanti Isdijoso (Director, The SMERU Research Institute)
4. Sudarno Sumarto (Ketua Pembina Yayasan The SMERU Research Institute)
5. Junaedi Bakri (Plt. Kepala Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Penelitian Pengembangan Daerah, Pemerintah Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan)
6. Sihol Aritonang (Presiden Direktur, PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper)
7. Tri Nuke Pudjiastuti (Deputi Bidang Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial dan Kemanusiaan LIPI)
8. Ahmad Rifai (Executive Director & Co-Founder Yayasan Kota Kita)