Strict procedures are imperative for economic activities reopening, including cinemas reopening, spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito has said. “The reopening must involve precondition stage, timing, priority setting, coordination between Central and Regional governments, as well as monitoring and evaluation,” Wiku said during a press conference at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Thursday (27/8). […]

Wage Subsidy Program for Workers/Laborers launched by the Government is expected to maintain  household consumption, increase people’s purchasing power, and stimulate Indonesia’s economic growth. The statement was made by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo during the Launching of Wage Subsidy Program for Workers/Laborers, at the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (27/8). The President noticed that COVID-19 pandemic […]

Indonesia’s COVID-19 recovery rate is higher than that of the global average with daily recovery number reaching 3,000 per day, Ministry of Health has reported. According to Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito, the country’s recovery rate as of 27 August 2020 was at 72.8% or 118,575 cases. The figure, according to Wiku, […]

Indonesia recorded a funding approval of USD103.8 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for the proposal of REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) Results-Based Payment (RBP). This achievement demonstrates Indonesia’s impressive response to the threat of climate change, as well as a sign of increasing trust in the country and the international […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday (27/8) rolled out a wage subsidy assistance program for 15.7 million workers with income less than Rp5 million per month. “The assistance is provided for workers who are registered as active members of the BPJS Ketenagakerjaan (Workers Social Security Provider Body),” he said during the launching of the program […]

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has reported the results of the implementation of COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee (KPC-PEN) duties on the effectiveness of its programs and the realization of budget absorption. “The meeting will discuss the results of monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of program and budget realization. We […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 10 August 2020 signed Government Regulation (PP) Number 46 of 2020 on Requirements and Procedures for Patent Transfer Registration. Link:https://jdih.setkab.go.id/PUUdoc/176216/PP_46_2020_Syarat_Tata_Cara_Pencatatan_Pengalihan_Paten.pdf The Regulation aims to implement provisions of Article 74 paragraph (5) of Law Number 13 of 2016 on Patent. The Regulation states that a patent is an exclusive right granted […]

The Government must continue its bureaucratic reform agenda and must simplify the bureaucracy, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Echelon system must be simplified without reducing income of the officials since echelon structure will prolong the bureaucracy, budget for smaller units would be difficult to monitor, and the budget will be used only for routine […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has highlighted that human capital development is a top priority program for the Indonesia Onward Cabinet in the next 5 years and vocational education plays an important role in the strategy. “Both infrastructure and human resources should be great with efficient institutional management, it is our key to escaping the middle-income […]

Health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are a catalyst to make comprehensive improvement and to build an efficient, good, fast, productive, and accountable governance free from corruption, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Those are two things that are equally important and cannot be exchanged. Fast and appropriate steps must not neglect […]