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With a solar power potential of up to 1,052 GW, Indonesia is sitting on a “solar gold mine” that can jump-start the clean-tech economy using this clean energy source. So far, the bulk of the economy, particularly the industrial and power sector has been powered by fossil fuels. According to Ember’s data, Indonesia has 0.31 GW of solar power capacity, just shy of 0.03 percent of its total solar potential. Looking forward, the country plans to add up to 4.5 GW of solar capacity by 2030 in the PLN’s Electricity Business Plan (RUPTL) 2021-2030. However, this small addition will not significantly…
Objective The objective of this project, under the Indonesia Digital Health Programme (Phase 1), is to start the implementation of two of these – to establish a Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) and a multi-agency Health Data Protection and Cyber Security Coordination Group. Related UK funded work is supporting incident simulation training, a security outcomes framework and a privacy impact assessment of electronic medical record data. The implementer(s) of this project will be expected to maintain close alignment with these activities. The Ministry of Health has recently created a Data Transformation Office, complementing the Centre for Data and Information. The…
reparations for Pope Francis’ first visit to Indonesia are intensifying two months ahead of his scheduled arrival in early September, with a variety of government bodies, from the Foreign and Religious Affairs ministries, to the security apparatus, ramping up their coordination with the Apostolic Nunciature, the Vatican’s embassy, in Jakarta.Catholic churches across the country, meanwhile, are organizing enthusiastic congregations aspiring to attend a Mass set to be held at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) stadium in Central Jakarta on the third day of the Pope’s visit, on Sept. 5. Around 70,000 people are expected to attend the service. According to…
Indonesia is on a path to gradually adopt an asset and liability management approach, applying a more holistic view of the sovereign balance sheet when making decisions for managing risk. What are the reasons, and how does it help Indonesia?After the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s, the government of Indonesia adopted a much more fiscally conservative approach to increase resilience to financial shocks and face the next global crisis. This approach included extending the scope of fiscal risk analysis from the central-government-only level to account for risks created by other public sector entities. Increasingly, they incorporated both assets…
July 10, 2024Information hallEndpoint Security / Vulnerability Microsoft has released patches to address the total number 143 security flaws as part of monthly security updates, two of which were heavily used in the wild. Five of the 143 deficiencies were rated “Critical”, 136 – “Important” and four – moderately serious. Corrections in addition to 33 vulnerabilities which have been viewed in the Chromium-based Edge browser over the past month. Below are the two security flaws that have been exploited – CVE-2024-38080 (CVSS Score: 7.8) – Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2024-38112 (CVSS Score: 7.5) – Windows MSHTML platform spoofing…
Buoyed by healthy GDP growth and rising consumer confidence, Indonesian M&A has been on a roll in recent years. Southeast Asia’s largest economy has largely evaded macroeconomic headwinds such as high inflation and weakening demand, which have dampened growth in Western economies. Dealmaking momentum slowed slightly in 2023 despite positive economic indicators, with a total of 150 deals valued at US$14.2 billion. Although down from the record highs posted in recent years, namely US$26 billion in 2021—the highest on Mergermarket record—and US$23 billion in 2022, this activity remains comparable to, or above, pre-pandemic levels. Effective July 1, 2023, the underlying…
ights groups had canceled a Southeast Asian LGBT event in Indonesia after receiving security threats, the organizers said, the latest sign of increasing pressure on the community from religious conservatives in the country.Homosexuality is a taboo subject in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, even though it is not illegal except in sharia-ruled Aceh province. Other LGBT-related events have also been canceled in Indonesia due to objections from Islamic groups. In December, the United States called off a visit by its LGBT special envoy after an influential clerical body denounced the visit. Jakarta was set to host ASEAN Queer…
It’s confirmed: Pope Francis will travel to Indonesia this September 3-6. The Archbishop of Jakarta, Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo, and the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference confirmed the reports that have been circulating for weeks. The trip to the country’s captial city of Jakarta had originally been planned for 2022 when the outgoing president invited the Pope. But the visit was postponed due to COVID restrictions. Indonesia has the largest number of Muslims in the world with more than 242 million. Catholics make up 8.5 million or only 3% of the country’s population. But one of the country’s cardinals says…
Attachments Indonesia’s Response to COVID-19 and Disaster Risk Reduction Indonesia reported its first confirmed COVID-19 case on March 2, 2020. The government adopted various containment measures, including temporary bans on domestic and international air and sea travel, screening at ports of entry, school closures, and other restrictions on public events. In June, Indonesia began easing some containment measures. The city of Jakarta started a transitional phase from large-scale social restrictions on June 5th and further eased restrictions on malls (on June 15) and parks and recreation areas (on June 20). However, the city of Jakarta has extended the transitional phase…
The Indonesian government is being encouraged to form a separate military branch dedicated solely to cyber warfare.Discussions are ongoing in Jakarta about creating a fourth military branch, with former National Resilience Institute governor Andi Widjajanto saying the proposed move is now becoming inevitable.He also said that state and non-state entities appeared to be capable of mounting attacks on the country through cyberspace, so it is “crucial for the government to act swiftly on this idea.”Meanwhile, State Intelligence College cybersecurity expert Pratama Persada explained the dangers of cyberwar, saying an attack launched in cyberspace can rapidly cripple a country’s economy.It is…