Economic dimensions of COVID-19 in Indonesia: responding to the crisis
Conference recordings are available. Presentation materials are available below.
Since December 2019 the coronavirus has swept through all regions of the world. COVID-19 has wreaked havoc everywhere and shows no signs of entirely abating. This conference focuses on the economic dimensions of COVID-19 in Indonesia. It considers both macro- and micro-economic effects and short- and long-term impacts. It constitutes the first comprehensive analysis of Indonesia’s response to the crisis from an economic perspective.
This conference is held over four days online from 7-10 September 2020
Read HE Mr Gary Quinlan’s Welcoming Remarks at the start of the conference.
SUMMARY
Over 3,500 people tuned in, with 1,443 watching on the first day alone. By Monday 21 September, the YouTube recordings had already generated 7,224 views.
Participants comprised of university academics and students (42 per cent), public sector officials (27 per cent), individuals from research agencies or think tanks (11 per cent) and the business sector (10 per cent). They were evenly distributed between female and male and were located in Indonesia (76 per cent), Australia (16 per cent), USA (4 per cent), and 18 countries - a truly global audience.
The speakers included ANU Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Brian Schmidt, Australian Ambassador to Indonesia HE Mr Gary Quinlan, Indonesia’s former Vice President Professor Boediono, Indonesia’s former Minister of Finance Dr Chatib Basri, Rector of Universitas Indonesia Professor Ari Kuncoro, and 21 international experts.
Among those presents were officials from Australian agencies (i.e. DFAT, Treasury, DAWR, and ONI), and Indonesian ministries (including BAPPENAS, BPS, MoF, MenDag, Kemenko, MOSA, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries). There were also academics and government officials from across Indonesia including Aceh, Papua, North and South Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Yogyakarta, East Java, Bali, and others.
Media coverage so far includes the Australian Financial Review, The Jakarta Post, Lowy Interpreter, CNBC Indonesia, and Bisnis Indonesia.
Media coverage so far includes the Australian Financial Review, The Jakarta Post, Lowy Interpreter, CNBC Indonesia, and Bisnis Indonesia,
The CONFERENCE BOOKLET with full program, speakers’ abstracts and biographies is available for DOWNLOAD.
DAY ONE: 7 September
Not Your Usual Indonesia Update Conference: An Overview
Day 1 Recording
| Time (AEST) | Topic and speakers |
|---|---|
| 1pm | OPENING REMARKS |
| Brian Schmidt (Vice-Chancellor, The Australian National University) | |
| 1.05pm | WELCOMING REMARKS |
| His Excellency Mr Gary Quinlan (Ambassador to Indonesia) | |
| 1.15pm | Political Update |
| Greg Fealy (The Australian National University) | |
| Download presentation | |
| 1.45pm | Economics Update |
| Robert Sparrow (Wageningen University & Research), Teguh Dartanto (Universitas Indonesia), Renate Hartwig (University of Göttingen) | |
| Download presentation | |
| 2.15pm | KEYNOTE REMARKS |
| Hal Hill (The Australian National University) | |
| Download presentation | |
| 2.35pm | Q&A |
| 3.30pm | END OF DAY 1 |
DAY TWO: 8 September
Money and Finance: Double Whammy
Day 2 Recording
| Time (AEST) | Topic and speakers |
|---|---|
| 1pm | WELCOMING REMARKS |
| M Chatib Basri (Universitas Indonesia and former Minister of Finance, Republic of Indonesia) | |
| Download presentation | |
| 1.10pm | Monetary |
| Stephen Grenville (Lowy Institute), Roland Rajah (Lowy Institute) | |
| Download presentation | |
| 1.30pm | Fiscal |
| Masyita Crystallin (Ministry of Finance, Republic of Indonesia), Abdurohman (Ministry of Finance, Republic of Indonesia) | |
| Download presentation | |
| 1.50pm | Intergovernmental/regional finance |
| Blane Lewis (The Australian National University), Ruth Nikijuluw (The Australian National University) | |
| Download presentation | |
| 2.10pm | Q&A |
| 3pm | END OF DAY 2 |
DAY THREE: 9 SEPTEMBER
Trade, labour and poverty: sharing the pain
Day 3 Recording
| Time (AEST) | Topic and speakers |
|---|---|
| 1pm | WELCOMING REMARKS |
| Boediono (Former Vice President, Republic of Indonesia) | |
| 1.10pm | Food security and trade |
| Arianto Patunru (The Australian National University), Felippa Amanta (Center for Indonesian Policy Studies) | |
| Download presentation | |
| 1.30pm | Labour market |
| Chris Manning (The Australian National University) | |
| Download presentation | |
| 1.50pm | Poverty |
| Vivi Alatas (Asakreativita) | |
| Download presentation | |
| 2.10pm | Q&A |
| 3pm | END OF DAY 3 |
DAY FOUR: 10 SEPTEMBER
Health, human capital and gender: trouble behind, trouble ahead
Day 4 Recording
| Time (AEST) | Topic and speakers |
|---|---|
| 1pm | WELCOMING REMARKS |
| Ari Kuncoro (Rector, Universitas Indonesia) | |
| 1.10pm | Health systems |
| Firman Witoelar (The Australian National University), Riyana Miranti (University of Canberra) | |
| Download presentation | |
| 1.30pm | Human capital |
| Budy Resosudarmo (The Australian National University), Milda Irhamni (J-PAL Southeast Asia) | |
| Download presentation | |
| 1.50pm | Gender |
| Sharon Bessell (The Australian National University), Angie Bexley (The Australian National University) | |
| Download presentation | |
| 2.10pm | Q&A |
| 2.50pm | CLOSING REMARKS |
| Helen Sullivan (Director, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University) | |
| 3pm | END OF CONFERENCE |
SPEAKERS
His Excellency Gary Quinlan, Australia’s Ambassador to Indonesia
Boediono, Indonesia’s former Vice President
M Chatib Basri, Universitas Indonesia and Indonesia’s former Finance Minister
Brian Schmidt, Vice-Chancellor, The Australian National University
Ari Kuncoro, Rector Universitas Indonesia
Vivi Alatas, Asakreativita
Hal Hill, Professor Emeritus of Southeast Asian Economies, The Australian National University
Masyita Crystallin, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Indonesia
and many others
CONVENORS
Blane Lewis (The Australian National University)
Firman Witoelar Kartaadipoetra (The Australian National University)
