Over the past two years, the Project was honored to design and deliver two bespoke training programs for partners.
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About Executive Education
As one of Australia’s leading centres for research, policy development and graduate training in the Australia-Indonesia region since 1965, we have trained some of Indonesia’s leading policy makers including Ministers and senior policy advisers. Our alumni include former Minister of Trade, Dr Mari Pangestu and former Minister of Finance, Dr M Chatib Basri.
The ANU Indonesia Project can offer short-course bespoke training programs in the following areas:
• An Introduction to Indonesia’s Economy and Policy Environment
• Impact evaluation and RCT methods
• Environmental economic valuation and Energy modelling
• Local government capacity building in Indonesia
• Household surveys • Emerging researcher capacity building
• GEDSI application in research
• And more…
Please contact Indonesia.Project@anu.edu.au about the possibility of designing your bespoke training program.
Indonesia Training BAPPENAS
Training for the Evaluation of the National Medium-Term Development Plan 2020–2024
This Executive Training program for the Ministry of National Development Planning/Development Planning Agency (Kementerian PPN/Bappenas) enhanced participants' knowledge and skills to develop an evaluation model for the Medium-Term National Development Plan. The training covered key areas, including:
- Economic and Policy Context: An overview of Indonesia’s recent economic developments and their implications for policy evaluation.
- Policy Impact Evaluation Methods: Introduction to traditional and non-traditional data sources, qualitative and quantitative evaluation techniques, and mixed-methods approaches.
- Computer Simulation for Policy Evaluation: Application of input-output models, social accounting matrices, and computable general equilibrium methods for assessing policy impact.
- Quasi-Experimental and Experimental Designs: Exploration of instrumental variables, difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity designs, and Randomised Control Trials (RCTs).
- Non-Market Valuation: Methods such as hedonics valuation, contingent valuation, and choice modelling for evaluating policies beyond market-based impacts.
- Practical Application: Case studies, hands-on exercises, and group presentations to apply evaluation techniques to real-world policy challenges.
The program concluded with participant presentations of evaluation proposals, followed by feedback from expert instructors.
KONEKSI Indonesia
Research Capacity-Building Bootcamps for Eastern Indonesian Academics
In 2024, with support from KONEKSI, the Project designed and delivered two specialised research capacity-building bootcamps for university academics in Eastern Indonesia. These intensive training programs were designed to enhance participants' research proficiency in the social sciences, equipping them with the skills to lead high-quality research that addresses critical regional challenges.
The bootcamps fostered a collaborative learning environment, promoting knowledge exchange between academics from Eastern Indonesia and Australia. Participants also had the opportunity to develop impactful research initiatives focused on pressing issues in their communities.
These bootcamps are part of our commitment to strengthening research excellence and collaboration, ensuring that academics in Eastern Indonesia are empowered to drive meaningful change through their work.