Socio-Economic Impact of Telework for Workers with Disabilities in Indonesia

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the structure of people's lives, including the work models. The telework work model is increasingly being used because it is considered capable of facilitating mobility, cost efficiency, and offering time flexibility for workers. Most studies about telework and disabled persons focus on cases in developed countries and increasing job opportunities. This study aims to provide an overview of the socio-economic impact of telework on Persons with Disability (PwD) in developing countries, specifically in Indonesia. This study uses a qualitative method with case study approach. Data were collected by in-depth interviews and literature studies on articles, journals, books, and open-source references regarding telework and disability. This study found that the telework model has made disabled workers in Indonesia even more marginalized. Moreover, the telework model had triggered financial difficulties among disabled workers, such as salary cuts, temporary and permanent lay-offs, and job loss. Furthermore, this is because most disabled workers in Indonesia have low education level, skills, limited access to the internet, and limited access to telework facilities. Meanwhile, this study aims to provide an overview of socio-economic impact from telework models on disabled persons in developing countries, especially in Indonesia, where most disabled persons have low education level and poor digital skill. This study offers recommendations to create an inclusive telework market, that is; conduct job analysis, improve the education system and digital skill for PwD, provide assisting and supporting facilities, guarantee for workers with disability, as well as monitoring and evaluation

G20 COMMITMENT IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SDG 7: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Renewable energy is one of the issues that is the focus of every country, not only developed and developing countries. The energy transition is the focus of state policy in creating renewable energy. SDG 7 is one of the references for each country to oversee the energy transition policy towards renewable energy. One of the efforts made in helping each country to achieve the SDG 7 target is through international cooperation. One form of international cooperation that pays attention to renewable energy is the G20. Through the G20, it is hoped that there will be a collaboration between countries in efforts to achieve SDG 7 targets. Therefore, this article aims to analyze the opportunities and challenges faced by the G20 in implementing commitments to achieve SDGs7. Literature studies originating from official documents, journal articles, and internet sources are used to further analyze the opportunities and challenges facing the G20. The results of the study show that the G20 cooperation provides opportunities for member countries to be able to work together in achieving SDG 7, but the different characteristics and resources between developed and developing countries are a challenge in the energy transition process towards renewable energy

Peran Karang Taruna Dalam Pengembangan Ekonomi Desa Sukmajaya Melalui Platform Digital

Desa Sukmajaya di Kecamatan Tajurhalang memiliki produk potensial ekonomi yang khas di wilayahnya. Sayangnya, produk potensial ini masih belum terpasarkan dengan baik, sehingga diperlukan strategi pemasaran produk agar dapat meningkatkan dan mengembangkan ekonomi warga Desa Sukmjaya. Karang Taruna sebagai organisasi sosial yang memiliki tanggung jawab untuk mengembangkan ekonomi desa, memiilki peran penting dalam hal ini. Dengan penggunaan platform digital berupa media sosial dan website desa, Karang Taruna dapat memasarkan produk potensial ekonomi guna peningkatan dan pengembangan keonomi Desa Sukmajaya. Pelatihan dan pendampingan penggunaan media sosial untuk memasarkan produk potensial ekonomi guna pengembangan dan peningkatan ekonomi Desa Sukmajaya menjadi tujuan utama kegiatan PKM ini diadakan. Hasil dari kegiatan PKM ini adalah peningkatan kemampuan pemasaran produk potensial ekonomi oleh Karang Taruna desa secara mandiri.

Community Empowerment Program in Local Community During Transition Phase from Multinational Company to National Company

This study aims to see how far the community empowerment map conducted by PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PT NNT) - PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara (PT AMNT) in the transition period 2016- 2017. This research used qualitative method. Based on the documents studied, research data can be classified into primary and secondary data. Primary data were collected primarily through in-depth interviews with selected informant. The questions in this interview are semi structured so that they are more flexible and open space for new themes or issues that arise in an interview process to be explored further. While the secondary data obtained from reference libraries of books and journals. The results show that community empowerment program conducted by PT NNT is still benefited by the local community. Furthermore, during the transition to PT AMNT, the community empowerment program couldn’t run maximally due to in the stage of development and planning. Besides, the blue print of empowerment program has not been communicated to the stakeholders

Industrial Park and Welfare Effect: A Preliminary Evidence from Indonesia

How can the presence of industrial parks affect the welfare of the people in the districts/city within which they operate? While studies about the socio-political and economic consequences of industrial parks abound in the academic world, industrial parks are still understudied in Indonesia. the paper is a preliminary observation on the relationship between the presence of industrial parks and the welfare conditions of the people in the districts. Using two measures of welfare, human development index and household spending, we find that the presence of industrial parks has some positive effects on these two measures. The two models of the bivariate relationships show that the relationships are statistically significant. Nevertheless, the study still suffers from some weaknesses that future studies can improve

ASEAN Cooperation in Creating Sustainable Development in the Food Sector: Opportunities and Challenges

This study aims to analyze the opportunities and challenges faced by ASEAN cooperation in creating sustainable development in the food sector. The method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive analysis which involves searching the literature from sources that are relevant to the research topic. ASEAN already has various cooperation mechanisms in the food sector. In addition, the trend also shows an increase in food trade in the ASEAN region. ASEAN as a region has a huge opportunity to increase cooperation in the food sector, considering there are still large opportunities to add value to products. ASEAN is a region that produces various food commodities and also has various research and development centres for agricultural commodities. However, even though it has great opportunities, there are several challenges in realizing this dream, including infrastructure challenges and pandemic challenges

Democracy and Economic Welfare: An Empirical Analysis

This article assesses the relationship between democracy and welfare policy. There are substantial variations in the empirical evidence regarding the relationship between these two variables. While some works showed that there is a systematic relationship between democracy and welfare policy, others failed to show that relationship. We argue that we need to look at the internal political variables within these democracies in order to see what factors within those polities that can lead to a more welfare-oriented policy. We further argue that democracies with parliamentary system and proportional representation are more likely to adopt welfare-oriented policy. Using panel data of 32 democracies from 1961 to 2015, we find some empirical supports for our argument

Local Government Partnership Strategy in Realizing Sustainable Tourism in East Lombok Indonesia

The tourism sector in Indonesia is one of the potential sector for driving the domestic economy. One of the strengths of Indonesian tourism lies in its natural beauty. East Lombok is one of the tourism destination that has such natural beauty. Issue related to sustainable tourism development is one of the main issue in tourism development. In order to realize the principles of sustainable tourism, a partnership strategy is needed. This study aims to provide analysis, evaluation and input to policy makers in matters related to the partnership between the government and the stakeholders in realizing sustainable tourism in East Lombok. This research uses qualitative method. Primary data was obtained through in-depth interview techniques with resource persons from the Ministry of Tourism, East Lombok Regency Tourism Office, East Lombok District Government and several practitioners related to research topics. The results of this study indicate that even though there are several challenges, but the partnership carried out by the Local Government of East Lombok Regency with stakeholders in developing the tourism sector in East Lombok has been carried out. Institutional partnership with the Regional Tourism Promotion Agency (BPPD), joint partnerships with associations in East Lombok Regency and Partnership between the East Lombik regional government and tourism awareness groups. Through this partnership, public ideas emerged about how to maintain tourism with the concept of sustainable tourism

Local Government Partnership Strategy in Realizing Sustainable Tourism in East Lombok Indonesia

The tourism sector in Indonesia is one of the potential sector for driving the domestic economy. One of the strengths of Indonesian tourism lies in its natural beauty. East Lombok is one of the tourism destination that has such natural beauty. Issue related to sustainable tourism development is one of the main issue in tourism development. In order to realize the principles of sustainable tourism, a partnership strategy is needed. This study aims to provide analysis, evaluation and input to policy makers in matters related to the partnership between the government and the stakeholders in realizing sustainable tourism in East Lombok. This research uses qualitative method. Primary data was obtained through in-depth interview techniques with resource persons from the Ministry of Tourism, East Lombok Regency Tourism Office, East Lombok District Government and several practitioners related to research topics. The results of this study indicate that even though there are several challenges, but the partnership carried out by the Local Government of East Lombok Regency with stakeholders in developing the tourism sector in East Lombok has been carried out. Institutional partnership with the Regional Tourism Promotion Agency (BPPD), joint partnerships with associations in East Lombok Regency and Partnership between the East Lombik regional government and tourism awareness groups. Through this partnership, public ideas emerged about how to maintain tourism with the concept of sustainable tourism

DIPLOMASI EKONOMI INDONESIA DALAM MENINGKATKAN EKSPOR KAKAO KE MALAYSIA PERIODE 2017 – 2021

Indonesia is one of the countries that relies on international trade to support its economic growth. Since the 1980s, Indonesia\u27s international trade has undergone significant changes, where previously, its exports heavily depended on oil and gas commodities. However, non-oil and gas commodities, such as cocoa, have now become dominant sectors in Indonesia\u27s export development. Exports play a vital role in a country\u27s economy, as an increase in exports compared to imports benefits the country, while dependence on imports can lead to a trade balance deficit. Malaysia is one of the main destinations for Indonesia\u27s cocoa exports, followed by China, India, the United States, and the Philippines. Total cocoa exports in the last five years have shown fluctuations. Although geographically close, there are significant differences between Indonesian and Malaysian cocoa beans, especially in processing practices, particularly cocoa bean fermentation. Studies have shown that Indonesia\u27s cocoa exports to Malaysia have increased, although from 2017 to 2021, there was a slight decline in the export volume. Indonesia\u27s economic diplomacy, including cocoa product promotion and production quality improvements, has played a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing the competitiveness of Indonesian cocoa in the Malaysian market. Overall, Indonesia\u27s economic diplomacy has significantly contributed to boosting cocoa exports to Malaysia during the 2017–2021 period through various initiatives that strengthen the competitiveness and quality of Indonesian cocoa products in the international market