10 educational concepts for a New Normal
IO - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced all sectors to revise their thinking and impose a new order/normalcy in carrying out activities, including those of the world of education. The new...
“Perpu” and the impact of postponing the elections
IO - May 4, 2020: President Joko Widodo finally issued Government Regulation (Perpu) Number 2 of 2020, in place of a Law of the Republic of Indonesia. The detailed name of this Perpu is...
Job Creation Bill, Covid-19, and Indonesia’s Climate Commitment
IO - Initially, President Joko Widodo was recorded as having mentioned the postponement of the Omnibus Law’s Job Creation Bill through his Twitter account. However, the post was taken down and replaced with a...
A protest against the exorbitant yield of Indonesian Government bonds
IO - The interest rate – and therefore, the yield of Indonesia’s Government bonds – is still at a record high, far above the six countries of ASEAN (ASEAN-6). The Indonesian Government set a...
The concept of Public- Private Partnerships (PPP) in revamping the National Education System
IO - Hearing about Indonesian children studying abroad is common. But the news that there are foreigners who are willing to pay dearly to send their children to school in Indonesia because of the...
Bank Indonesia: absolute independence for the future of Indonesia
IO - Kompas.com on April 30, 2020, wrote: BI Has Not Printed Additional Money for Liquidity Injections, This Is the Reason. “Bank Indonesia (BI) indicates that it will not print additional money to increase...
Stemming increasing unemployment
IO - The COVID-19 pandemic continues to haunt the world and especially our nation. The number of people that are exposed to the virus continues to increase. The COVID-19 pandemic hit the foundations of...
Covid-19 Pandemic Perppu: will it end like Perppu 4/2008?
IO - Near the end of 2007, the global financial crisis broke out, dragging the world economy down into a recession. 2008 world economic growth was recorded at a negative 1.85 percent. This crisis...
Relying on women to overcome Covid-19
IO - The contemporary Covid-19 pandemic has changed the face of the world. Fear, panic, and anxiety have become an inseparable part of human days in all parts since the beginning of 2020. The...
COVID-19 Crisis: The world returns to depression in 1930
IO - The depth of the economic crisis is increasingly apparent, long before the coronavirus economic attack was felt in the trade sector. 2018 is the year of the biggest trade balance deficit in...
Educational system reforms must start with a clear blueprint
IO - It has been four weeks since the Minister of Education and Culture issued Circular Number 36962/MPK.A/ HK/2020 that declared that all learning and teaching activities, whether in schools or colleges, are to...