Economic diplomacy has taken center stage in Indonesia foreign policy since President Joko Widodo took office. Boosting Indonesia’s export and the growing protectionism in international trade signify the need to enhance Indonesia economic diplomacy. However, the ideas of economic diplomacy is yet to be backed by institutionalized programs that aims to increase skills and knowledge of diplomat…
One of the core businesses of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia is communicating various messages on Indonesia’s diplomacy and foreign policy to the global audience as well as domestic constituents. This communication takes the form of physical/printed and digital products, which requires a consistent visual presence in order to project authority and credibility. Th…
In order to strengthen Indonesia’s leadership and contribution at the regional and global level, the country has been playing an active and constructive role representing developing countries as well as a “middle-power” to help find ways and solutions to address common-shared issues. Indonesia along with “like-minded, middle-power” countries saw the need to find innovative approaches …
In line with the main priorities of President Joko Widodo in foreign policy to focus on economic diplomacy with the aim to bring economic benefit for Indonesian through trade and investment, as well as to support national development programs, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia has been actively pursuing policies, activities and initiative within the corridor of econom…
Market and the creative economy industry became the central potentials for the Indonesian industry. The 3,43% share of the Indonesian population of the world and its rich natural resources made the country’s bargaining power as a potential creative economy market. According to the Global Religious Futures, Indonesia is the largest Muslim majority country globally, with a total of 229.62 milli…
Protection of migrant workers has been one of Indonesia’s foreign policy cornerstones. For the past few years there were significant improvements on the protection and management of Indonesian migrant workers but not at the same extend when it comes to seafarers working on board of foreign fishing vessel. Fiji as the hub in the pacific attracts many Indonesian seafarers working on board of fo…
Since 2015, the Government of Indonesia has implemented a moratorium on sending Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) to Middle Eastern countries. This was done because of the high number of PMI problems in the Middle East. However, sending PMIs to the Middle East continues using various methods, including non-procedural methods. Sending PMI with non-procedural methods causes PMI to be vulnerable t…
In ensuring an organization meets its goals, the performance management system (PMS) plays a significant role. It covers an extensive range of mechanisms to convey the key objectives. It involves a focus on actors, an implementation strategy, the development of a measurement system, an objective setting, related and adequate audit systems, and a performance-oriented management system (Bouckaert…
As economic diplomacy constitutes Indonesia’s foreign policy priority, advancing Indonesia’s economic diplomacy in Suriname fits this agenda setting by tapping into potential non-traditional markets. By conducting a literature review research and interviews with related stakeholders of both countries, the policy paper aims at presenting policy recommendations to the Ministry of Foreign Affa…
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to the workplace and brought attention to employee well-being. Additionally, the younger generations, as the dominant percentage of the global workforce, realize well-being is a significant value in an organization. As the disruptions swiftly grow, strengthening organizational culture can be a critical tool to improve productivity post-pan…