The recent global pandemic impacted many aspects of society ranging from personal health to the global economy. As nations continue to recover socioeconomically, Indonesia through its G20 Presidency chose the theme “Recover Together, Recover Stronger” stressing the importance of collective efforts in developing more inclusive and sustainable recovery solutions. One…

What comes to mind when you think of constraints faced by women entrepreneurs? Perhaps the barriers you think of relate to access to financial capital, limited support networks, and training opportunities — all of which are exacerbated by societal norms; but what about the interplay between barriers perpetuated daily that…

In times of rapid changes and multiple crises — such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukraine conflict and the climate crisis — responsible governance requires preparation for the unexpected. This also holds true for Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas), which is currently preparing Indonesia’s Long Term Development Plan…

How We Combine Data Analytics & Service Design Blog Series Emerging digital technologies are enabling faster and more efficient data collection on a range of development issues, leading to more timely analysis and action. To support the National Movement for Stunting Reduction, the Indonesian Ministry of Health developed an application…

In our recent blog, titled health data analytics for managing pandemics, we discussed how UN Global Pulse through Pulse Lab Jakarta has been collaborating with the Indonesian Ministry of Health to uncover COVID-19 data insights. …

Highlights from our 2021 Annual Report: The Long Read Throughout 2021, we continued to rely on our results framework that defines impact as our contributions to change. This results framework is built on the premise that within the development ecosystem, we play a significant role in working with and strengthening…

How We Combine Data Analytics & Service Design Blog Series The COVID-19 crisis has underlined why digital transformation in the public sector is imperative. Highlighting the value of big data and artificial intelligence, Budi Gunadi Sadikin (Indonesian Minister of Health) recently called for urgent reform and development of the country’s…

How We Combine Data Analytics & Service Design Blog Series In Indonesia, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) contribute significantly to the national economy, absorbing 97 per cent of the total workforce in 2020. Whilst opportunities abound with increasing digitalization, many of these enterprises often encounter challenges with respect to…

My Experiences and Learnings as a Design Researcher I joined Pulse Lab Jakarta in 2018 as part of the Social Systems team, whose work was focused on utilising thick data to equip big data analysis and provide insights on people’s perspectives. …