This report analyzes options for a strengthened partnership in education governance in Indonesia. It also analyzes perceived structural inconsistencies in teacher employment and unemployment using the results of the legal and regulatory analysis activity and the “as is” mapping. The analysis demonstrates three important points which includes discussion of oversupply of teachers, staffing ...

Promoting university - industry - government (UIG) partnerships for research and innovation has long been a key feature of economic development strategy in Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries - and now increasingly in developing countries. In Indonesia, effective UIG partnerships have been very few, constrained by a weak enabling environment and limited capacities. ...

This report examines the policy options and financial implications of the expansion of senior secondary education in Indonesia. The current funding of government senior secondary education is complex and varies throughout the country. It involves different levels of government providing financial support for infrastructure, salaries, and operational costs.

Bantuan Operasional Sekolah, or School Operational Fund was introduced in 2005 as a program to support schools and madrasahs offering basic education. The program’s specific focus has been on funds for operational non-personnel budgets for schools and madrasahs. The program was a result of the government’s decision not to increase the country’s fuel subsidy, but to direct the money to programs ...