Albert J. Rapha is currently a postgraduate student at KU Leuven Public Governance Institute studying the intersection of digital governance and innovation for public purposes. His research mostly includes digital policy, tech governance, and political economy, with a regional focus in Asia-Pacific and country specialisation in Indonesia. While his professional experience primarily covers consultancy and advisory services for government sectors in Indonesia.
His articles have appeared in various international outlets, such as East Asia Forum (Australian National University), Asia & the Pacific Policy Society's Policy Forum (Australian National University), Fulcrum (ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute), The Jakarta Post, Southeast Asia Globe, and New Mandala (Australian National University).
From 2018 to 2020, Albert was widely involved in various student organisations and youth leadership activities in Indonesia, including serving as the Chairman of the Student Executive Body (BEM) for the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Universitas Diponegoro in 2020.