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The Port of Makassar in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. (ANTARA FOTO/Amas Padda)

January 24, 2023

Young port workers in the maritime city of Makassar lack digital skills. Vocational schools can be the solution

Sherah Kurnia, The University of Melbourne; Achmad Nizar Hidayanto, Universitas Indonesia; Agus Wicaksana, The University of Melbourne; Armin Lawi, Universitas Hasanuddin; Dr Rod Dilnutt, The University of Melbourne; Hafizh Rafizal Adnan, National University of Singapore; Rizky Utami, Universitas Hasanuddin, and Sri Astuti Thamrin, Universitas Hasanuddin

Our research in the port city of Makassar, Indonesia has found vocational schools can be the key to training young workers’ digital skills.

September 1, 2022

Health or economy? Making the best impossible decision in the face of COVID-19

Sri Astuti Thamrin, Universitas Hasanuddin; Andreas Ernst, Monash University; Pierre Le Bodic, Monash University; Salman Samir, Universitas Hasanuddin, and Sudirman Nasir, Universitas Hasanuddin

Research shows that the Indonesian government can mull several options to adjust its policies without going to the extremes.

A mural of health protocol against COVID-19 spread in Indonesia. Arif Firmansyah/Antara Foto

May 21, 2022

Jakartans trust the government more compared to people in South Sulawesi, and that influenced COVID-19 prevention compliance

Simon Reid, The University of Queensland; Alexandra Robbins-Hill, The University of Queensland; Ansariadi, Universitas Hasanuddin, and Sheleigh Lawler, The University of Queensland

South Sulawesi residents’ low trust in government explains why people there did not take much efforts to protect themselves, despite feelings that they were at risk from COVID-19.

May 13, 2022

Bosses listened to their workers about how e-commerce should work during the pandemic. That should continue.

Sebastiaan van Doorn, The University of Western Australia; Ami Fitri Utami, Binus University, and Arnold Japutra, The University of Western Australia

Front-line employees might have effective solutions in digitalising businesses.

People with disability in Surabaya, East Java get in line to get COVID-19 vaccines. ANTARA FOTO/Didik Suhartono/rwa.

October 14, 2021

New research highlights how people with disability in South Sulawesi survived the pandemic

Sudirman Nasir, Universitas Hasanuddin; Becky Batagol, Monash University; Claire Spivakovsky, The University of Melbourne; Muhammad JUNAID, Universitas Hasanuddin, and Raffaella Cresciani, The University of Melbourne

Our latest research shows that women and men with a disability in South Sulawesi use dynamic and creative strategies to help overcome inequalities during the pandemic.

Two female residents of Tambak Lorok village in Central Java visit their damaged house after it was hit by high tidal flooding. ANTARA FOTO/Aji Styawan/hp.

September 30, 2021

Staying afloat: research discovers women’s unique views of COVID-19 in an Indonesian fishing village

Wigke Capri, Universitas Gadjah Mada ; Anastasia Imelda Cahyaningrum, Universitas Gadjah Mada ; Dias Prasongko, Universitas Gadjah Mada ; Krisanti Dinda, Universitas Gadjah Mada , and Naomi Francis, Monash University

Female residents of Indonesian fishing village Tambak Lorok show a unique response in dealing with the pandemic.

A worker cleans a bed in a hospital in Surabaya, East Java. ANTARA FOTO/Moch Asim/aww.

August 4, 2021

Three reasons why COVID-19 data in Indonesia are unreliable and how to fix them

Sherah Kurnia, The University of Melbourne; Anis Fuad, Universitas Gadjah Mada ; Dr Rod Dilnutt, The University of Melbourne; Guardian Yoki Sanjaya, and Safirotu Khoir, Universitas Gadjah Mada

Our latest study finds that the complexities of Indonesia’s COVID-19 data management have contributed to this problem.

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