The title of this article is actually the title of a book by Karl Popper (1950) and translated by Uzair Fauzan (2002). Popper, an Austrian philosopher, is considered the greatest philosopher of the 20th century in the field of philosophy of science. One of his ideas related to democracy is the concept of open society. "Open Society...Continue reading Open Society and its Enemies The Open Society...
Implementation of the Village Level Program Review: What and How?
Author: Nurma Fitrianingrum, Project Officer for Program Review Editor: Brigita Rumung, Knowledge Management & Comms Officer Tifa Foundation Efforts to realize open government need to start from the smallest units such as villages or kalurahan, as people in Yogyakarta call them. Karl Popper in Ali Imron (2010) calls openness in society the indicators are interconnected characteristics, there is individual sovereignty, ...Continue reading Implementation of the Kalurahan Level Program Review: What and How?
[PRESS RELEASE] Expanding Digital Activism to Confront the Narrowing of Civic Space in Indonesia
Jakarta, February 17, 2023 - Indonesia's civil liberties and the quality of democracy have deteriorated over the past decade. This is verified by the Democracy Index 2022 report by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), in which Indonesia is again categorized as a "flawed democracy". Civil liberties in the digital space are also increasingly constrained, as confirmed by the Freedom on the ...Continue reading [PRESS RELEASE] Expanding Digital Activism to Counter Narrowing Civic Space in Indonesia
[PRESS RELEASE] Efforts to Overcome the Chaos of Social Protection Policies for Vulnerable Groups
Jakarta, February 9, 2023 - Problems in the distribution of government social assistance that are not on target, the data collection process is not up-to-date, and is not integrated from the village level to the province have still been found over the past few years. In the context of a pandemic, findings from research conducted by Tifa at the end of last year related to Access to Social Protection for Vulnerable Groups ...Continue reading [PRESS RELEASE] Efforts to Overcome the Chaos of Social Protection Policies for Vulnerable Groups ...
[PRESS RELEASE] Safe Journalism Consortium Calls on the Government to Thoroughly Investigate the Intimidation Experienced by Papuan Journalist, Victor Mambor
The Safe Journalism Consortium reacts to the explosion next to the residence of Papuan journalist Victor Mambor in Jayapura City, Papua. An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on the side of the road just 3 meters from the wall of his house in Angkasapura Village, North Jayapura District, Jayapura City. This incident occurred on Monday, January 23, 2023 at around 1:00 a.m. ....Continuereading [PRESS RELEASE] Consortium for Safe Journalism Calls on the Government to Thoroughly Investigate the Intimidation Experienced by Papuan Journalist Victor Mambor reading
The Long Road to Implementation of (Draft) Personal Data Law in Indonesia
Author: Shita Laksmi, Executive Director, Tifa Foundation This article is the Indonesian version of an article that was published in German. Please read the German version of this article at the link: Privater Datenschutz: Ein langer und schwieriger Weg - südostasien 2 | 2022 (suedostasien.net) One of Indonesia's important agendas for the Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) in the ...Continue reading The Long Road to Implementation of the (Draft) Personal Data Law in Indonesia The Long Road to Implementation.
Inclusive Village Forum: Efforts to Bridge Vulnerable Groups
Authors: Lorensia Berlian, Project Officer for HEAL, Tifa Foundation and Roni, Program Assistant for Human Rights, Tifa Foundation Editor: Brigita Rumung, Knowledge Management & Comms Officer Tifa Foundation Vulnerable Groups and Social Protection Records Three years of the Covid-19 pandemic still leaves many challenges that the government must immediately respond to. One of them is the data collection and distribution of social assistance for ...Continue reading Inclusive Village Forum: An Effort to Bridge Vulnerable Groups
Guarding Social Protection Programs from the Village
Author: Brigita Rumung, Knowledge Management & Comms Officer Tifa FoundationEditor: Zico Mulia, Program Officer for Human Rights Tifa Foundation A report from the social audit training for the Inclusive Village Forum in East Java and West Nusa Tenggara on 29 August-7 September 2022. Inclusive Village Forum, Team of Auditors in the Village The implementation of social protection programs has not been maximized...Continue reading Guarding Social Protection Programs from the Villages
[Press Release of Advocacy Coalition for Personal Data Protection Bill] The House of Representatives and the President Re-correct the PDP Bill by Involving Civil Society and Considering Their Inputs
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The Long Road to Safe Journalism in Indonesia
Author: Brigita Rumung, Knowledge Management & Comms Officer Tifa FoundationEditor: Zico Mulia, Program Officer for Human Rights, Tifa Foundation A reportage of a cross-sector meeting for the security and safety of Indonesian journalists in 3 regions: west, central and east. Journalists in Indonesia continue to yearn for a sense of security in carrying out their duties. The report of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) ...Continue reading The Long Road to Safe Journalism in Indonesia