Briefing Paper: Investing for the Future
Across Indonesia and Australia, ageing populations and rising incomes are driving growth in aged care, healthcare and childcare services.
Support for Traveloka’s digital literacy program for the tourism sector and micro-credential onboarding
November 2022 – September 2025
Katalis partners with Traveloka to provide digital literacy training for the tourism industry
SURABAYA, 8 July 2024 – Indonesia’s tourism industry will be better prepared for the digital era, with a new training course on digital literacy commencing today out of a partnership between Katalis, a government-backed business development program, and Traveloka, Southeast Asia’s leading travel platform. This collaboration signifies a major step […]
DAMRI poised to drive more women to the top
JAKARTA, 1 July 2024 – Indonesia’s largest public bus company DAMRI is empowering women to reach top roles in the competitive transport industry by teaming up with Australian education provider DeakinCo. to kickstart an innovative new leadership program. Beginning in October 2024 the new program will offer women training and […]
Widening the Gender Lens on Trade: An exploration of the potential for trade to grow the care economy in Indonesia
By: Holly Lard Krueger, Lead Trade and GESI Adviser, Katalis Globally, there is growing momentum around the potential for care policies to catalyse women’s labour force participation and accelerate economic growth. In Indonesia, the case for public and private sector investment in care policies and care services is being advanced […]
Care and Trade
Or listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcast “This is very much a new area,” says Keiko Nowacka from the Asian Development Bank, as she joins Paul Bartlett and Moekti Prasetiani Soejachmoen from Katalis in pushing the boundaries of the links between gender equality, care and trade on the newest episode […]
June 2024
Slight drop in total merchandise (goods) trade bilaterally but with strong performance in services trade, driven by tourism and education.
How Sweet It Is: Expansion of Premium Cocoa Export to Australia
A short investigation into the opportunities for Indonesian cocoa export to Australia.
Kartini the futurist: a role model for Indonesian men (and women)
By: Robert Herdiyanto, Senior Economist, IA-CEPA ECP Katalis This op-ed was published on The Jakarta Post on 21 April 2024. Kartini has been dubbed many titles. A feminist, a heroine, a writer, a trailblazer. She has a lot of detractors too – those who saw her as only desiring for […]