11 Jan 2005

2nd Indonesia Next Conference, May 2005
Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia Australia (PPIA), Canberra, Australia
Supplied note "It is our pleasure to inform you that the Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia Australia (Indonesian Student's Association in Australia/PPIA) will organize the 2nd Indonesia Next Conference. This conference will be held in Canberra, May 2005 and titled: 'Building the Blue Print of the Indonesian State'
The conference will provide a dynamic forum for Indonesian and Australian youth to dialogue the following issues:
* Achieving stability and security: what are the threats and how should Indonesia deal with them (especially after the unspeakable Tsunami that hit Aceh and North Sumatera)? What relationships are important and how could they be strengthened? * The future of Islam in Indonesia, where to from here? * Indonesia's economic development: the national economic development strategy, banking, fiscal policy, monetary policy, state enterprises, small and medium enterprises. * Sectoral development: the future of agriculture, natural resources management, health and education, and forestry and fishery. * Regional development including issues of political and fiscal decentralization, rural poverty, and ethnic conflict. * Domestic politics including examining the political party system, the general election, the parliamentary system and the role of the security services. * Good governance: how to continue the push for institutional and bureaucratic reform. * Media: improving the media's voice, integrity and professionalism.
The conference will explore ideas from Indonesia, looking across the disciplines to formulate alternative strategies and policies that together form a blueprint for Indonesia's development. Conference participants will primarily be Indonesian students studying at Australian universities. Also, Australian students of Indonesia and Australian Youth Ambassadors will be invited to present papers and/or participate. [...] Abstracts [of proposed papers] must be received by 10 February 2005. [...] Address: c/o RMAP RSPAS, the Australian National University Canberra 0200, ACT Telp. 02-61258072 Fax. 02-61254896 Mobile: 0423-725229 e-mail: hendra.siry--at--anu.edu.au - hss."
URL http://www.ppi-australia.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.ppi-australia.org/
Link reported by: Hendra Yusran Siry (hendra.siry--at--anu.edu.au)
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