Seminar
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This forum aims to (1) Map the significance of inclusive governance and meaningful citizen participation in efforts to strengthen democratic resilience; (2) Analyze the role of decentralization policies in transparency and combating corruption in strengthening democratic resilience; (3) Identifying technological innovations for participatory governance and overcoming barriers to digital participation as an effort to strengthen democratic resilience; (4) Map the barriers to participation of marginalized groups in the policy process.
The national seminar will be held in a hybrid format with a national panel format starting with a national speech. This format is intended to discuss and raise awareness about the principles of democracy, human rights, and current democratic issues, especially concerns about the decline in democratic resilience. The seminar will begin with sharing lessons from various civil society partners as a form of various experiences and best practices from programs run as democratization efforts. Then followed by a panel session as a response and strengthening collaboration on democratization efforts in the international arena.
Program
09:00 – 10:00 Registration and Opening Ceremony
Opening remarks by:
Prof. Dr. Dewi Fortuna Anwar, M.A.
Chairman of the Board of Directors The Habibie Center
10:00 – 10:15 Keynote Speech
Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia 2024 – 2029
10:15 – 10:30 National Speech
Prof. Dr. H. Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin, S.H., S.U., M.I.P.
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs of the Republic Indonesia 2019 - 2024
10:30 – 11:45 Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Firman Noor, M.A (Hons) - Senior Researcher at the Center for Political Research of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), and Associate Fellow of The Habibie Center
Panelists:
- Bivitri Susanti, S.H., L.L.M - Deputy Chair and a lecturer at the Indonesia Jentera School of Law and a board member in a number of Indonesian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
- Drs. Julian Aldrin Pasha, M.A., Ph.D. - Presidential Spokesman 2009 - 2014 and Chairman of the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights, The Habibie Center
- Drs. Rudiantara, MB - Minister of Communication and Information of the Republic of Indonesia 2014 - 2019
- Sandrayati Moniaga, SH - Commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission 2012 - 2022
11:45 – 12:15 Discussion Session
Guided by Moderator
12:15 – 12:30 Conclusion and Closing
Dr. Denis Suarsana
Director for Indonesia & Timor-Leste at Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
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