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• Indonesia Evolves: Towards the Making of Novel Economic, Sociopolitical and Scientific Landscape

  Greeting from the Asian Society for International Relations and Public Affairs (ASIRPA), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. ASIRPA organizes both the Indonesia Focus (IF) conference and an online scholarly and refereed journal called Journal of Asian Society for International Relations and Public Affairs (JASIRPA).

  You are invited to submit your research findings to be presented at the IF-2015 conference with possible publication on the JASIRPA. The IF-2015 conference aims to bring together creative ideas and initiatives from the perspectives of social, political, economics, education, culture, health and human services, science and engineering. Discussion and research presentations from a wide range of disciplinary areas are expected to produce ideas, suggestions, and recommendations to strengthen positive factors and reducing any negative factors in Indonesia future development.

  Keynote Speakers:

  Dr. R. William Liddle, The Ohio State University

  Dr. Fadhil Hasan, Supervisory Board of Bank Indonesia and Senior Economist at INDEF

  Dr. Taufik, Cal Poly State University

  The conference welcomes research presentation especially in the area of:

  1. Social, Politics and International Relations
  2. Economics
  3. Communications, Media and Technology
  4. Environment, Health and Human Services
  5. Education and Culture
  6. Science and Engineering

  Below are some explanations for each division above to help you identify the areas of research that can be included in this conference.

  1. Social, Politics and International Relations

  The Indonesia National Development Planning Ministry (Bappenas) expects that Indonesia’s poverty rate will ease to 9-10 percent in 2015, from 11.3 percent in 2014. The minister is optimistic that the target for next year can be achieved because the government is currently optimizing several poverty alleviation programs. According to the minister, the key to the success of these programs is good coordination between the central and regional governments. The minister said that in recent years coordination between the central and regional governments has been good and thus resulted in a decline of absolute poverty from 32.5 million in 2009 to 28.3 million in 2014.

  Commitment to achieving ASEAN Economic Commitment (AEC) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by 2015 will have the effect of instilling discipline at home for implementing the necessary domestic reforms. Indonesia’s domestic issues will benefit the country’s competitiveness, regardless of whether the region is fully integrated. At the same time, improvements to competitiveness will create momentum for increasingly bringing Indonesia into a more integrated region. Historically, Indonesia is willing to maintain the centrality of ASEAN. However, Indonesia has perceived ASEAN differently from a mere buffer zone of neutrality as in the past to a forum that is able to accommodate its bigger goal to maintain its relevance. Indonesia’s ability to position itself as the main mover of ASEAN norms and identity has buttressed its stature as the natural leader of ASEAN, as acknowledged in policy circles as well as the academic literature. Indonesia’s strategic positioning in ASEAN has led to an unprecedented surge of partnerships with key countries, including the United States, China, Japan, Australia, South Korea, and the European Union.

  We invite papers related to description above as well as case studies on Indonesia’s relationship with its neighboring countries in Southeast Asia.

  2. Economics

  To develop the county’s economy, the new government is determined to boost Indonesia’s economic growth to at least 7.0 percent per year in the next two or three years, well above an average annual growth of 5.9% in the last five years. The government has set to, among others, gradually transform the bureaucracy into cleaner, more streamlined, and a more business and people friendly bureaucracy. It has been working to revitalize Indonesia’s state enterprises. More specifically, the new government aims to transform Indonesia into a global maritime axis (poros maritime dunia). This would potentially allow Indonesia to not only develop a more maritime-based economy but also strengthens the nation’s maritime security, and serve as a global civilizational hub. Not surprisingly, projects such as building strategic infrastructure like ports, bridges, and roads across the country has been among the new government’s top priorities.

  We invite paper submission related to but not limited to description above. Other topics with interdisciplinary background connecting economy to other discipline are also encouraged.

  3. Communication, Media and Technology (CMT)

  Media has been a very important not only in everyday life but also the government. During the last year election, for example, both mass media and social media have provided information and a space to express opinions not only for ordinary people but also the government. In addition, the advancement of mobile technology allows Indonesians to connect easily to the Internet. Today there are at least 71 million Internet users in Indonesia (InternetWorldStats, 2014). Facebook and Twitter are two of the main destination that people access to communicate or access news and information, providing a vibrant stage for democratic discussion and communication.

  Communication Media Technology Division is calling for empirical research papers related to the theme of the conference. In addition, it invites case studies related to description mentioned above.

  4. Environment, Health and Human Services

  In the year 2014, Indonesian government has initiated two important initiatives that could help shaping the future of the country. The first initiative was the launching of a new health care initiative in early 2014 by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono administration. The second initiative was the merger of environment and forestry ministries under one roof by the Jokowi administration. Under this new system, the government is committed to provide universal health care to 250 million Indonesians. It is estimated that the program will cost $15 billion each year. This noble initiative has potential of becoming a stepping stone in improving delivery of basic human services by the Indonesian government, including in providing health care, education, housing, transportation, and safety. Nevertheless, it might face some challenges in its implementation due to inherent problem of bureaucracy, lack of transparency, weak oversight, as well as shortage of medical professionals and infrastructure.

  We welcome any topic related to health care initiatives as well as topics that discuss human service provision in Indonesia. Topics can also include the implications of management and protection of Indonesia’s rich environment, which include vast marine and terrestrial biodiversity and energy resources. Papers and research related to an analysis related to governments initiatives whether it can prepare the country to be better in tackling the mounting environmental challenges, including global climate change, and help promote sustainable development at all levels of Indonesian societies are also invited. In addition, we also welcome submissions from any discipline highlighting other health, and environmental related issues in Indonesia, ranging from large-scale deforestation through industrial and residential pollution, from over-exploitation of marine resources to illegal wildlife trade.

  5. Education and Culture

  The Education and Culture strand of this conference invites proposals informed by research, theory, and practice from a diverse array of areas. We welcome topics that are from 1) early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, and adult education, 2) curriculum and instruction, 3) education leadership, 4) teacher education preparation, 5) language education, 6) STEM education, 7) instructional technology, 8) technical and vocational education, and 9) multicultural education and diversity. The conference is particularly interested in how these topics reflect the current trends in Education and Culture and how they can be applicable to Indonesian education or Indonesian culture.

  6. Science and Engineering

  Indonesia House of Representatives passed an engineering bill in a bid to provide a framework for local engineers practicing in Indonesia. The bill still has to be signed by the president before it becomes law. The bill anticipates an influx of foreign engineers from neighboring countries to come to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Economic Community in 2015, which will open up the region for an exchange of skilled and professional workers. Some highlighted points of the Indonesia engineering bill are: (a) foreign engineers can only practice in Indonesia in accordance with the needs of human resources, science and technology development that has been set by the national government; (b) to obtain a work permit, a foreign engineer must have a certificate of registration from the Union of Indonesian engineers (PII) which is based on the registration certificate or certificate of competency; and (c) foreign engineers can provide engineering services in disaster management, or incidental consultation without a work permit, although they should notify relevant ministries prior to starting work. Indonesia is said to be the eighth country in Southeast Asia region, which regulates professional engineers through statute law, leaving only Myanmar and Laos without such a framework. Indonesia faces a serious shortage of engineers despite its master plan of Accelerating and Expansion of Indonesian Economic Development target. Indonesia is short of 30,000 new engineers every year to help build infrastructure across the vast archipelago of islands.

  We invite paper submission related to but not limited to description above. Other topics with interdisciplinary background science & engineering to other disciplines such as human resources, education and others are also encouraged.

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  General Submission Guidelines

  Indonesia Focus Conference accepts 2 categories of submissions.

  (a) Extended abstracts of completed projects (empirical, methodological, theoretical, or critical). It should be 500-words in length. Submissions should use topic categories listed above. Please indicate in your title which division that the abstract falls under.

  (b) Fully developed panel or round-table proposals (400-word description, with 100-word abstracts for each paper and contact information for each author).

  All abstract submissions MUST be completed online no later than May 15th, 2015and written in English. Early submission is strongly encouraged. Please use only one e-mail address for each participant and include the e-mail address at the bottom of your abstract. For more information. you can send an e-mail to info@indonesiafocus.net.

  There will be review process. Notification for acceptance or rejection will be sent out to the participants no later than June 15 st, 2015.

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  Important Dates:

  May 15, 2015 – Deadline for abstract submission

  June 15, 2015 – Notification for paper acceptance/rejection

  June 15-Sept 15, 2015 –  Early bird online registration for presenters and participants

  August 15, 2015 – Deadline for full paper submission (for those who are interested in publishing in JASIRPA)

  September 30, 2015 – Deadline for presenter registration

  October 23-24, 2015 – Conference date

  Conference Organizers

  Conference Committee Chairs: Dr. Kustim Wibowo, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Dr. Muhammad Sifyan Ahmadin, Sullivan University, Lexington, Kentucky.

  Host Site Committee Chair: Dr. Adrian Rodgers, The Ohio State University