FPCI-GRIPS Virtual Public Forum Indonesia and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Membership: Weighing the Political-Economic Implications

On Tuesday, 30 January 2024, FPCI-GRIPS hosted a virtual public forum with the topic “Indonesia and OECD Membership: Weighing the Political-Economic Implications”, organized by Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia and the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) of Japan, and this is the fourth forum of this year’s FPCI-GRIPS Virtual Public Forum series. The distinguished speakers included Dr. Muhammad Hadianto, Deputy Director/Lead Coordinator for Multilateral Cooperation on Economy, Finance, and International Financial Institution Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Republic of Indonesia, Amb. Yoshifumi Okamura, Vice President of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University and Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Japan to the OECD, and Shinta Kamdani, Chairman of Indonesian Employers Association (APINDO) and moderated by Lusia Novita Sari, FPCI Women in Foreign Policy Fellow.

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FPCI-GRIPS Virtual Public Forum Indonesia and OECD Membership: Weighing the Political-Economic Implications

In July 2023, Indonesia officially announced its interest in joining the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an international organization established by the European nations in 1961. Approaching the end of 2023, a letter of intention from Indonesia has been submitted to the OECD Secretary-General and is currently waiting for formal proceedings of the steps forward by the OECD. Indonesia has been a key partner of the OECD and has worked closely together since 2007, along with Brazil, China, and South Africa. Should Indonesia join the OECD, it will be the third Asian country member after Japan and South Korea. Against this backdrop, Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) and the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) convened a virtual public discussion on “Indonesia and OECD Membership: Weighing the Political-Economic Implications.”

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Dr. Dino Patti Djalal at World Economic Forum 2024: In the 21st century, the world order will be shaped by the proliferation of middle powers

”In the 21st century, the world order will be shaped by the proliferation of middle powers.“ During the ”Middle Powers in a Multipolar World“ session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024, Dr. Dino Patti Djalal pointed how the middle powers play a significant role in creating and defining the regional architecture, in the ways that the major powers can‘t do.

Dr. Dino Patti Djalal: Petuah 3 Negarawan untuk Semua Politisi dan Pejabat Negara

Lebih dari 10.000 politisi akan bersaing untuk mendapatkan kursi legislatif maupun eksekutif di kancah Pemilu 2024 yang sudah berada di depan mata. Kualitas apa yang perlu mereka miliki untuk menjadi pemimpin yang layak dipilih? Dalam video ini, Dr. Dino Patti Djalal mengajak kita semua untuk belajar dari TIGA negarawan Indonesia yang memberikan tauladan mengenai ilmu kepemimpinan – tidak mendewakan kekuasaan, tidak kecanduan dengan sanjungan, dan tidak menjadikan hukum dan kekuasaan sebagai komoditi memperkaya diri. Menurut Anda, kualitas apakah yang harus dimiliki oleh barisan pemimpin bangsa Indonesia? Silahkan tuliskan pemikiran Anda di kolom komentar.