Technology - Indonesia at Melbourne

As home learning drags on, students and teachers are beginning to suffer

After 18 months of home learning, psychological strain and boredom among students and parents is setting in.

Talking Indonesia: digital literacy

How do Indonesians negotiate issues of safety, security and ethics online? How well are they able to discern fact from fiction? Dr Annisa Beta chats to Dr Novi Kurnia in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.

Best of 2020

Analysis

Indonesia at Melbourne will again be taking a break over the Christmas and New Year period. Here we list the most popular articles and podcast episodes, plus a few of our favourites, from 2020. We look forward to seeing you again when we return in January.

Talking Indonesia: women and digital da'wa

Religion, Talking Indonesia

Why are female Islamic activists increasingly choosing social media for their activism? How does their activism differ from conventional proselytisation? Dr Dirk Tomsa discusses these issues and more with Dr Annisa Beta in Talking Indonesia.

Hard times for pesantren facing Covid-19

Education, Policy in Focus, Public health, Religion

Islamic boarding schools are among the worst affected by the pandemic, writes Professor Jamhari Makruf.

The false promise of ‘millennials’ and the digital economy

Corruption, Economy, Politics, Society

Recent weeks have seen questions raised about the "millennial" special staffers in President Joko Widodo's inner circle. Ibnu Nadzir writes that these controversies are more than simply matters of poor governance.

Talking Indonesia: digital economy

Economy, Policy in Focus, Talking Indonesia

How will Indonesia change as the digital economy expands? And what role will government and the private sector play in this transformation? Dr Dave McRae chats to Putri Alam from Google Indonesia in Talking Indonesia.

Talking Indonesia: big data, privacy and elections

2019 Indonesian Elections, Human Rights, Policy in Focus, Talking Indonesia

How are political parties and candidates using big data to target their campaigns in the upcoming elections? Do any laws protect citizens' personal data? Dr Dave McRae discusses these issues and more with Wahyudi Djafar in a special 'Policy in Focus' episode of Talking Indonesia.

The Muslim Cyber Army: what is it and what does it want?

Analysis, Politics, Religion

For more than a year, the Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) has been tracking the so-called Muslim Cyber Army (MCA), which stands accused of spreading hoax news and hate speech online. SAFEnet Regional Coordinator Damar Juniarto presents a detailed examination of the shadowy network.

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