PANELIST - Day 1 (19 November 2024)

Dr. Heloise Weber

(University of Queensland, Australia)

  Dr. Sonny Yuliar   

(Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia)


 

PANELIST - Day 2 (20 November 2024)

Dr Yanuar Nugroho

(Centre for Innovation Policy & Governance)



Petrarca Karetji, M.Si.

(Synergies and Collaboration to Accelerate Delivery of Basic Services)


Dr. Heloise Weber

Heloise Weber's research is animated by an interest in the historical and contemporary politics of inequalities and injustices in the organization of development globally. She approaches questions over development from a critical perspective, which considers 'the international' as a product of development, and the 'development' we experience as advanced crucially also through the 'international'.

Her research addresses how knowledge-production and representation shape and justify framings of 'development' at a macro-political level, and what this means for people. A correlate of this is her interest in struggles against such schemes, and for 'development otherwise'. The conceptual and theoretical concerns raised in this context form the basis of her interest in the politics of method and methodological choices, notably with regard to social science staples such as the (formal) comparative method, and its consequences and implications.

Her theoretical and analytical approaches are informed by a critical interest in colonialism and its legacies, and post-colonial and decolonial thought and politics. She is also interested in how such insights can contribute to contemporary critical revisions of global public political histories.

 

Dr. Sonny Yuliar

Dr. Sonny completed his undergraduate education in engineering physics (Cum Laude predicate) at ITB in 1989. He earned a Ph.D degree in systems engineering from the Australian National University with a dissertation on dissipative systems theory in 1996.

Since 1999, he has been actively conducting research in the area of social studies of science and technology and has carried out several studies on topics such as: culture of scientific community, social construction of technology, knowledge systems and development, innovation systems.

A number of scientific works were published in the journal Mathematics of Control, System, and Signal, Automatica Journal, System and Control Letters and Journal of Community Dynamics, as well as various international and national conference proceedings. A number of popular-scientific books have been prepared (as editor) on the themes of Telematics and the Information Society, Clean Production, and Appropriate Technology.

In 1997 he worked as a journalist in the field of science and technology at HU Indonesia Times, and is currently a member of the National Research Council, Commission on Social and Human Affairs for the 2005-2008 term.

Joined as a lecturer in ITB Development Studies starting in 2000, and in 2006 joined the Development Management and Policy Development Expertise Group, at the ITB School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development.

Currently research activities concentrate on the themes of technology governance, knowledge as a social system, actor-network theory, and the social space of information.


Dr. Yanuar Nugroho

A social activist, senior academic, and practitioner in public policy, governance, and innovation. Co-founder and currently Senior Advisor of Centre for Innovation Policy & Governance (CIPG) Jakarta (since 2010), current Expert Coordinator in the National Secretariat of SDGs Implementation at the Ministry of National Development Planning, Senior Lecturer at Driyarkara School of Philosophy Jakarta, Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute Singapore (since 2020), Senior Fellow in Public Service at Lee Kuan-Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (2021), Honorary Fellow with the University of Manchester UK (2004-now, honorary status from 2015) and was Deputy Chief of Staff to the President (Deputy Minister level) for Analysis and Oversight of Strategic Issues on Social, Cultural and Ecological Affairs at the Executive Office of the President, Republic of Indonesia (2015-Oct 2019), and interim Deputy for Human Development and Culture (Oct-Dec 2019).

Previously, Director and Expert Adviser (Echelon 1 level) to the Head of the President’s Delivery Unit for Development Monitoring and Oversight (UKP-PPP/UKP4) (2012-2014). Also a council member of Open Government Partnership (OGP) – the World Bank Multi Donor Trust Fund (2018-now) representing governments’ parties, OGP Global Envoy, served as reviewer committee on UK’s Newton Fund/Newton Prize (2019-2020) and currently sits as a member of reviewer committee on Indonesia’s Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP).


Petrarca Karetji, M.Si.