Charting a New Path: Indonesia’s Vision for Global Health and Development Leadership

Centre for Strategic and International Strategic (CSIS) Indonesia, along with the JLI Centre for Global Health Diplomacy, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Indonesia Office, the British Embassy Jakarta (BEJ), and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia have successfully hosted the roundtable discussion “Charting a New Path: Indonesia’s Vision for Global Health and Development Leadership” at CSIS Auditorium, Jakarta, on 19 June 2025. This event brought high-level and international government officials, scholars, and experts based in Jakarta, as a conjunction event of the Asia Pacific Leaders on Malaria Alliance (APLMA) Summit in Bali, highlighting Indonesia’s emerging leadership in the global development arena. Session I—Positioning with Purpose: Navigating Global Shifts, Upholding Public Goods

This session focused on reflecting the global health situation and discussing what each country could contribute in the emergence of global health development. In opening remarks, Dr. Yose Rizal Damuri, Executive Director CSIS Indonesia, emphasized the global health condition in ongoing critical geopolitic time, highlighting the needs of access in medical supplies, research and technology, and health financing, and what to expect from Indonesia in the future. Matthew Downing, Deputy Head of Mission British Embassy Jakarta, explained the United Kingdom’s commitment to tackle the world’s biggest challenges. He also mentioned that there is a significant transformation when the recipient countries are now being key voices in the global health landscape. Christoph Benn, Director of JLI Center for Global Health Diplomacy, showed appreciation and highlighted the importance of global financing and cooperation in critical times. Dante Saksono Harbuwono, Vice Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, discussing the need to cultivate a resilient and independent healthcare in times of crisis.

We have finally reached the final session of the day, which is "Security and Ethics in the Cyber Society". We are very honored to have Mr. Narongchai Akrasanee, Chair of TNCPEC, as our moderator for this third plenary session. Mr. Fukunaga opened his speech by discussing DFFT (Data Free Flow with Trust) and data governance. He began by setting Go-jek as a successful example of Indonesian unicorn, which plays a big role in creating an inclusive ecosystem of the data-driven economy.

Good afternoon! We are currently starting our Plenary Session 2: "Deep Economic Impacts of the Technology Revolution". We are honored to have Mr. Vo Tri Hanh, Chair of TNCPEC, as our moderator in this session. #2019CSISGlobalDialogue Mr. Hanh opened the session by delivering his speech on globalization.

"The future of globalization will be different and faster than people expected."

Good morning! We are now move on to our first plenary session, "The New Technology Frontier in Big Picture". This session moderator is Don Campbell, PECC Chair, Canada. His opening remarks emphasize on the future relationship between human and artificial intelligence. Our keynote speaker for this session is Luke Hutchison, he is GLG Council member and founding member of Kurzweil Google AI Lab. The title of his speech is "AI and its limitation", which gives the pragmatic view of machine learning.

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"The Indo-Pacific Idea: Myth and Reality"
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