If someone asked you whether the world was getting better, worse, of stagnant, what would your answer be? According to Hans Rosling, most people would anwer that things are becoming worse. In 2017, Rosling and his peers at Gapminder collaborated with Ipsos MORI and Novus to test 12,000 people in 14 countries about how they thought the world was progressing. The test cointained 13 factual questi…
According to our-world data in 2019, eight out of ten ASEAN countries have achieved a Universal Health Coverage (UHC)index higher the UHC index in lower-midle-income countries. This index measure how well these countries have implemented the concept, which is considered s powerful concept in public health by Margaret Chan, the former Director-General of WHO. Chan defined UHC as a concept that g…
Synchronization of planning and budgeting is a common problem that is often experienced by public implementation due to this problem is a symptom that the THIS (Thematic, Holistic, Integrative, Spatial) concept has not been able to run optimally and could be optimized through e-government, which does actually not yet reflect the interoperability aspects between each planning application such as…
The preparation of regulatory framework in the Government Work Plan/National Medium Term Development Plan has not been fully aligned with the preparation of laws and regulations in the National Legislation Plan and or Program for Preparation of Government Regulations and Presidential Regulations. The main objective of this paper is to investigate the factors that hinder the coordination mechani…
Having abundant natural resources, the village is the foundation of the city. Villages have the potential to develop various natural, physical, social, demographic, and cultural resources that have not been optimally utilized. Therefore, sustainable village development is necessary to improve villagers' welfare and quality of life. This study aims to identify the status of village sustainabilit…
Jakarta, as the current state capital of Indonesia, plays an important role as the center of government and economy. However, due to several problems in Jakarta, the government has considered relocating the capital city to other regions. The President of Indonesia, Jokowi, has expressed his intention to move the capital city to Kalimantan Island. This relocation has raised concerns about defens…
Education plays a crucial role in determining the quality of life through economic returns and subjective well-being. However, almost no previous research has examined how education affects subjective well-being indicators beyond happiness. To address this gap, this study used Ordinary Least Squares and the Ordered Probit technique to investigate the effect of education on happiness, self-accep…
Southeast Asian countries are facing unstable water resource situations, experiencing high water stress as a result in their river basins, particularly around large population cities. This research has assessed basin-scale water stress by estimating the amount of water resources and water use for all river basins in Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Malaysia. A simple water str…