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In a culmination of the transformational journey Pulse Lab Jakarta has been on over the last few years, in June 2023, the Lab completed its transition to become UN Global Pulse Asia Pacific. Approaching the final…
In a culmination of the transformational journey Pulse Lab Jakarta has been…
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Pulse Lab Jakarta is collaborating with Saraswati, in partnership with CBM Global Disability Inclusion and Data Science Indonesia, for an upcoming Research Dive for Development focusing on inclusivity. Persons…
Pulse Lab Jakarta is collaborating with Saraswati, in partnership with CBM…
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As society reopens and adjusts to the life changing ramifications of the global pandemic in 2022, the focus has shifted to accelerating sustainable post-crisis economic recovery and to ‘recover together,…
As society reopens and adjusts to the life changing ramifications of the global…
In our 2022 Annual Report, take a look at our contributions to change over the course of the past year. Our focus has been on accelerating sustainable post-crisis economic recovery and 'recovering together, recovering…
In our 2022 Annual Report, take a look at our contributions to change over…
To support the National Movement for Stunting Reduction, the Indonesian Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) launched Sistem Informasi Gizi Terpadu (SIGIZI Terpadu) – a national nutrition information system to record…
To support the National Movement for Stunting Reduction, the Indonesian Ministry…
MSMEs significantly contribute to the Indonesian economy but as the recent pandemic and global crisis proved, they are particularly vulnerable to negative shocks. In uncertain times, it's essential to understand…
MSMEs significantly contribute to the Indonesian economy but as the recent…
This horizon scan manual is designed to help you set up your own horizon scanning practices. It outlines a simple five-step process, provides templates for inspiration, and gives you very hands-on tips and tricks.…
This horizon scan manual is designed to help you set up your own horizon scanning…
In this edition of our newsletter, we are thrilled to share the results of our joint study with UN Women Indonesia on “Breaking Growth Barriers for Women Impact Entrepreneurs in Indonesia.” We addressed…
In this edition of our newsletter, we are thrilled to share the results of…
Breaking Growth Barriers for Women Impact Entrepreneurs was a study conducted by UN Global Pulse, through Pulse Lab Jakarta’s team, in collaboration with The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and…
Breaking Growth Barriers for Women Impact Entrepreneurs was a study conducted…
We are already halfway through the year, and the team has been progressing our work on strategic foresight for development planning, particularly exploring the future of MSMEs in Indonesia. Working closely…
We are already halfway through the year, and the team has been progressing…
2021 Annual Report Special Edition: The shift in 2021 towards greater impactin our work extends beyond an end-of-year timeline. Transitioning from mostly prototyping data innovations to a focus on systems…
2021 Annual Report Special Edition: The shift in 2021 towards greater…
The shift in 2021 towards greater impactin our work extends beyond an end-of-year timeline. Transitioning from mostly prototyping data innovations to a focus on systems thinking design, our collaborations with…
The shift in 2021 towards greater impactin our work extends beyond an end-of-year…
This time we want to take you behind-the-scenes, by profiling some of the amazing people engaged in our work, what their motivations are and what they do. We also look at how big data is improving Indonesia's…
This time we want to take you behind-the-scenes, by profiling some of the amazing…
In this edition of Datavores, we traverse through the application of IoT (Internet of Things), specifically in systems to allow communities to monitor and take action towards air quality, through to analytics of…
In this edition of Datavores, we traverse through the application of IoT (Internet…
The year 2020 was many things. UN Global Pulse (UNGP), along with the rest of the world found itself in an entirely predictable (and predicted) context. It was a year of asymmetries and competing logics. Offices,…
The year 2020 was many things. UN Global Pulse (UNGP), along with the rest…
From our joint policy research with UN Women that looked at the gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on micro and small businesses in Indonesia, we learned that women business owners have fewer coping…
From our joint policy research with UN Women that looked at the gendered…
2020has really tested PLJ’s capacity to work cohesively as a team. New ways of working and undertaking projects have had to be configured, and six new team members filling in vacant positions hit the ground…
2020has really tested PLJ’s capacity to work cohesively as a team. New…
2020has really tested PLJ’s capacity to work cohesively as a team. New ways of working and undertaking projects have had to be configured, and six new team members filling in vacant positions hit the ground…
2020has really tested PLJ’s capacity to work cohesively as a team. New…
Women own or run nearly half of all micro and small businesses (MSBs) in Indonesia, which employ more than 90% of the Indonesian workforce. Despite this fact, there is a dearth of analysis dedicated to understanding…
Women own or run nearly half of all micro and small businesses (MSBs) in Indonesia,…
With the support of the COVID-19 MPTF, the policy research report, “Leveraging digitalization to cope with COVID-19: An Indonesia case study on women-owned micro and small businesses” demonstrates the…
With the support of the COVID-19 MPTF, the policy research report, “Leveraging…
This empirical study estimates resilience (adaptive capacity) around the periods of the 2013 heavy flood in Cambodia. We use nearly 1.2 million microfinance institution (MFI) customer data and implement the unsupervised…
This empirical study estimates resilience (adaptive capacity) around the periods…
Robust estimates of human exposure to inhaled air pollutants are necessary for a realistic appraisal of the risks these pollutants pose, and for the design and implementation of strategies to control and limit…
Robust estimates of human exposure to inhaled air pollutants are necessary…
Big data sources provide a significant opportunity for governments and development stakeholders to “sense” and identify in near real time, economic impacts of shocks on populations at high spatial and…
Big data sources provide a significant opportunity for governments and development…
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the way we do our research. With the encouragement of physical distancing and limitation of travels, we are required to shift into doing research remotely.
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the way we do our research. With the…
In undertaking this process, it became immediately apparent the need for more effective country-wide collaboration and a stronger...
In undertaking this process, it became immediately apparent the need for more…
Now nearing the end of September 2020, Indonesia has reported almost 275,000 COVID-19 cases since the first confirmed case in early March. Just in terms of the number of detected cases, it is second highest in…
Now nearing the end of September 2020, Indonesia has reported almost 275,000…
West Java is one of the provinces that had been implementing PSBB originally given its large number of cases, as well as its close proximity to the epicentre in the capital city of Jakarta. With a view to developing…
West Java is one of the provinces that had been implementing PSBB originally…
Making innovation work in practice, such as use of alternative data, requires key actors and decision makers to be informed and able to discern what is possible (and what is not!). The onset of a crisis and…
Making innovation work in practice, such as use of alternative data, requires…
Public and private organizations working in agriculture development, depend largely on field surveys to identify plot-level management and household-level social, economic, and demographic drivers that determine…
Public and private organizations working in agriculture development, depend…
This report documents Pulse Lab Jakarta’s (PLJ) journey throughout the period 2017- 2019. This was an important phase in the evolution of PLJ as this was the first phase of direct funding from the Australian…
This report documents Pulse Lab Jakarta’s (PLJ) journey throughout the…
Recognising the need to adapt our approach, UN Global Pulse embarked in 2019 on an internal exercise to understand how to continue to deliver optimal value for the organizations and communities we serve.
Recognising the need to adapt our approach, UN Global Pulse embarked in 2019…
This report highlights how PLJ has transitioned within the dynamic operational context it operates. From a Lab having to self-initiate projects and convince actors in a variety of development ecosystems of the…
This report highlights how PLJ has transitioned within the dynamic operational…
Remember our After Dark research? Our recommendations have been taken up by Gojek to design safe zones for its women passengers. Its Senior Vice President for Transport Marketing tells us how Gojek came across…
Remember our After Dark research? Our recommendations have been taken up by…
By 2050, it is expected that nearly 70% percent of the world’s population will live in urban areas. In Southeast Asia, this phenomenon created mega urbans, such as Jabodetabek, Bangkok Metropolitan Region…
By 2050, it is expected that nearly 70% percent of the world’s population…
The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), UN Pulse Lab Jakarta (PLJ) and the Secretariat of the Indonesian National Council for Financial Inclusion (S-DNKI), formed a partnership in 2018 to apply human-centred design…
The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), UN Pulse Lab Jakarta (PLJ) and the Secretariat…
Perempuan sering bermigrasi ke kota-kota tersebut demi peluang kerja yang lebih baik. Meski banyak yang akhirnya mendapatkan pekerjaan di area bisnis di pusat kota, tempat tinggal mereka umumnya terletak di pinggiran…
Perempuan sering bermigrasi ke kota-kota tersebut demi peluang kerja yang lebih…
As PLJ enters its second phase, a key question for us is whether this means business as usual or it is an important juncture to reflect and gauge the strategic value of our work. We embarked on a portfolio…
As PLJ enters its second phase, a key question for us is whether this means…
Through a shared value partnership with mobile telecom Digicel, Pulse Lab Jakarta (PLJ) over the past few years has investigated how pseudonymised mobile network data from subscribers in the Pacific region can…
Through a shared value partnership with mobile telecom Digicel, Pulse Lab Jakarta…
As the world’s population continues to increase, governments have been stepping up efforts to ensure that citizens have access to safe and adequate food supply. The Sustainable Development Goals are also…
As the world’s population continues to increase, governments have been…
Pulse Lab Jakarta is collaborating with Bank Indonesia’s Macroprudential Policy Department for an upcoming research dive for development that focuses on household vulnerability. Understanding household financial…
Pulse Lab Jakarta is collaborating with Bank Indonesia’s Macroprudential…
While exposure to poverty is a threat to a household’s financial stability, multiple factors determine the measure of a household’s vulnerability. In partnership with Bank Indonesia,…
While exposure to poverty is a threat to a household’s financial…
The key question remaining is how SDG localization can be practically, efficiently and effectively implemented. The key barrier to effective localization is often found in weak institutions and systems of governance…
The key question remaining is how SDG localization can be practically, efficiently…
In Indonesia, roughly a third of the land is used for agricultural purposes and the sector contributes significantly to the country’s Gross Domestic Product. Consisting largely of smallholder farmers (defined…
In Indonesia, roughly a third of the land is used for agricultural purposes…
Agriculture has been and is today still the mainstay and backbone of several developing countries' economy. However climate variability and economic shocks have increased uncertainty in incomes. Our visiting scientist…
Agriculture has been and is today still the mainstay and backbone of several…
At the recent UN Global Working Group on Big Data's regional workshop on the use of mobile phone data for official statistics in Jakarta, we hosted participants from ten national statistical offices in the…
At the recent UN Global Working Group on Big Data's regional workshop…
To navigate advancing urban cities, women often have to develop their own safety mechanisms, because smart cities do not always mean safe cities. We teamed up with UN Women to examine how women navigate public…
To navigate advancing urban cities, women often have to develop their own safety…
Pulse Lab Jakarta recently launched its latest research prototype—an automated, open source platform that integrates multiple non-traditional data sets to aid logistics planning and information management…
Pulse Lab Jakarta recently launched its latest research prototype—an…
After Dark: Encouraging Safe Transit for Women Travelling at Night was a research project conducted by Pulse Lab Jakarta in collaboration with The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of…
After Dark: Encouraging Safe Transit for Women Travelling at Night was a research…
To complement the Indonesian Government’s data governance initiative known as Satu Data, Pulse Lab Jakarta alongside the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) developed a data visualisation…
To complement the Indonesian Government’s data governance initiative…
The Lab is pleased to be taking on a new role as the Regional Data Partner for Grab-UN research. Here's a look at the analysis we've done so far using Grab's ride-hailing transportation data to understand…
The Lab is pleased to be taking on a new role as the Regional Data Partner…
Committing to data innovation projects is not just about being legally compliant, being ethically sound is also non-negotiable. In a recent data innovation clinic at the lab, participants came full…
Committing to data innovation projects is not just about being legally…
Pulse Lab Jakarta partnered with the Secretariat for National Council for Financial Inclusion (SNKI) to design an interactive geospatial mapping tool with the aim of charting the various financial services points…
Pulse Lab Jakarta partnered with the Secretariat for National Council for Financial…
The UN Global Pulse's Annual Report 2018 summarises exploratory research conducted by the Pulse Labs and presents solutions that were mainstreamed with partners.
The UN Global Pulse's Annual Report 2018 summarises exploratory research conducted…
Ahead of International Women’s Day, we kicked off a campaign called #OneWordOfAdvice to celebrate the achievements of women in innovation and highlight their journeys and lessons they’ve learnt along…
Ahead of International Women’s Day, we kicked off a campaign called #OneWordOfAdvice…
From inclusive economic growth research to prototyping disaster response tools, our projects in 2018 took us to communities across Indonesia and the Pacific Islands. Here in all its glory, this report…
From inclusive economic growth research to prototyping disaster response tools,…
DisasterMon is a disaster monitoring big data tool, which the Lab has been developing to provide insights on cyclones, earthquakes, hurricanes and floods in Indonesia and countries in the Pacific region.…
DisasterMon is a disaster monitoring big data tool, which the Lab…
Banyak pedagang kaki lima, pemilik warung, dan ribuan pengusaha mikro di seluruh Indonesia kesulitan menjangkau layanan keuangan yang dapat membantu memenuhi kebutuhan mereka. Padahal, 99 persen dari seluruh usaha…
Banyak pedagang kaki lima, pemilik warung, dan ribuan pengusaha mikro di seluruh…
Nicknamed DisasterMon, the current prototype features three data insight layers related to logistics planning, social media communication and socio-economic variables, which are based on multiple data sources (including…
Nicknamed DisasterMon, the current prototype features three data insight layers…
As a follow up to our Banking on Fintech research, we teamed up with UNCDF-SHIFT to launch a fund which challenged fintech companies to come up with ideas on how to get microenterprises digitally included. These…
As a follow up to our Banking on Fintech research, we teamed up with UNCDF-SHIFT…
This project presents the results of a partnership with Jakarta Smart City (JSC) and United Nations Global Pulse Jakarta (PLJ) to create a video analysis pipeline for the purpose of improving traffic safety in…
This project presents the results of a partnership with Jakarta Smart City…
To support the Government of Indonesia’s national strategy on financial inclusion, Pulse Lab Jakarta organised a data dive to ascertain insights on the various dimensions of financial inclusion, their importance…
To support the Government of Indonesia’s national strategy on financial…
"New tools and solutions should always be designed with the user in mind. There is no point in creating a snazzy dashboard using data science wizardry if it will not be used." Lessons shared on opportunities and…
"New tools and solutions should always be designed with the user in mind. There…
The Vulnerability Analysis Monitoring Platform for Impact of Regional Events (VAMPIRE) and Haze Gazer were conceived and developed in 2014-2015 at an important juncture for its primary collaborators. Pulse Lab…
The Vulnerability Analysis Monitoring Platform for Impact of Regional Events…
CCTV monitoring is a plus for traffic safety, but combing through hours of footage manually is labour-intensive. Partnering with Jakarta Smart City and the University of Chicago, this is how we built a video-processing…
CCTV monitoring is a plus for traffic safety, but combing through hours of footage…
The Government of Indonesia has made significant progress in reducing poverty over the past few years, recording its lowest poverty rate of ten per cent in 2017 measured by income. Many citizens still remain vulnerable…
The Government of Indonesia has made significant progress in reducing poverty…
This study uses readily available big data from four Financial Service Providers (FSP) in Cambodia—covering approximately 21 percent of the loans and savings market—to examine how long customers stay…
This study uses readily available big data from four Financial Service Providers…
Can financial technology accelerate financial inclusion of micro enterprises in Indonesia? Find out in our latest Pulse Story!
Can financial technology accelerate financial inclusion of micro enterprises…
For many street food vendors, small shop owners and thousands of micro entrepreneurs across Indonesia, access to financial services that can help them to meet their needs often lies outside their reach. In Indonesia,…
For many street food vendors, small shop owners and thousands of micro entrepreneurs…
In this paper, we attempt to crowdsource the translation of thousands of words and phrases related to disasters into 29 languages, both national and local, as well as formal and informal expressions, which may…
In this paper, we attempt to crowdsource the translation of thousands of words…
This paper investigates a method to nowcast the levels of air quality captured by photos shared on social media to better predict haze severity levels in near real-time.
This paper investigates a method to nowcast the levels of air quality captured…
This paper provides a brief introduction of the fundamental aspects of big data, contextual to the public domain, while also highlights some of our use cases to demonstrate the potentials and capabilities of big…
This paper provides a brief introduction of the fundamental aspects of big…
With technologies now introducing new dimensions to diplomacy, these changes have not only presented new opportunities but also several challenges. Do diplomats have the “digital know-how” to address…
With technologies now introducing new dimensions to diplomacy, these changes…
How best can we inform ourselves and a broader audience about the impact and lessons of our work? We tackled this question by writing “Stories of Change” about six data tools and approaches developed…
How best can we inform ourselves and a broader audience about the impact and…
The challenges in urban area are manifold, and are especially intertwined in the areas of education, healthcare, access to clean water, inter alia. The emergence of new sources of data has created new approaches…
The challenges in urban area are manifold, and are especially intertwined in…
Data is the lifeblood of decision-making, but how should public officials navigate the digital deluge? UN Resident Coordinators and Heads of Agencies from across the Asia Pacific recently participated in a data…
Data is the lifeblood of decision-making, but how should public officials navigate…
Despite the flurry of chatter about smart city tech, what exactly constitutes a smart city often differ between city officials and citizens. Against the backdrop of repeated flooding in Bandung, we learned that…
Despite the flurry of chatter about smart city tech, what exactly constitutes…
2017 marked the end of the initial five-year phase of Pulse Lab Jakarta (PLJ). One of the biggest highlights of the year was the increased adoption of our data tools and methods by our partners, especially within…
2017 marked the end of the initial five-year phase of Pulse Lab Jakarta (PLJ).…
The Government of Indonesia, recognising the ambitious scope of the 17 goals and 169 targets, has sought to explore the benefits of a data visualisation asset?—?an SDGs monitoring dashboard. This interactive…
The Government of Indonesia, recognising the ambitious scope of the 17 goals…
Can Twitter activities be used to infer daily electricity consumption? Our data science team got together with researchers from across Indonesia during a recent Research Dive and designed a statistical model to…
Can Twitter activities be used to infer daily electricity consumption? Our…
Much like the labs in the Global Pulse network, Data Science Campus is tapping into the rich streams of data that are being generated by new technology to inform public policy and programme delivery. Joining us…
Much like the labs in the Global Pulse network, Data Science Campus is tapping…
Pulse Lab Jakarta collaborated with the UNCDF Shaping Inclusive Finance Transformations (SHIFT) programme to undertake an analysis of financial services usage, particularly among women in the ASEAN region.
Pulse Lab Jakarta collaborated with the UNCDF Shaping Inclusive Finance Transformations…
In this paper, we test how the locational information from social media on mobile devices can reveal commuting patterns in Greater Jakarta.
In this paper, we test how the locational information from social media on…
Many street food vendors and thousands of other entrepreneurs like them across Indonesia live in a cash-based ecosystem. Unbanked, they miss out on several useful financial services and products that can help…
Many street food vendors and thousands of other entrepreneurs like them…
Throughout 2017, Global Pulse also spearheaded efforts to foster an enabling environment for data innovation. Global Pulse worked with international experts to develop data privacy and data ethics frameworks and…
Throughout 2017, Global Pulse also spearheaded efforts to foster an enabling…
CycloMon is an analytics and visualisation platform Pulse Lab Jakarta developed to monitor social response before/during/after tropical cyclones across 14 countries in the Pacific region.
CycloMon is an analytics and visualisation platform Pulse Lab Jakarta developed…
As 2017 draws to a close, we at the Lab began to reflect on some of our success stories from the year. In much the style of a reality show confessional room, our team members sat down to reflect and share their…
As 2017 draws to a close, we at the Lab began to reflect on some of our success…
Pulse Lab Jakarta collaborated with Jakarta Smart City on a project to enhance transport planning and operational decision-making through real-time data analytics.
Pulse Lab Jakarta collaborated with Jakarta Smart City on a project to enhance…
Together with Australia Indonesia Partnership for Economic Governance (AIPEG), we conducted a human-centred design research to take a look into the import process in Indonesia.
Together with Australia Indonesia Partnership for Economic Governance (AIPEG),…
In this study, we investigate the hidden travel patterns of regular TransJakarta passengers and how external factors, specifically, track and weather dynamics, affect to the behavior of regular commuters.
In this study, we investigate the hidden travel patterns of regular TransJakarta…
Pulse Lab Jakarta explored the contribution of advanced data analytics to local government decision-making by developing a national dashboard.
Pulse Lab Jakarta explored the contribution of advanced data analytics to local…
In this paper, we address the usage of Twitter data, specifically in the development and humanitarian sectors. We will explore five case studies including (a) food and agriculture, (b) public health (c) economic…
In this paper, we address the usage of Twitter data, specifically in the development…
Clean water access, waste management and Gamalama's mountain eruption are pressing challenges in Ternate City. To understand these issues from the bottom up, we got involved in a design workshop. This video…
Clean water access, waste management and Gamalama's mountain eruption are pressing…
The Australia Indonesia Partnership for Economic Governance (AIPEG) and Pulse Lab Jakarta recently teamed up to conduct a study on how business registration works in Indonesia. While previous studies on business…
The Australia Indonesia Partnership for Economic Governance (AIPEG) and Pulse…
Building a sustainable transportation system is no longer just a priority for megacities; it has become integral for all municipalities, big and small, as citizens nowadays are more mobile. With modern technologies,…
Building a sustainable transportation system is no longer just a priority for…
Data related to flood mitigation are not only scattered throughout government units - they are often dated. Speaking with key players on the frontline in Bandung City, we came up with a game plan…
Data related to flood mitigation are not only scattered throughout…
Service delivery involves complex processes. Chronicling our learnings on taking an idea from a design to a ready-to-test prototype, this toolkit is useful for structuring service design projects.
Service delivery involves complex processes. Chronicling our learnings on taking…
The Indonesia Government is taking steps to improve national industrial competitiveness to ensure continued economic development. To support these efforts, Pulse Lab Jakarta hosted 23 researchers for the fourth…
The Indonesia Government is taking steps to improve national industrial competitiveness…
The purpose of this toolkit is to guide development organisations and governments in navigating the complicated terrain of developing and delivering services. It will help to develop a bird’s eye view of…
The purpose of this toolkit is to guide development organisations and governments…
“Data revolution is exciting but also disruptive.” Taking stock of government demand for advanced data analytics in Indonesia, in these conference proceedings we share a few reflections.
“Data revolution is exciting but also disruptive.” Taking stock…
This toolkit captures the Urban Poor Consortium's method for urban vulnerability mapping, a participatory approach to data collection, visualisation and decision making in disaster-prone urban communities.
This toolkit captures the Urban Poor Consortium's method for urban vulnerability…
We immersed ourselves in the lives of school pupils, dropouts, and educators to understand the educational experiences in a district with the lowest Human Development Index in South Sulawesi.
We immersed ourselves in the lives of school pupils, dropouts, and educators…
More than just a buzzword, smart city initiatives open up all kinds of possibilities for development. Our Urban Portfolio Lead took a trip to Russia to peek at some of the opportunities
More than just a buzzword, smart city initiatives open up all kinds of possibilities…
Building on our tool for assisting vulnerable populations during droughts in Indonesia, we teamed up again with the World Food Programme to spread the approach to Sri Lanka.
Building on our tool for assisting vulnerable populations during…
Hot on the heels of the Urban Vulnerability Mapping Toolkit and connected to our ongoing work in Bandung and Makassar, we teamed up with Participate in Design to compile approaches to urban data collection and…
Hot on the heels of the Urban Vulnerability Mapping Toolkit and connected to…
Delve into the participatory mapping methods of the Urban Poor Consortium, a recipient of one of our data innovation mini grants in 2015.
Delve into the participatory mapping methods of the Urban Poor Consortium,…
Sri Lanka has a total of 52 ministries operating in the public sector and over 200 members in the parliament, making the Sri Lankan government the largest employer in the country. The nation is often considered…
Sri Lanka has a total of 52 ministries operating in the public sector and over…
In this paper, we share our lessons learned from a pilot project that collectively translates a set of words and phrases related to a global programme of the United Nations, using our crowdsourcing platform, Translator…
In this paper, we share our lessons learned from a pilot project that collectively…
This report was produced by UN Global Pulse and the GSMA with support from Vital Wave Consulting. Appreciation goes to colleagues from the two organizations who spearheaded the preparation of this report and provided…
This report was produced by UN Global Pulse and the GSMA with support from…
Highlights and impressions from the recent public consultation session on the draft Presidential Decree on Satu Data (One Data) Indonesia.
Highlights and impressions from the recent public consultation session on the…
The Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) and Pulse Lab Jakarta, in collaboration with the Knowledge Sector Initiative, host the International Conferenceof Data…
The Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning…
From 12th to 15th March, Pulse Lab Jakarta hosted its third research dive, bringing together statisticians from across Indonesia to analyse data from the Millennium Development Goals in order to support the implementation…
From 12th to 15th March, Pulse Lab Jakarta hosted its third research dive,…
Calling for volunteers to join our crowdsourcing project to inform disaster-related initiatives!
Calling for volunteers to join our crowdsourcing project to inform disaster-related…
This report provides an overview of the work of Pulse Lab Jakarta in 2016, which we hope to build on further for an even more exciting 2017!
This report provides an overview of the work of Pulse Lab Jakarta in 2016,…
Pulse Lab Jakarta developed Translator Gator, a people-powered language game that creates dictionaries for recognising sustainable development-related conversations in Indonesia.
Pulse Lab Jakarta developed Translator Gator, a people-powered language game…
In this paper, we investigate how mobile phone datasets can be used to produce a set of proxies for education, household characteristics, expenditure and income diversity in Vanuatu by comparing the features measured…
In this paper, we investigate how mobile phone datasets can be used to produce…
What does it take to go from co-design workshops to implementation by government and communities? Check out the insights from our design team.
What does it take to go from co-design workshops to implementation by government…
The platform provides integrated map-based visualisations that show the extent of drought-affected areas, the impacts on markets, and the coping strategies and resilience of affected populations.
The platform provides integrated map-based visualisations that show the extent…
If you missed the supernova of creativity that was the Data Revolution for Policy Makers Conference, catch up with the action on Storify and Flickr. Conference proceedings to follow in next…
If you missed the supernova of creativity that was the Data Revolution for…
Pulse Lab Jakarta, in collaboration with the Government of Indonesia, developed ‘Haze Gazer,’ a crisis analysis tool that provides real-time situational information from various data sources to enhance…
Pulse Lab Jakarta, in collaboration with the Government of Indonesia, developed…
Protecting vulnerable groups within the population is one of the top priorities for the Government of Indonesia, especially since the severe food price fluctuations of 2008.
Protecting vulnerable groups within the population is one of the top priorities…
Catch up with our evaluation team's thoughts on the challenges of implementing innovations in the development sector to the point of sustainable impact and scale.
Catch up with our evaluation team's thoughts on the challenges of implementing…
On 13-16 November 2016, Pulse Lab Jakarta organised a Research Dive on Image Mining for Disaster Management hosting 16 researchers from 16 universities across Indonesia.
On 13-16 November 2016, Pulse Lab Jakarta organised a Research Dive on Image…
This year marked the first full year of implementation of the 15-year roadmap set for the development community by the 2030 Agenda. In response, Global Pulse intensified its efforts to unearth the power of big…
This year marked the first full year of implementation of the 15-year roadmap…
Developed by practitioners for practitioners, it provides step-by-step guidance for working with new sources of data.
Developed by practitioners for practitioners, it provides step-by-step…
This guide covers the project design phase from the earliest hint of a data innovation idea through the creation of a proof-of-concept.
This guide covers the project design phase from the earliest hint of a data…
We had a buzzing Friday morning in the Lab courtesy of the Ministry of Trade’s Centre for Data and Information and AIPEG. "It is precisely this kind of leadership... that ultimately enhances state effectiveness."…
We had a buzzing Friday morning in the Lab courtesy of the Ministry of…
What can the public sector learn from Datavores, the namesakes of this newsletter? Delve into the thinking behind our work with Kompak and AIPD before that.
What can the public sector learn from Datavores, the namesakes of this newsletter?…
The Research Dive took place at Pulse Lab Jakarta on 22-23 July 2016, and carried the theme Natural Language Processing for Sustainable Development.
The Research Dive took place at Pulse Lab Jakarta on 22-23 July 2016, and carried…
Can road infrastructure project verification costs be reduced through crowdsourcing? PLJ and INDII have teamed up with Premise to find out.
Can road infrastructure project verification costs be reduced through crowdsourcing? PLJ…
This study was commissioned by UNDP to get a glimpse into the mobility patterns in Makassar, Indonesia. This study is part of the overall support provided by UNDP through its City-I-Leaps Initiative - a joint initiative…
This study was commissioned by UNDP to get a glimpse into the mobility patterns…
We recently hosted a gaggle of computational linguists for a dive into the datasets generated by Translator Gator. This is where the rubber hits the road.
We recently hosted a gaggle of computational linguists for a dive into…
UN Global Pulse recently finished the first phase of Translator Gator, a language game that builds taxonomies for research initiatives. Hundreds of people from across Indonesia engaged with the game and helped…
UN Global Pulse recently finished the first phase of Translator Gator, a language…
How might schools provide children with opportunities to broaden their aspirations? Along with GiZ our designers answer this and other questions in the latest edition of Pulse Stories.
How might schools provide children with opportunities to broaden their…
We're looking for change-makers in East Java to shake-up healthcare, education, civic registry, and business licensing. Deadline for applications fast approaching.
We're looking for change-makers in East Java to shake-up healthcare, education,…
An overview of Pulse Lab Jakarta's work in 2015.
An overview of Pulse Lab Jakarta's work in 2015.
2015 was an eventful year for Pulse Lab Jakarta. The broader data innovation ecosystem within which the Lab operates has grown from a specialist network to include a broader range of public, social, and private…
2015 was an eventful year for Pulse Lab Jakarta. The broader data innovation…
Functioning as a crisis analysis and visualisation tool, Haze Gazer provides real-time insights on the locations of fire and haze hotspots; the strength of haze in population centres; the locations of the most…
Functioning as a crisis analysis and visualisation tool, Haze Gazer provides…
Pulse Lab Jakarta, with the support of DFAT, recently teamed up with the TRANSFORMASI initiative to deliver a couple of health service design workshopsin East Java, Indonesia. Below, we share the insights…
Pulse Lab Jakarta, with the support of DFAT, recently teamed up with the TRANSFORMASI…
For our first edition, we take you to Pontianak, a city in West Kalimantan that was severely affected by forest-fire haze at the time of our visit. We hope you enjoy the stories!
For our first edition, we take you to Pontianak, a city in West Kalimantan…
This feasibility study used crowdsourcing to track commodity prices in near real-time in areas where the availability of other data sources was limited.
This feasibility study used crowdsourcing to track commodity prices in near…
In this project, Pulse Lab Jakarta explored the contribution of advanced data analytics to local government decision-making by generating insights from a combination of existing complaint systems and passive feedback…
In this project, Pulse Lab Jakarta explored the contribution of advanced data…
Pulse Lab Jakarta partnered with Kompak, a partnership of the Governments of Australia and Indonesia to reduce poverty, to create a mobile simulation game to measure the results of training conducted by the Government…
Pulse Lab Jakarta partnered with Kompak, a partnership of the Governments of…
The year 2015 marked a major shift in the dimensions of international development. In an unprecedented, inclusive and open process, the 193 member states of the United Nations adopted, by consensus, the 2030 Agenda…
The year 2015 marked a major shift in the dimensions of international development.…
In 2014, Global Pulse consolidated itsexpertise in the emerging field of Big Datafor Development, assumed a highly visibleadvocacy role, undertook numerous activitiesto advance the field, and built a substantialnetwork…
In 2014, Global Pulse consolidated itsexpertise in the emerging field of Big…
In collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office for Indonesia, Pulse Lab Jakarta conducted a feasibility study to explore online data as a source of real-time signals of discrimination…
In collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office…
A feasibility study was conducted by Pulse Lab Jakarta on the use of real-time information from social media during forest and peat fires haze events to support emergency response management in Indonesia.
A feasibility study was conducted by Pulse Lab Jakarta on the use of real-time…
Our network of Pulse Labs is leveraging BigData to address wide-ranging topicsincluding food security, economic wellbeing,gender discrimination and public health.In 2013, our portfolio of innovation projectsinvolved…
Our network of Pulse Labs is leveraging BigData to address wide-ranging topicsincluding…
The primer is a synthesis of a growing body of research on mobile phone data analysis in development or humanitarian contexts. For example, de-identified CDRs have allowed researchers to see aggregate geographic…
The primer is a synthesis of a growing body of research on mobile phone data…
Blogs
The COVID-19 crisis has underlined why digital transformation in the public sector is imperative. Highlighting the value of big data and artificial intelligence, Budi Gunadi Sadikin (Indonesian Minister of Health)…
The COVID-19 crisis has underlined why digital transformation in the public…
InIndonesia, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) contribute significantly to the national economy, absorbing 97 per cent of the total workforce in 2020. Whilst opportunities abound with increasing…
InIndonesia, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) contribute significantly…
From our joint policy research with UN Women that looked at the gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on micro and small businesses in Indonesia, we learned that women business owners have fewer coping…
From our joint policy research with UN Women that looked at the gendered…
Women own or run nearly half of all micro and small businesses (MSBs) in Indonesia, which employ more than 90% of the Indonesian workforce. Despite this fact, there is a dearth of analysis dedicated to understanding…
Women own or run nearly half of all micro and small businesses (MSBs) in Indonesia,…
Ongoing discourse on governments’ response to COVID-19 emphasizes the crucial role of data in saving lives and protecting livelihoods. As more government institutions and development projects foray into the…
Ongoing discourse on governments’ response to COVID-19 emphasizes the…
Now nearing the end of September 2020, Indonesia has reported almost 275,000 COVID-19 cases since the first confirmed case in early March. Just in terms of the number of detected cases, it is second highest in…
Now nearing the end of September 2020, Indonesia has reported almost 275,000…
Our work prior to the onset of the COVID-19 crisis largely focused on big data and real time analytics application for development and humanitarian action. Disaster response and climate change in particular is…
Our work prior to the onset of the COVID-19 crisis largely focused on big data…
Tools
One-stop communication and information media for handling COVID-19 in West Java. Presenting data and visualization of the latest COVID-19 case developments. Equipped with a variety of digital health services to…
One-stop communication and information media for handling COVID-19 in West…
Micro and small businesses are facing unprecedented challenges brought about by the COVID-19 crisis. This is particularly true in Indonesia, where 99 per cent of businesses are micro, small and medium enterprises.…
Micro and small businesses are facing unprecedented challenges brought about…
At the Lab, we’ve been working with our government counterparts and others including UN agencies on a variety of fronts in relation to COVID-19. For the last several months we have been working with Jabar…
At the Lab, we’ve been working with our government counterparts and others…
In undertaking this process, it became immediately apparent the need for more effective country-wide collaboration and a stronger data ecosystem. Together with the Data and Information Centre (Pusdatinrenbang)…
In undertaking this process, it became immediately apparent the need for more…
Events
Media Coverage
The Australia-Indonesia Centre, 2022-02-15
Tribun Kaltim, 2020-12-24
Coverasia News, 2020-12-12
Liputan6.com, 2020-07-17
Partners
