Over eight days in Melbourne at the Royal Children’s Hospital, nine delegates participated in the intensive Transform Leadership Program, focusing on non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention in Indonesia. Funded by the Australia-Indonesia Centre, the program was developed by Andrea Krelle – from the Centre of Adolescent Health, The University of Melbourne – in concert with Dr […]
Health Cluster announces Transform leadership program for the prevention of NCDs in Indonesia
A unique eight-day leadership program is being run in Melbourne in early 2018 that will be hosted by the University of Melbourne, funded by the Health Cluster of the Australia-Indonesia Centre. Indonesia is going through a major health transition: whilst the proportion of 10 to 24-year-old adolescents is increasing dramatically, these young people are presenting […]
Bogor and Jakarta floods a wake-up call for water management action
As heavy downpours in Bogor, West Java, threaten deadly and devastating floods in the nation’s capital of Jakarta, Indonesia again confronts the challenges of urban water management. “The causes of damaging flooding are manifold”, says Monash University’s Dr Christian Urich, “including outdated and repurposed drainage infrastructure, rapid urbanisation leading to more sealed surfaces, and climate […]
Helping travellers uncover Indonesia’s hidden gems
Is it possible that anyone who has flown to Bali would not notice the glaring contrast between the images used to promote this “island paradise” and what one sees on the ground? Nearly everyone must wonder for a moment if places like Kuta Beach and Ubud have become textbook examples of killing the goose that […]
Addressing the ‘macet’ problem of Jakarta
There are several words and phrases a visitor to Indonesia should learn. These include – Apa kabar? How are you? and Terima kasih Thank you. In Jakarta, the visitor will also quickly learn the word macet – traffic jam. I have yet to find a clear calculation of the cost of macet to the economy […]
Fighting the rise of non-communicable diseases starts with children and adolescents
Indonesia and Australia’s rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is being tackled with a suite of projects designed to bring attention to risk factors early in life and improve overall health. The work, which is supported by The Australia-Indonesia Centre, focuses on three areas: tobacco use, mental health and improving communication between healthcare providers and […]
What does biofouling cost the shipping industry in time and fuel? Knowing when to clean or sail
What started in December 2014 as an Australian-Indonesian exploratory project to develop and test ways of measuring the impact of biofouling on ship fuel use and emissions has expanded into a multi-partner sea trial with the potential to save the world shipping industry billions of dollars. The research also suggests even ships with un-fouled hulls […]
Improving rail safety in Indonesia and Australia: The sweet spot for rail repair vs efficiency
Computer models to predict how railcars will respond to different track conditions are being developed by Indonesian and Australian researchers, to improve rail safety and efficiency in both countries. They’ve already created a successful model for passenger carriages, which has been validated against the performance of trains in Indonesia. Now the researchers are working on […]