IRSA would like to congratulate the following recipients of the 2022 IRSA Research Supports.

• On Regional Development in Small Island Economies:

Alan Dwi Wibowo (Lambung Mangkurat University) and Andante Hadi Pandyaswargo (Waseda University) for their research proposal: ”Designing an appropriate renewable energy system for small-isolated islands communities”.

• IRSA Research Support on Regional Development in Aceh:

Affandi (Universitas Teuku Umar) and Lukman Hakim (Universitas Sebelas Maret) for their research proposal: “The role of human capital and social culture on poverty reduction in Aceh Province”.

Sylvia Agustina (Universitas Syiah Kuala), Irin Caisarina (Universitas Syiah Kuala), and Elysa Wulandari (Universitas Syiah Kuala) for their research proposal: “The impact of major infrastructure development on village planning: Case study of Sibanceh Toll and villages in Lembah Seulawah, Aceh Besar”.

We received a large number of proposals for each grant category and the selection processes have been highly competitive. We hence hope good quality of research outputs could come out from these research projects. It is expected that the winners will present their projects at the 17th IRSA International Conference in Lombok.

Coordinators of the Grant Selection Committee

Professor Devanto S. Pratomo and Dr. Cut Dewi

Indonesian Regional Science Association (IRSA) Secretariat

The Indonesian Regional Science Association (IRSA) in collaboration with Universitas Mataram invite scholars, practitioners, and students to submit papers to be presented in the 17th IRSA International Conference. The theme of the conference is COVID-19 Disruption and Regional Development in Small Island Economies, and it will be held in Mataram, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara on 18-19 July 2022.

Potential topics to be discussed in the conference include, but not limited to:

1. Social and economic impact of COVID-19
2. Regional Government Policy in dealing with COVID-19
3. SMEs development during the pandemic
4. Economic disruption
5. Health, human resources, and small island communities
6. Food security and malnutrition in small island communities
7. Livelihood, poverty, and regional disparity in small island communities
8. Tourism and creative industries in small islands
9. Economic digitalization
10. Local government innovation and governance
11. Trade, investment, and economic growth

Extended paper abstract of about 500 words should be submitted online by 18 April 2022 via https://www.conftool.com/irsa2022.

Abstract should consist of background, data and methodology, potential contributions, and keywords. Abstracts must be submitted in English, as also the full paper.

Paper sessions are seminar-style for each paper and ample time for discussion and for participants to provide constructive feedback to authors. Paper presentations will be in English.

Important Dates

Conference Secretariat:
Faculty of Economics and Business
Universitas Mataram
Mataram City, Lombok Island
West Nusa Tenggara 33125 Indonesia
Phone: +62 818 03673168 or +62 819 37749197
Email: mansurafifi[at]yahoo.de or diswandi[at]unram.ac.id

IRSA would like to congratulate the following recipients of the 2021 IRSA BKF Paper Awards: 

1. “Healthcare for the Poor: An Impact Evaluation of PBI JKN Social Health Insurance on Healthcare Utilization” by Mochamad Thoriq Akbar (Universitas Padjadjaran), Ekki Syamsulhakim (Universitas Padjadjaran), Agung Setiawan (TNP2K), Adiatma Yudistira Manogar Siregar (Universitas Padjadjaran) 
2. “The Impact of Pandemic Covid-19 to the Dynamics Employment Situation in Indonesia” by I Gede Heprin Prayasta (BPS & Universitas Udayana), Ketut Ksama Putra (BPS & Universitas Udayana), I Putu Ryan Brayoga (Universitas Udayana) 
3. “Local Budget Resilience in Times of Covid-19 Crisis: Evidence from Indonesia” by  Nauli Aisyiyah Desdiani (Universitas Indonesia), Syahda Sabrina (Universitas Indonesia), Meila Husna (Universitas Indonesia), Amalia Cesarina (Universitas Indonesia), Fachry Abdul Razak (Universitas Indonesia) 

IRSA would like also to congratulate the following recipients of the 2021 IRSA-Local Government Innovation Research Support: 

Catur Sugiyanto (Universitas Gadjah Mada), Dion Saputra Arbi (Universitas Gadjah Mada), Ahmad Syahrul Fauzi (Universitas Gadjah Mada) for “The Productivity of Urban Farming and Its Role in Supporting Food Security during Pandemic Covid-19 in the City of Yogyakarta”.