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Part of the 18^th IRSA International Conference, that will be conducted in Bogor on 17-18 July 2023, IRSA is accepting abstract of papers to be presented in the conference as well as research proposals to be funding through IRSA Research Supports.

Call for Papers: Deadline to submit is 14 April 2023

Call for Research Proposal on Regional Economy Resilience: Deadline is 15 March 2023

Call for Research Proposal on Regional Development in Aceh: Deadline is 15 March 2023

IRSA would like to congratulate the following recipients of the 2022 IRSA-BKF Paper Awards:

• Dimas Prasetyo (Nudgeplus), Lury Sofyan (Nudgeplus), Pyan Amin Muchtar (Nudgeplus and ERIA), and Dwiana Piarah (Universitas Hasanuddin) for their paper: “Nudging people to handwash during the pandemic: The use of visual priming and saliency”.
• Daniel Halim (World Bank), Sean Hambali (World Bank), and Ririn Salwa Purnamasari (World Bank) for their paper: “Faux progress: Narrowing of gender gaps in employment during the onset of COVID-19 in Indonesia”.
• Militcyano Samuel Sapulette (ERIA), Nury Effendi (CEDS-Universitas Padjadjaran), Vera Intanie Dewi (FE-Universitas Parahyangan), Fitri Hastuti (CEDS-Universitas Padjadjaran), Eva Ervani (CEDS-Universitas Padjadjaran), and Anhar Fauzan Priyono (CEDS-Universitas Padjadjaran) for their paper: “Interregional assessments of MSME credit channeling amid the pandemic: Analyzing the role of the digital business environment”.

CALL FOR SYSTEMATIC REVIEW PROPOSAL
For Indonesian and Overseas Researcher

AAJI-IRSA Award on Systematic Review of Determinant of Life Insurance Development in Developing Countries Context and Its Implication on Indonesia.

We welcome systematic review proposal within the theme “Determinant of Life Insurance Development in Developing Countries Context and Its Implication on Indonesia”, which will cover the following topics but not limited to:

• Development of world-class life insurance products and services by prioritizing customer centricity, customer protection, and digital experience.
• Life insurance industry, and macroeconomic environment.
• Support from the government & regulators in encouraging and maintaining industrial growth & stability.
• Improvement of the operational excellence of the life insurance industry through strengthening governance and risk management.
• Reinforcement of capital and investment portfolio.
• Accelerating digital transformation and managing human capital in Life Insurance industry.
• Determinant of life insurance penetration.
• Life insurance demand and customer preferences.

Please find all the details on the following poster:

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