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1. Digital Technology Adoption and Indonesia’s MSMEs during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author:
Teguh Yudo Wicaksono and Andre Simangunsong
Publication Date:
03-2022
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
Abstract:
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has hit micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) hard. The estimated economic impact of COVID-19 could exceed the fiscal stimulus package as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP). Digital technologies have helped them to better navigate the situation. Yet Only 13% of MSMEs adopt the internet for marketing and delivering their products and services. This paper discusses Indonesia’s MSMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic and the digital transformation they pursue. We also discuss policy responses and government support to help MSMEs navigate the worst public crisis in our lifetime.
Topic:
Science and Technology, Pandemic, COVID-19, and Digitalization
Political Geography:
Indonesia and Oceania

2. The COVID-19 Pandemic in Oceania: Health Policy Decisions Matter

Author:
Neal A. Palafox and Wilfred C. Alik
Publication Date:
06-2022
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
East-West Center
Abstract:
Neal A. Palafox, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, & Wilfred C. Alik, MD, Clinic Chief for the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Hilo, HI, Co-Founder of the Micronesian Health Advisory Coalition, and Chairman of Marshallese COVID-19 Task Force, "articulate a disparate range of pandemic experiences across Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs), in terms of COVID 19 community transmission, cases, mortality, and vaccination rates." Additional titles in the Asia Pacific Bulletin series This brief compares COVID-19 data across Pacific countries through the first week of June 2022. Data is drawn from regional reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) , which has monitored the pandemic in Oceania since early March 2020, and situation reports on US-affiliated Pacific Islands compiled by the Pacific Islanders Health Organization Associations (PIHOA). These reports articulate a disparate range of pandemic experiences across Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs), in terms of COVID 19 community transmission, cases, mortality, and vaccination rates.
Topic:
Health Care Policy, Crisis Management, Vaccine, and COVID-19
Political Geography:
Oceania

3. Elevating and Engaging Micronesian Expertise in Hawai‘i and Oceania

Author:
Dina Shek and Shanty Sigrah Asher
Publication Date:
06-2022
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
East-West Center
Abstract:
Dina Shek, Legal Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership for Children in Hawai'i and Faculty Specialist at the William S. Richardson School of Law & Shanty Sigrah Asher, JD, Pacific Islander Liaison Officer at the Office of Economic Revitalization for the City and County of Honolulu, explain the importance of including indigenous expertise in policymaking and outlines steps to be more inclusive of Micronesian voices in policy formulation.
Topic:
Indigenous, COVID-19, and Community-based Organizations
Political Geography:
Hawaii, Oceania, and Micronesia

4. The COVID-19 Pandemic in Oceania: Health Policy Decisions Matter

Author:
Neal A. Palafox and Wilfred C. Alik
Publication Date:
06-2022
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
East-West Center
Abstract:
Neal A. Palafox, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, & Wilfred C. Alik, MD, Clinic Chief for the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Hilo, HI, Co-Founder of the Micronesian Health Advisory Coalition, and Chairman of Marshallese COVID-19 Task Force, "articulate a disparate range of pandemic experiences across Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs), in terms of COVID 19 community transmission, cases, mortality, and vaccination rates."
Topic:
Health, Vaccine, and COVID-19
Political Geography:
Asia-Pacific and Oceania

5. Elevating the Australia-Japan Strategic Partnership to “a new level”: challenges and responses

Author:
Thomas S. Wilkins
Publication Date:
04-2021
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Japan Institute Of International Affairs (JIIA)
Abstract:
In November of 2020, Australian Prime Minster Scott Morrison was the first head of government to physically visit Japan to meet with his new counterpart Yoshihide Suga since the latter’s assumption of office for the annual summit meeting of their bilateral strategic partnership. Commentators were surprised that Mr Morrison would travel internationally in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but his determination to do so, enduring quarantine measures upon his return, was indicative of the high value that Australia ascribes to its “Special Strategic Partnership” with Japan. At a time of simmering strategic rivalr y in the Indo-Pacific region, Canberra places a premium on its close collaborative relationship with Tokyo, as both countries confront similar challenges in navigating the turbulent and unstable regional environment. It is in this context they affirmed their intent ‘to elevate bilateral security and defence cooperation under the Special Strategic Partnership to a new level.
Topic:
Security, Bilateral Relations, Partnerships, and COVID-19
Political Geography:
Japan, Asia, Australia, and Oceania