Yogyakarta, November 10th 2022—Indonesia has long existed as an independent country. Thanks to the hard work of past national heroes, today’s generation can enjoy a prosperous and peaceful country. Then is it true that acts of heroism are only limited to fighting for the independence of the country? The monthly discussion of the Department of Communication Studies on Friday (10/11) thoroughly discussed the important urgency held by the millennial generation.

The speed of information flow not only creates an information society but also creates piles of unvalidated information. The position of millennials is very important in reducing the negative impact of technology, especially with the upcoming 2024 political year. This topic is the main focus of the Youth Activism and Fact Checking webinar: Becoming a Hero Against Hoaxes in Facing the 2024 Political Year. Together with Zainuddin Muda Z. Monggilo, S.I.KOM., M.A as a lecturer in communication science UGM, this webinar succeeded in inviting participants from UGM students as well as outside campus. read more

Yogyakarta, November 10th 2022—The Department of Communication Studies, of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) again held a practitioner class in the Celebrity Studies course on Thursday (10/11). This practitioner class is carried out through the Teaching Practitioner Program initiated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemendikbudristek RI) which presents actress Prilly Latuconsina as a practitioner lecturer. This meeting was Prilly’s second meeting as a practicing lecturer after previously teaching the same subject last September. read more

Yogyakarta, November 8th 2022—The Center for Digital Society (CfDS UGM) in collaboration with Fairwork Indonesia and the Center for Innovation Policy and Governance (CIPD) held a Group Discussion Forum (FGD) entitled “Discussion with Fairwork Indonesia: Collaboration to Support the Welfare of Gig Workers” on Tuesday (8/11). In this event, Muhammad Fadh represented Gunawan Hutagalung, Interim Director of Post, Directorate General of Post and Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kemkominfo); Yuli Adiratna, Director of Bina Riksa Labor Norms, Directorate General of Binwasnaker and K3 of the Ministry of Labor of Republic of Indonesia; and Bram Hertasning representing Gede Pasek, Head of the Transport Policy Agency. read more

Yogyakarta, November 5th, 2022—To celebrate the 29th Dies Natalis, the Magister Study of Public Administration Science (MAP) DMKP Fisipol Universitas Gadjah Mada held a National Seminar titled “The Direction of Digital Transformation of Government in Indonesia: Adaptation and Problems”. This event was held on Saturday (5/11) in the Seminar room of the Magister Study of Public Administration Science (MAP) DMKP Fisipol UGM building.

This national seminar invited four speakers who are experts in the government digital transformation area. The speakers invited are also alumni from the Magister Study of Public Administration Science (MAP) DMKP Fisipol Universitas Gadjah Mada which are Dr. Frans Pekey, M.Si (Mayor of Jayapura and MAP Alumni Batch 2002), Dr.H. Genius Umar, S.Sos., M.Si. (Mayor of Pariaman and MAP Alumni Batch 2001), Agung Kurniawan, S.IP., and Prof. Dr. Wahyudi Kumorotomo, MPP as a MAP lecturer and a Professor in the Faculty of Social Science and Politics at Universitas Gadjah Mada. read more

Jakarta, October 25th 2022─Center for Digital Society (CfDS) Fof FISIPOL UGM again collaborated with Meta in holding a talk show entitled “Connectivity for the Future of Metaverse Indonesia” on Tuesday (25/10) at KAUM Jakarta. The event, which was supported by the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) of the Republic of Indonesia, is a form of support for the G20 Indonesia Presidency and one of a series of events supporting the G20 Digital Economic Working Group (DEWG). The discussion on Metaverse was opened by Dedy Permady, the Alternate Chair DEWG G20 and Rahima Abdulrahim, Director of Public Policy Meta for Southeast Asia. The opening of the event was followed by a panel discussion filled with various speakers, namely Dr. Ir. Ismail, Director General of Postal and Information Technology Equipment Resources; Ismail Shah, Head of Meta Connectivity and Access Policy; Muhammad Arif, Chairman of APJII; and Nies Purwati, Senior Director of Government Affairs at Qualcomm International. read more

Yogyakarta, October 22nd 2022–The career development seminar is implemented again by the UGM Fisipol Communication Student Corps on Saturday (22/10). Titled “Discover Opportunity in Every Possibility”, the Communicareer 2022 seminar invited two alumni from UGM communication studies that now hold important roles in the movie industry and in public relations. Luhki Herwayanogi, a director, filled the Alumni Talks session. He explained that the movie industry today is going through a major development; in the past, the Indonesian society preferred to watch movies from abroad, but now, the Indonesian film industry is getting more attention from youth. “The Indonesian film industry has major potential which means that there is already a lot of collaboration and help from the government to raise the movie industry. Because, to support the film industry, it is not enough that one individual or a group does it. The government also have to support it,” Luhki said.  read more

Yogyakarta, October 21st 2022 – The Ministry of Empowerment of State Apparatus and Bureaucratic Reform (KemenPAN-RB) held a discussion titled “Bureaucratic Reformation and Its Contribution to Poverty Eradication” in Fisipol UGM Mandiri Auditorium, on Friday (21/10). The PANRB Minister, Abdullah Azwar Anas, said hello to 100 students after doing a grand launching of “Thematic Bureaucratic Reformation for Poverty Eradication” in Gadjah Mada University’s Balai Senat. The discussion was also attended by the Deputy for Human Resources in the Apparatus of the Ministry of PANRB, Dr. Ir. Alex Denni, M.M; Deputy for Bureaucratic Reform, Apparatus Accountability, and Supervision of the PANRB Ministry, Prof. Dr. Erwan Agus Purwanto, M.Si; Member of the Independent National Bureaucratic Reform Team, Soni Sumarsono; and UGM Vice Chancellor, Dr. Arie Sujito, S. Sos., M.Sc. read more

Yogyakarta, October 21st 2022─UGM Young Sociopreneur again held a seminar on the development of the Era Society 5.0 in the business world. Several prominent speakers were presented to elaborate their thoughts and ideas on today’s sociopreneur innovation. The event which was held on Friday (21/10) was attended by more than 200 participants, both online and offline. The seminar with the theme “Young Sociopreneur Resilience in the Era of Society 5.0” thoroughly discussed the topic of the Penta-Helix collaboration which became a new opportunity in the entrepreneurial sector. This collaboration is a concept of joint collaboration between various parties in the fields of Academics, Business, Community, Government, and Media. This innovation is here to be one of the resolutions in increasing the growth of Indonesian MSMEs. Through this collaboration, young sociopreneurs are expected to be able to realize innovations that are not only based on economic benefits but also social change. The emergence of MSMEs is also a strategic sector to maintain the Indonesian economy in the 2023 Recession. read more

Yogyakarta, October 19th 2022─The Department of Politics and Governance (DPP) Fisipol UGM collaborated with the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in holding a Book Discussion of The Jokowi-Prabowo Election 2.0 on Wednesday (19/10) which was held through a hybrid scheme in the East Seminar room of Fisipol UGM. This event invited speakers that were also the editors and writers of the book such as Made Supriatma, Max Lane, and Budi Irwanto. The talk was also moderated by Amalinda Savirani, a lecturer in DPP Fisipol UGM.  read more

Yogyakarta, October 10th 2022 – Social Research Centre (SOREC) Fisipol UGM collaborated with TuK Indonesia, The Prakarsa, and Responsibank Indonesia in holding a seminar titled “Sustainable Financial Management to Strengthen the People’s Economy and Just Environment” on Monday (10/9) in UGM’s University Club. There were 13 speakers invited to the event such as Dr. Yulius MA as the Deputy of Micro Enterprises Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs; Ah Maftuchan as the Coalition Director of Responsibank Indonesia; and Arie Sujito as the Vice Rector of UGM.  read more