Yogyakarta, October 13th 2021─Right now, many technology companies care about the aspects of platform policy. One of them is Facebook who has their own special public policy team  to talk about the social impact of technology. The things that the public policy team analyzes also varies, starting from an analysis of platform policy to the issue of privacy. To know more about the role of the public policy team, the Digital Literacy Course 2021 held an event called “Ask Me Anything Session #5: Public Policy and Social Impact of Technology: Building Trust and Community” on last Wednesday (13/10). The event was led by Treviliana Eka Putri as the superintendent of the class and invited Dessy Sukendar, Policy Programs Manager of Facebook indonesia. The Ask Me Anything Session #5 was live streamed through the Youtube of CfDS UGM and Digital Literacy UGM.  read more

Yogyakarta, October 12th 2021─Center for Digital Society (CfDS) FISIPOL UGM held Digital Discussion #56 on Tuesday (12/10) night. The event, titled “Optimizing LinkedIn Accounts for Reaching Your Dream Job”, took place through a Telegram Group. The trigger of the discussion on this occasion was Azzahra Saffira Pradita, founder & CEO of Upgraze Indonesia, moderated by Devia Putri Maharani, CfDS event assistant.

During a pandemic, LinkedIn will be very helpful to find information about careers and self-development safely and quickly. LinkedIn is also touted as a medium for self-promotion to other companies or professionals out there. The presence of LinkedIn makes the job recruitment process faster, more effective, and efficient. In the discussion, Azzahra explained some tips so that LinkedIn accounts can stand out more. “When we manage to get more attention from a good LinkedIn profile it means we have won 1 point in the beginning. The rest is just showing our quality in the next step (how we talk to the recruiter, interview, and offering letter),” he said. First, fill out your LinkedIn profile as detailed and complete as possible, especially the work experience and description sections. Second, enter some keywords that match your profession or skill in the headline column. Third, add as many connections as possible. read more

Yogyakarta, October 9th 2021─PSdK’s 64th dies natalis celebration ended with a webinar session titled “Making Sustainable Opportunity during Post Covid-19 Recover” on Saturday (09/10). The event was attended by Sigit Reliantoro, M.Sc. as the Plt. Director General of Pollution Control and Environmental Damage and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia, who gave the keynote speech to open the webinar. The webinar also invited five speakers which are Prof. Dr. H.Nelson Pomalingo as the Regent of Gorontalo; Yudi Nugraha as the Manager Relation of Pertamina Subholding Upstream Regional 1 Sumatera; Dina Mariana, M. H. as the representative of a senior researcher in the Research and Empowerment Institute; and two PSdK lecturers which are Bahrudin, Ph. D. and Milda L. Pinem, Ph.D. The webinar was done via zoom and youtube. Generally, the talk was about the opportunities for sustainable development during the covid-19 recovery period in Indonesia.  read more

Yogyakarta, October 9th 2021─The Department of Public Policy Management (DMKP) Fisipol UGM finished the International Conference of Public Action. The event invited representatives from the ministries, ASEAN, academicians, and young activists to analyze social issues through a multidimensional perspective. The first session was attended by Sandiaga Uno from The Republic of Indonesia’s Minister of Travel and Creative Economy; Leroy Samy Uguy from the Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Areas, and Transmigration; Faizal Chery Sidarta from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Shamsul Haque as the Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, National University Singapore.  read more

Yogyakarta, October 8th 2021─Center for Digital Society (CfDS) of Fisipol UGM collaborated with Facebook to organize Digital Expert #3 by presenting four speakers, namely Christina Aryani, Member of Commission I of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia and the PDP Draft Committee, Noudhy Valdryno, Manager of Public Policy for Facebook Indonesia and Timor Leste, Maharum Kusuma Pertiwi, Lecturer of the Faculty of Law UGM, and Kalis Mardiasih, writer and activist with concerns about women’s issues. On this occasion, the event was held online via YouTube Live and was hosted by Faiz Rahman, CfDS Researcher as moderator. This event was attended by 786 participants with a focus on discussing community rights in the digital realm in the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill. read more

Yogyakarta, October 8th 2021─Starting today, the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol) of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) is officially led by the new dean, Dr. Wawan Mas’udi, S.IP, MPA who serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of UGM for the period of 2021 – 2026.

Dr. Wawan together with 18 new deans from all faculties at UGM were inaugurated by the Rector of UGM, Prof. Ir. Panut Mulyono, M.Eng., Ph.D., IPU., ASEAN Eng., at the Senate Hall, UGM Hall. “In the hands of all of you, UGM hopes that progress for progress will continue to be achieved and increase so that our contribution to society and the country is greater and increased,” said the Rector of UGM. The Rector also advised the new deans to continue the achievements and progress that had been pioneered by their predecessor deans. read more

Yogyakarta, October 7th 2021─The Department of Communication Science (Dikom) together with DECODE organized the NGOPI Series of the FISIPOL UGM’s 66th Anniversary, with the theme “Digital Nagari Palihan: Adaptation Strategy and Digital Migration Readiness for Business Actors in the Communication and Economy Sector” (07/10).The first session discussed the research and learning carried out by the Dikom and DECODE teams regarding the digital skills of SME entrepreneurs in the tourism village of Pentingsari Village. This research is motivated by the COVID-19 pandemic situation which has an impact on tourist villages. Ginarti, an SME entrepreneur from Ginarti Garden from Pentingsari Village, admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic caused the number of tourists to decrease. This condition requires citizens to do business through digital platforms, including SME entrepreneurs who are not yet digitally savvy. read more

Yogyakarta, October 7th 2021─On Thursday (7/10), the Social Research Center or SOREC which is under the Department of Sociology of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM held another monthly discussion. The Monthly Discussion which was held through the Zoom Meeting platform presented three speakers with different backgrounds to discuss the topics raised, it was “Breaking Boundaries: Solidarity Practices and Wadas Social Advocacy.” Citra Maudy, Alumni of Sociology UGM class of 2016, as moderator, guided the discussion by asking questions to each speaker in turn. read more

Yogyakarta, October 6th 2021─The Department of Public Management and Policy (DMKP) Fisipol UGM held a MKP Book Corner #1 titled “Governance and Staffing Reformation In Indonesia’s Public Sector” on Wednesday (6/10). The book reviewed was from the State of the Art series titled Overview of Management Studies and Public Policy in Indonesia. The event was held virtually through Zoom Meeting with speakers from DMKP Fisipol UGM such as Prof. Dr. Agus Pramusinto, MDA. and Dr. Ambar Widaningrum, as well as Dr. Falih Suaedi, M. Si. as a lecturer from Public Administration FISIP Airlangga University.  read more

Yogyakarta, October 5th 2021─The Department of Governmental Politics (DPP) Fisipol UGM held a public talk show with AAGN Ari Dwipayana, The Presidential Special Staff as the speaker. The event was held online with the title of “Behind the Scenes of Working in the Government Inner Circle”. On this occasion, the event was attended by 101 people with Devy Dhian Cahyati, a lecturer in DPP Fisipol UGM, as the moderator. The topics covered in the event were the experience of the speaker in the government, the dynamics of working in the government, and the lessons learned.  read more