Aruna Senggigi Resort & Convention Lombok NTB
July 16-18, 2022
The 17th Indonesian Regional Science Association (IRSA) Conference 2022 is IRSA's premier annual event promoting research advancements across the country. Every year since its founding, the IRSA annual conference has been attended by academics and policy makers from various institutions in Indonesia who are concerned with regional development issues. This conference aims to facilitate open discussion and debate, knowledge transfer, policy formulation strategies, and networking among the academic community and policy makers. This annual conference was held (face to face) on 18-19 July 2022 in Mataram City, Lombok Island, and was organized by the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Mataram in collaboration with IRSA. The theme of this year's IRSA conference is COVID-19 Disruption and Regional Development in Small Island Economies. The conference system is seminar style for each paper and ample time for discussion and for participants to provide constructive feedback to the authors and is conducted in English.
The conference agenda lasted for two days consisting of: keynote session, parallel session, And plenary session. Keynote session given by Prof. John Gibson from the University of Waikato with the title The declining advantage of disconnectedness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parallel sessions carried out by all participants who were divided according to their respective topics. Plenary session carried out by national and international sources who have more experience in the world of research and can be seen publicly by all participants.
Article 33 Indonesia participated in this conference to present two studies at the same time parallel sessions with different topics. The first study is entitled The COVID-19 Pandemic: Are There Still Work Opportunities for Vocational High School (SMK) Graduates? (Case Study of the Riau Islands Province) which is included in the fifth topic, namely Health, human resources, and small island communities and was delivered by Muhammad Ciro Danuza. The second study is entitled Regional Economic Recovery: Post Pandemic through Sector Diversification Strategy which is included in the second topic, namely Regional Government Policy in dealing with COVID-19 and was delivered by Salsabila Kusumawardani. Both studies on parallel sessions delivered well and received constructive and contributive questions, comments, input and follow-up suggestions.
Before the conference, on 16 & 17 July 2022 it was held IRSA Pre-Conference Workshop: Social Program Evaluation. Social Program Evaluation is a training initiated by J-PAL SEA and aimed at decision makers, program designers and researchers working in the development sector. This training aims to provide an understanding regarding random evaluation (randomized evaluation) and how this method can be used to measure the impact of social programs. This training uses an interactive learning method that combines the delivery of material with group discussions.
The training not only taught material related to theoretical explanations, but also practical tips in the field such as identifying theories of change and measuring impacts for the PNPM Generasi program, Expanding Access to Credit, as well as the Raskin Card and Food Subsidy Program in Indonesia. The case studies conducted help participants explore how to design experiments and use appropriate randomization strategies so that the resulting research design and analysis results can be reliable and unbiased.
<
EN 
ID