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8 MESSAGE FROM FROM THE PARTNERS/ EXECUTIVE BOARD Prof. Dr. H. Azyumardi Azra, M.Phil., M.A., CBE The Partners Prof. Dr. Valina Singka Subekti, M.Si. Executive Board The COVID-19 pandemic continued to shadow developments in Indonesia during 2021. Following a severe outbreak in the middle of the year, the government was able to reduce daily outbreaks in the fourth quarter, with Indonesia frequently having the lowest rates of new cases per capita in ASEAN. However by the end of 2021 there were signs that the Omicron variant may soon begin to take hold. This pandemic has tested the social and political fabric of nations around the world as well as their economies. The numerous fronts of this testing include violent rejection of health-control regulations, state failure to extend help to vulnerable groups, catastrophic economic recessions, and a pandemic of misinformation. Indonesians showed a readiness to follow the ever-changing norms and regulations controlling the various stages of the pandemic, with fewer protests than witnessed in many Western countries. Levels of vaccination in Indonesia are about on average with the world although were still lower than average across ASEAN. The economy appears to have weathered the worst stages of the crisis with modest economic expansion expected for the year. All these developments suggest Indonesia has been holding up quite well under the circumstances. The rise of authoritarian and even totalitarian models for national development in the world, on the other hand, must be viewed as an existential threat to the constitutional integrity of democratic countries like Indonesia. This development should be seen as a clarion call for solidarity and mutual learning from those nations and peoples committed to the principles of democratic society. The challenges arise in a variety of ways, including on basic issues such as how a society should cope with disinformation in pandemics and hate speech in social media. These are new challenges for all societies to face. How democratic or authoritarian societies deal with these issues can be very different. Blunt tools of mass censorship should not be part of the tool kit for democratic societies. Democratic societies must collaborate and learn together to develop strategic responses to these common difficulties, avoiding "simple" solutions such as mass censorship or even shutting down the internet. Another example of the increase of non-democratic practices is Parliament's rising proclivity to enact bills without conducting genuine public consultations, much less paying attention to community concerns. While the excessive size of governing coalitions have undoubtedly aided this trend in reducing the role of Parliament to expeditious endorser of Government supported legislation, a recent ruling by the Constitutional Court may serve as a wake-up call, reminding us that the legislative process, not just legislative outputs (such as new laws), is crucial. Other developments nationally have also been of concern. The country's long struggle to overcome its challenges of corruption was dealt a blow when the results of Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index showed a major slip for Indonesia for the first time in 20 years. The result reveals that there can be no resting on the laurels of the steady but historic progress that had been made until then. ❝ As part of efforts to best ensure the Important factors to be taken into account will be those associated with key national events of the next couple of years. This will include Indonesia's chairmanship of the G20 during 2022 and its chairmanship of ASEAN during 2023. In 2024 the country is scheduled to undertake its next presidential and parliamentary elections. Finally there remains the ongoing and long term work to confront the challenges of climate change, an area on which KEMITRAAN has been very active for many years, including through maintaining our direct participation in United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, conducted in Glasgow, UK. These issues together with confronting a number of the challenges to the democratic constitutional order of the nation and region will be key considerations in developing the Strategic Plan. At this time we would also like to note the passing during 2021 of two stalwarts and founders of KEMITRAAN, future of KEMITRAAN, we have embarked on an exercise to develop our next Strategic Plan through to 2026. At the same time KEMITRAAN was successful in establishing new partnerships with key agencies including at Coordinating Ministry level. Despite the challenges presented by work from home and restricted movements to project sites, KEMITRAAN was able to maintain momentum on a number of its key initiatives including in its work on environmental governance and was also able to mobilize new resources that will enable further work to advance KEMITRAAN's broad agenda. Prof. Dr. H. Azyumardi Azra, M.Phil., M.A., CBE The Partners " namely Prof Jacob Elfinus Sahetapy and Dr Daniel Dhakidae. Their contributions to the formation of modern Indonesia's democratic and legal systems, as well as to providing substance and direction to the growth of KEMITRAAN, should serve as an inspiration to future leaders. With these additional resources including new partnerships, KEMITRAAN concludes 2021 with considerable organisation security and confidence in its future viability and security as a partner to those seeking improvements in the governance of their communities. Prof. Dr. Valina Singka Subekti, M.Si. Executive Board | KEMITRAAN Annual Report 2021 KEMITRAAN Annual Report 2021 | 9

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