PAIR Summit: Protecting Society

The Partnership for Australia-Indonesia Research (PAIR) is a development initiative that focuses on the theme: ‘Connectivity, People and Place’. It seeks to better understand the challenges and opportunities presented by Indonesia’s rapid physical and economic development. On 2 December 2021, PAIR Summit will explore the topic of protecting society – which will be divided into two sessions.

The first session on “Creative economy: How young creative workers are dealing with COVID-19“, at 01.00 PM AEDT will discuss Indonesia’s creative economy that generates seven percent of its GDP. But during the pandemic, events shut down and with little support from the government, many young creative workers had to pivot to survive. This session will explore the issues faced by the sector and strategies to better support its recovery and sustainability.

The second session on “Forgotten victims: Tackling COVID-19’s impact on people with disability”, at 02.10 PM AEDT will focus more on the pandemic which has had a significant impact on people with disability, with lost income, social isolation and many struggling with a lack of accessible health information and education opportunities. People with disabilities have also been excluded from planning, implementation and evaluation of COVID-19 mitigation and recovery. This session will discuss the experiences of people with disability during the pandemic, and what can be done to better support and include people with disability during times of crisis.

Register here.