Kate Walton

Consultant

Kate Walton is a gender, health and governance specialist based in Jakarta, Indonesia. She has worked on projects for ADB, USAID and GIZ, and is a freelance writer who has been published by Al Jazeera, VICE, South China Morning Post, and others.

Local governments in Indonesia have used digital tools such as smartphone apps to keep people updated on COVID-19. Photo: ADB

How Indonesia’s local governments are getting vital COVID-19 data to the people who need it

Indonesia’s provincial, municipal and other local governments are finding innovative digital solutions to map COVID-19 and make the information available to the public.

Kate Walton, Hanif Rahemtulla

COVID-19 has increased digital access to public services in Indonesia. Photo: ADB

At your service: Indonesia’s government agencies look to digital innovations amid COVID-19

At the local level, public services have gone digital in Indonesia as the pandemic forces government offices to restrict access to them.

Kate Walton, Hanif Rahemtulla

In Indonesia, local communities are bringing together information from a broad range of sources to prevent child and teen marriage. Photo: ADB

In Indonesia, a new tool is being used to fight child marriage

Local officials can now find information from all sectors, such as health, education, women’s empowerment, child protection, and human rights and law, to help them address child and teen marriage in their area.

Claudia Buentjen, Kate Walton

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Kate Walton

How Indonesia’s local governments are getting vital COVID-19 data to the people who need it

At your service: Indonesia’s government agencies look to digital innovations amid COVID-19

In Indonesia, a new tool is being used to fight child marriage

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Asian Development Blog Straight Talk from Development Experts

Kate Walton

How Indonesia’s local governments are getting vital COVID-19 data to the people who need it

At your service: Indonesia’s government agencies look to digital innovations amid COVID-19

In Indonesia, a new tool is being used to fight child marriage

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