Standing Up Against Intimidation in Mining Oversight
Gathering information from a quarrying site C in Pemepek Village, Pringgarata District of Central Lombok was difficult. It had taken Kamal*, a local from a nearby village, two…
Acces to Public Information and Openess of Extractive Industry Contract / licenses in 6 Provinces in Indonesia
The contracting and licensing processes in the context of public service provision, infrastructure development and potential regional economic development are…
The Long Road to Open Contract and Permit in Indonesia
Open contracts and permits still debate. Some people argue that contracts and permits should be opened to the public or vice versa. Open contract in extractive industry sector has…
One Data Policy in The Pandemic Era: Story from West Nusa Tenggara and Semarang Provinces
In early March 2020, President Joko Widodo had officially announced that there are Indonesian citizens who have been infected the Corona Virus or Covid-19 which shocked the…
Preparation of Thematic DIP Mining and Environmental Sector in NTB Province: Innovation of Government Openness Policies
Since the implementation of regional autonomy in 2001, efforts to improve governance have been ongoing with all kinds of innovations that have been realized with a good governance…
Technical Regional Regulation of West Nusa Tenggara Province (NTB), Is It Necessary?
The enactment of regional regulation of West Nusa Tenggara Province Number 9-year 2019 about Mineral and Coal Mining, is a positive step as the basis to decide on the mining…
Becoming an Activist, a Story of a Former Illegal Miner
Novi, not her real name, was an illegal miner. Now, she is surprisingly interested in participating in overseeing mining activities around where she lives, in Central Lombok…
Improving People’s Live Around Mining Areas: Open Up Access to Information & Participation
The government of West Nusa Tenggara Province issued a Local Government Regulation on Mining Governance in September 2019. In this newly-issued regulation, there is a specific…