Bali Democracy Students Conference 2019: Afterglow
I was privileged to be selected as one of
145 youth participants from 57 countries from various regions: America, Africa,
Asia, Europe, and Pacific to attend the 3rd Bali Democracy Students
Conference (BDSC) 2019 in conjunction with the annual 12th Bali
Democracy Forum (BDF) attended by 461 delegates from 87 countries and 7
international organizations under the theme “Democracy and Inclusivity: Youth
and Inclusive Digital Democracy” held by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Indonesia. It was held in Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre in Nusa
Dua, Bali, from December 4th-7th, 2019.
The event itself consisted of general session for all participants, students’ plenary session, Let’s Talk Digital session with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs – Indonesia (with a surprise visit from Ibu Retno Marsudi, the minister herself), and a visit to Garuda Wisnu Kencana - GWK Cultural Park and Jimbaran Beach! (#holidayvibes)
I have a chance to talk twice in the
ultra-competitive student plenary session. First, I asked the panelists about
smart cities and digital democracy, where I present the fact about bunch of
datasets available on smart city portal (like in Jakarta and Bandung) but
there's only small numbers of organization make use of it, therefore there
isn’t many impacts felt by the citizen. This is also as my counter-point to
another panelist arguing that smart cities in Indonesia still underperformed,
where she kind of blaming the government, and proposing her own solution. When
I tried to relate her point with theories and practices of smart cities which I
acquired from my previous experience attending many events regarding the topic,
her solution, in my opinion, is not in line with the notion of smart cities
itself.
Second, the moderator gave the
participants a chance to respond a question before the panelists speak their
answers, so I took it and responded on the question about fake news by highlighting
dissemination of digital literacy to as many people as possible being the key
to solve the problems. I also shared some grassroot tips to promote digital
literacy using a slogan that I watched in national TV:
"THINK before you post:
Is it True?
Is it Helpful?
Is it Inspiring?
Is it Necessary?
Is it Kind?Make it bright, light, and polite!"
The other highlight of my trip was having
a group of friends called “BDSC AMBISS”, which derived from “ambitious” in
Bahasa Indonesia, with our own definition of “not being ambitious at all” =D We
met each other at airport pickup, then we went along together until the very
end of the program!
Sandra, Olfah, Fathimah, Odet, Diyang, Kevin, missing you guys already!
I’m really grateful for Ministry of
Foreign Affairs – Indonesia for giving me this wonderful opportunity to share
my perspective on issues of digital democracy, especially on topics that I
really passionate about: smart cities and digital literacy! It was also a very
good chance to engage with new friends from all over the world! 🌏
In the meantime, please enjoy my #holidayvibes photos below :D
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| Nice welcome in Bali Airport |
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| Sunset selfie with Askar, friends from Kazakhstan |
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| Dinner by the beach at Jimbaran |
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| Enjoying sunset |
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| With the genks at Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue |
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| Very instagrammable spot! |
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| Welcoming Balinese dance when we checked in at Courtyard by Marriott - Nusa Dua Bali Resort |
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| Breakfast with a view |
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| What a nice stay! |
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| With the boys at the lobby |
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| Enjoying the night at the beanbags |
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| Food as always |
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| Happiness is in the air! |
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