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July-August 2003: conducting in-depth interviews
with street traders and policy makers. The interviews focused on
exploring policy issues relating to the operation of street enterprises
in BMR. Seven and nine street traders in district and municipality regions
were interviewed to discuss their knowledge about and perceptions toward
government initiatives implemented to the UIS. Discussions with policy
makers and city administrators; officers of district and municipality offices,
members of local parliament (DPRD), and program development officers of
BAPPEDAs (District and Municipal Development Planning Boards). Writing
a draft research paper. Consultations with my individual mentor, Mr Dedem
Ruchlia; discussing the preliminary findings of the research. He suggested
to use the term “accommodation” rather than “integration” on the project
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September 2003: sharing preliminary findings
of the research to lecturers and students of the Bandung School of Social
Welfare in an internal seminar. Consultations with Minister of Social Affairs
and Head of the Centre for Social Training and Development of the Department
of Social Affairs, Jakarta in order to inform the project as well as to
see opportunities of obtaining supports from the department.
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October-November 2003: consultations with
head of economic development section of District BAPPEDA. Discussions with
personnel of two street traders associations of municipality and district
regions. Consultation with Mr Dedem regarding some policy recommendations for
the UIS policies. |
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December 2003: refining draft research
paper and writing draft policy recommendations. Analysing existing policy
measures and current legislation procedures in BMR and see their common
themes, their similarities and differences.
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January 2004: consultations via email with
WG mentor, Dr Andrew Cartwright. Consultations with Mr Dedem to discuss
a workshop. Two days workshop involving different stakeholders were
conducted in Bandung in 21 and 22 January 2004. The main aims of the
workshop were to disseminate research findings to policy stakeholders
and generate policy issues and options with them. In the first day of
the workshop, my research project and three papers from BAPPEDAs and
IPGI were presented and discussed. In the second day, the workshop
mainly focused on identifying alternative policy options on how to
integrate street enterprises in BMR. Due to difficulties of finding
resource persons, the workshop could not be done as previously planned,
between August and September. Consultations via internet with my
individual mentor, Tomas Timar. |
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February 2004: consultations with Mr Dedem
regarding the inputs from the workshop. Writing and uploading interim research
and policy papers into my webpages. Consultation via email with WG mentor,
Dr Andrew.
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March 2004: participation in IPF workshop.
Meeting and consultation with working group mentor, Dr Andrew. Refining
research and policy papers on the basis of comments of Dr Andrew and Mr
Dedem. Uploading research and policy papers into my webpages. Finalise
financial and activities reports. |
