High-Level Policy Dialogues

The High-Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD) initiative arose in 2007 in response to a request by Indonesia’s then Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani, for a policy dialogue meeting with a group of experts knowledgeable about key issues relevant to Indonesia’s economic development. A series of six meetings among Australian experts and Indonesian high-level government officials followed during 2008–2010. Three preliminary meetings were held in Canberra and the three main ones in Jakarta.

The purpose of these meetings has been to provide informed discussion on major economic policy issues facing Indonesia, as identified by senior officials of the Fiscal Policy Agency in the Ministry of Finance (FPA-MOF). The aim has been to prepare and present a draft communiqué to the Minister of Finance on the completion of each of the meetings in Jakarta.