15 May 2020: How governments respond to COVID-19 - a podcast by The Australia-Indonesia Centre

The coronavirus pandemic has tested local governments in their  ability to respond to social and economic threats that have come at them  at a fast pace.

While a national government broadly sets the response agenda,  provincial and city governments have been required to implement testing  models, work with health specialists, support business and ensure the  most vulnerable are cared for. This cross conversation on what has been  done and what needs to be done further brought in the experiences so far  of a city of five million and province of 48.6 million.

Panelists

Sally Capp, Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne

Sally Capp began her career as a solicitor, completing Law (Hons) and  Commerce degrees at the University of Melbourne. She held senior roles  at both KPMG and ANZ and served as CEO for the Committee for Melbourne  before becoming the first woman to be directly elected as Lord Mayor of  Melbourne in 2018. She currently chairs the city’s Major Projects and  Major Events portfolios.

Ridwan Kamil, Governor of the Province of West Java

Ridwan Kamil started his career as an architect, earning a Master of  Urban Design at the University of California, Berkeley and co-founding  Urbane Indonesia in 2004. He was elected as Mayor of Bandung in 2013,  and was later elected Governor of West Java in 2018.

Dr Bima Arya, Mayor of the City of Bogor

Dr Bima Arya was elected Mayor of Bogor in 2014 and also serves as  the Deputy Chairman of Partai Amanat Nasional (PAN). He received a  Master of Arts for Development Studies from Monash University in 1998,  followed by a PhD in Political Science from the Australian National  University in 2006.

Moderator

Helen Brown, Head of Communications and Outreach @ The Australia-Indonesia Centre

Helen Brown is a former journalist and ABC Indonesia correspondent.  Prior to her role as Head of Communications and Outreach, Helen served  as Digital Economy Fellow at The Australia-Indonesia Centre.

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