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UN Global Pulse’s Asia Pacific

UN Global Pulse Asia Pacific Hub

UN Global Pulse is the United Nations Secretary-General’s innovation lab. The Asia Pacific Hub is designed to run portfolios of on-the-ground innovation projects that apply data, digital, foresight and behavioral science methods to regional issues. The hub builds on the successful partnership model that spans over 10 years between the UN and the Government of Indonesia under the Pulse Lab Jakarta portfolio. 

Visit our Knowledge Hub at http://knowledgehub.pulselabjakarta.org/.

Women entrepreneurs are essential contributors to economic and social transformation, especially in the impact sector, or the businesses that focus beyond generating profit and also contribute to improving social and environmental impact. Illustration credit: Lia Purnamasari/Pulse Lab Jakarta.
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Indonesia's Women Impact Entrepreneurs: Her Barriers Are More Systemic Than You Think

Women entrepreneurs face challenges in growing their businesses, including limited access to capital, advice, training opportunities, and support networks.
MSMEs are considered a driver of future economic growth in Indonesia. Photo credit: ADB.
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Redefining Business As Usual: Exploring the Future of MSMEs in Indonesia through Strategic Foresight

Strategic foresight can help policymakers grasp a more holistic understanding of an issue.
Using a mixed-methods approach, stakeholders examined how an app that records and reports on community nutritional status can better help health workers do their job. Illustrations courtesy of UN Global Pulse/Swastika Exodian and Lia Purnamasari.
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Assessing the Implementation of Indonesia’s National Nutrition Information System

Understanding the experiences of users fills in gaps in implementing an app that records and reports on community nutritional status.
Designing a human-centered air quality monitoring system entails understanding the experiences and perceptions of communities and local governments. Photo credit: Courtesy of Pulse Lab Jakarta.
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Designing a Community-Based Air Quality Monitoring System to Mitigate Air Pollution Health Risks

Thanks to its people-centered design, the system was able to disseminate reliable and timely information on air quality to users.
An illustration depicting women entrepreneurs' use of digital tools.
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How Is Digitalization Helping Women-owned Micro and Small Businesses Cope During the Pandemic?

Digitalization alone is not enough to help women-owned small businesses in Indonesia survive disruptions like COVID-19.
Making transport more inclusive is good for business, but it also accelerates progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals. Photo credit: UN Pulse Lab Jakarta.
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How Big Data Is Helping Transform Indonesia’s Public Transport System

Through big data, the national railway company is able to provide a more people-centric approach to transport.
Commuting at night for women does not need to be risky. Photo credit: Pulse Lab Jakarta.
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4 Ways to Improve Women’s Safety during Evening Commutes

UN-led research finds that bus stops need to be part of a broader public safety ecosystem—instead of being merely physical, pick-up points.