Politics
Who has authority, whose interests shape the decision, and what makes action legitimate?
Politics · Economy · Technology
Understanding the forces shaping Indonesia.
Pusaka brings global insight into Indonesian decision-making by studying political power, economic systems, and technological change as one connected reality.
Power and institutions determine which decisions are possible, whose interests count, and whether action earns public legitimacy.
Capital, labour, markets, and distribution shape who creates value, who captures it, and whether national capability grows.
Infrastructure, data, and algorithms enable action—but also create dependencies that can shift power between institutions.
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The Pusaka method
One issue. Three forces. A clearer decision.
Pusaka does not treat policy, markets, and technology as separate conversations. Our research shows how they reinforce one another—and where intervention can produce real change.
Economy
Who creates value, who captures it, and which incentives determine the outcome?
Technology
Which systems enable action, create dependence, or shift power between institutions?
Featured research
Free Nutritious Meals: What the public is discussing and what is actually happening
2026
Pusaka Brief 01
02 · Research library
Latest publications
The founding research agenda, written for people who must decide and act.
Free Nutritious Meals: What the public is discussing and what is actually happening
Food safety dominates the public conversation, while food availability, storage, and distribution readiness remain uneven. Smooth delivery at schools does not necessarily mean the upstream supply chain is ready.
Beyond Firefighting
The political economy and technology of Indonesia’s recurring forest and land fires.
Coming soon
The Gig Economy Bargain
Flexibility, protection, and platform power in Indonesia’s changing labour market.
Coming soon
From Growth to Shared Wealth
What government must enable if prosperity is to reach households, workers, and regions.
Coming soon
03 · Research programs
Research programs
Five interdisciplinary programs connect immediate policy questions with Indonesia’s long-term institutional capacity.
04 · Pusaka Forum
Debate built around decisions, not ceremony.
No upcoming events have been published yet.
05 · Pusaka Academy
Capability for institutions facing new forms of risk.
Course 01
Open Source Intelligence for Public Institutions
4-week cohort
Course 02
Geospatial Intelligence for Climate Risk
2-day workshop
06 · About Pusaka
From Policy to Intelligence
Pusaka is an independent, nonpartisan research institution focused on the forces shaping Indonesia: political power, economic systems, and technological change. We study them together because consequential public decisions rarely belong to only one domain.
We believe that public policy should be understandable, evidence should be usable, and intelligence should serve the public interest. Through From Policy to Intelligence, every Pusaka publication connects analysis to observable signals, institutional choices, and practical consequences.