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Networking is about creating a group of acquaintances and associates and keeping it active to regular communication and exchange information or ideas for mutual benefits. In 2017, as the Person in Charge of Statistics Integrated Processing and Dissemination Division at Statistics of X, I had responsibility to create, compile and publish the Main Book of Statistics X, "X In Figures 2017" every 16th August. This is a mandatory book that is published yearly by Statistics Indonesia in every level of region, even national level and eagerly waited by data user, college students, researcher, and the Government. In order to fulfill the project, I collaborated with Official Statistics Division of X Government. They helped me to compile data from Stakeholders and Institution from X City Official. Then I initiated to hold a meeting, a Focus Group Discussion (FGD), to invite all the data sources. They were from Every Department of X Officials, Indonesia State Owned Enterprise, Central Government based in X, Some Companies and also Indonesia Specialized Agencies such as, Bank of Indonesia. The aim of this forum was to make the data processing of X In Figures easier and to broaden network related to my regular and upcoming tasks at Statistics of X. On that occasion, I acted as the main speaker of the forum content and we got chance to discuss and share ideas related to professional chances. The forum helped me a lot not only for accomplishing X in Figures but also other duties given at the office because the connection I have.
Another instance I used my networking skill was when I got involved in a survey called Integrity Assessment Survey (SPI) on November 2017. It was a new survey of Statistics Indonesia collaborating with Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). It was a super sensitive survey because of the questions related to Anti-Corruption behavior. Our team had to interview the Clerk chief of X, Chief of some X Department Government Officials, the staffs and also some service user from the civil. Other teams from other city and regencies had difficulties accomplishing the survey because many of them were not cooperative and refused to be interviewed. With the connection I had and the help from my direct supervisor, I contacted the Statistics Division of X Government and contact persons from stakeholders related to SPI Survey. We held meeting to explain understanding about the survey and asked support from them. It gave positive result to our team, I arranged the schedule for each Department and they welcomed us well for the interview section.
In the future, I would like to broaden my network with chevening community especially in my fields by handling some meetings, having project that we could create regarding our related study and field. I would like to network with incoming chevening scholars not only in my country but also in the world to create project regarding statistics, surveys and to solve problem of Development Issues that I would like to decode.
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Networking is about creating a group of acquaintances and associates and keeping it active to regular communication and exchange information or ideas for mutual benefits. In 2017, as the Person in Charge of Statistics Integrated Processing and Dissemination Division at Statistics of X, I had responsibility to create, compile and publish the Main Book of Statistics X, "X In Figures 2017" every 16th August. This is a mandatory book that is published yearly by Statistics Indonesia in every level of region, even national level and eagerly waited by data user, college students, researcher, and the Government. In order to fulfill the project, I collaborated with Official Statistics Division of X Government. They helped me to compile data from Stakeholders and Institution from X City Official. Then I initiated to hold a meeting, a Focus Group Discussion (FGD), to invite all the data sources. They were from Every Department of X Officials, Indonesia State Owned Enterprise, Central Government based in X, Some Companies and also Indonesia Specialized Agencies such as, Bank of Indonesia. The aim of this forum was to make the data processing of X In Figures easier and to broaden network related to my regular and upcoming tasks at Statistics of X. On that occasion, I acted as the main speaker of the forum content and we got chance to discuss and share ideas related to professional chances. The forum helped me a lot not only for accomplishing X in Figures but also other duties given at the office because the connection I have.
Another instance I used my networking skill was when I got involved in a survey called Integrity Assessment Survey (SPI) on November 2017. It was a new survey of Statistics Indonesia collaborating with Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). It was a super sensitive survey because of the questions related to Anti-Corruption behavior. Our team had to interview the Clerk chief of X, Chief of some X Department Government Officials, the staffs and also some service user from the civil. Other teams from other city and regencies had difficulties accomplishing the survey because many of them were not cooperative and refused to be interviewed. With the connection I had and the help from my direct supervisor, I contacted the Statistics Division of X Government and contact persons from stakeholders related to SPI Survey. We held meeting to explain understanding about the survey and asked support from them. It gave positive result to our team, I arranged the schedule for each Department and they welcomed us well for the interview section.
In the future, I would like to broaden my network with chevening community especially in my fields by handling some meetings, having project that we could create regarding our related study and field. I would like to network with incoming chevening scholars not only in my country but also in the world to create project regarding statistics, surveys and to solve problem of Development Issues that I would like to decode.
