Indonesia’s civil service has expandedby 25 percent in the last 12 years, which presentsopportunities for the government of Indonesia (GoI) to worktoward the goal of reducing poverty and enhancing socialwelfare. Yet civil servants must be skilled, knowledgeable,and effective at their jobs to maximize their contributionto society and the economy. This report examines an originaldata set constructed from GoI data on all the country’sactive civil servants to examine personal characteristicsincluding age, gender, education level (which proxies forskill), and promotions. It addresses two importantquestions: 1. Are highly skilled and knowledgeable workerscurrently being attracted, recruited, and promoted?; 2. Arecivil servants from historically underrepresented groups,including women, being given equal opportunities foradvancement and promotion? The study recommends governmentaction in three policy areas: 1. Increase promotionopportunities for women and increase their overallrepresentation in senior positions; 2. Distribute skilledcivil servants more evenly throughout the country byimproving the incentives for highly skilled serviceproviders to rotate into poor and remote regions; 3. Planfor the upcoming wave of retirements within the civilservice by recruiting more women from top universities andhiring medical and teaching staff only from licensed andaccredited institutions.
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