Dr Hilman Palaon

Research Fellow, Indo-Pacific Development Centre
Dr Hilman Palaon
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Dr Hilman Palaon is a Research Fellow at the Lowy Institute in the Indo-Pacific Development Centre. His work focuses on digital economy issues in the Indo-Pacific region. Hilman has extensive experience in government, development, engineering, fintech, digital platform, audit and consulting, and academia. He has previously worked for Ernst & Young, USAID, TNP2K (the Indonesian Government's National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction), Gojek/GOTO, and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at the University of Cambridge. He has also worked as a consultant/adviser for the Asian Development Bank, MoneyGram, Eachmile Technologies, Novus Technologies, and Protiviti.

Hilman holds a PhD in Management Science from the Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia. He studied in Germany and Spain for his postgraduate degrees: Process Engineering and Energy Technology at the University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven, Global Management at the University of Applied Sciences Bremen, and International Marketing at the University of Valencia. His undergraduate degree is in Electrical Engineering from the University of Indonesia. His research interests are the digital economy, economic empowerment, financial inclusion, and technology innovation.

A glimpse into Indonesia's nickel policy
A glimpse into Indonesia's nickel policy
China has become a key partner, but locals pay the price and need more support to realise the benefits.
Digitising the social safety net: Lessons from Indonesia
Analyses
Digitising the social safety net: Lessons from Indonesia
Leapfrogging past the analogue delivery of social assistance is possible. Policy focus and careful design are the keys to success.
Indonesia's EV drive faces geopolitical headwinds
Commentary
Indonesia's EV drive faces geopolitical headwinds
Originally published on Nikkei Asia
Indonesia's free lunch program is cooking up economic change
Commentary
Indonesia's free lunch program is cooking up economic change
Originally published in East Asia Forum 
If industrial policy is the new candy house, developing countries need to gain more than just the bread crumbs
If industrial policy is the new candy house, developing countries need to gain more than just the bread crumbs
Local efforts to reshape national economies must account for the international implications.
Digitizing G2P Payments: Lessons from Indonesia
Commentary
Digitizing G2P Payments: Lessons from Indonesia
Originally published on CGAP 
Indonesians abroad exercise their right to vote
Indonesians abroad exercise their right to vote
Hopes for dual citizenship and promoting positive diplomatic relations with Australia is on the mind of the diaspora.
Germany’s digital dilemma
Germany’s digital dilemma
The European powerhouse is struggling to embrace all the opportunities of the information age.
Here come the SuperApps
Here come the SuperApps
Indonesia’s experience with TikTok shows the challenges posed by social media-e-commerce hybrids.
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