ABOUT US:

The Asia Pacific Research Institute for Sustainable Development Goals is an independent private research institute that aims to accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals program in Asia Pacific countries and even throughout the world. This institute was founded in 2015 when the SDGs Program was established by the United Nations. This institute contains researchers from all Asia Pacific countries and in its current development, several researchers from European and American countries have joined. To date, this institute has 86 researchers from 24 countries such as Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Timor Leste, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, and Italy. This organization is permanently based in Jakarta, Indonesia and has branch offices in Bali (Indonesia), Tampines (Singapore), Osaka (Japan), Tianjin (China), Leiden (Netherlands) and Philadelphia (United States). The programs implemented in each country vary according to the challenges faced by the country and the 17 indicators of the SDGs. For example, Indonesia holds the Nusantara Cultural Festival (NuCulFest) and the Asia Pacific Writing and Poetry Competition (APWroec) with the theme of SDGs. At the end of the year, each country holds a conference, either virtually or offline, to present the programs implemented in each country and their success in accelerating the implementation of the SDGs. Researchers also publish articles and in-depth critical studies in journals, book chapters, and national and international newspapers.