HISTORY OF INDONESIA DIASPORA NETWORK

Meanwhile, CID-3 was held on 12-13 August 2015 with the theme "Diaspora Bhakti Bangsa". A number of topics were discussed in CID-3, including Indonesia’s Tourism, Liveable Cities, Dual Citizenship, Diaspora Cards and Ex-WNI Visas, as well as the protection of Indonesian migrant workers.

The fourth Indonesian Diaspora Network (IDN) Global Congress lasts for 4 (four) days, from 1-4 July 2017. The stage of activities on the first day of the Indonesian Diaspora Convention is held at The Kasablanka Hall, Kota Kasablanka Mall and is open to the public. . This event presented the Kenote Speech of the 44th US President Barack Obama, followed by 12 issues related to diaspora by presenting 42 diaspora speakers. This was followed by the second day of the Internal Meeting, namely the 2015-2017 IDN Global job evaluation meeting and the 2017-2019 IDN Global Presidential election. The third day continued with sectoral dialogue, namely a meeting between the Indonesian diaspora and the government. Among them was the IDN Global Executive Committee meeting with President Joko Widodo at the Merdeka Palace. The series of congress activities closed with side events such as reviewing the MRT project and a culinary party in Bogor, West Java.

The Indonesian Diaspora Network (IDN) in Australia itself was officially established on 6 July 2014 which was endorsed by the Indonesian Embassy to Australia. The aim is to harness the strength of the Indonesian diaspora in Australia, as part of a wider Global IDN. All states and territories in Australia have created an IDN-Chapter, including: NSW, QLD, SA, WA, VIC and TAS; and Regions: ACT and NT.