Indonesia has continued to draw up its development plan to achieve the objectives of a “Golden Indonesia 2045”, based on increasing productivity, making work more flexible and continuing to invest in infrastructure to improve connectivity between the islands. The country’s diplomatic roadmap is becoming increasingly clear, as Indonesia becomes the first emerging country to join the G20 and the first ASEAN country to aspire to OECD membership. The year was marked by the presidential campaign (14 February 2024), with Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka (son of the outgoing president) gradually gaining ground in the polls despite the weak programme lines of the various tickets. The fundamental issues of democracy and the environment remained in the background, despite importqnt dysfunctions and major questions for the years to come.