Industrial Policy Lab is an independent think tank that studies how Indonesia can build a stronger industrial economy.
We work from the view that long-run economic development, environmental sustainability, and national resilience require a solid industrial base. Through careful research, policy analysis, and public engagement, we aim to improve public understanding and support stronger policies and institutions for Indonesia’s reindustrialization agenda.
Our Vision and Mission
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To support sustainable reindustrialization in Indonesia by making it a standard and effective policy instrument for national development, defense, and natural resource management.
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IP Lab works to mainstream a strategic and evidence-based approach to industrial policy across multiple domains. We believe policy choices should be guided by rigorous analysis rather than ideology and judged by measurable outcomes rather than expedient narratives. We treat empirical evidence as an explicit operating principle, approaching problems with transparent assumptions, testable claims, and a willingness to revise views when facts change.
Sustainable reindustrialization is central to addressing three critical challenges facing Indonesia.
Three Strategic Imperatives
Economic Development
Creating decent jobs at scale and stimulating prosperity through productive employment and rising real incomes.
Climate Crisis
Developing the industrial and institutional foundations for Indonesia to meet its net-zero commitments and capture competitive advantage in the low-carbon economy.
Geopolitical Resilience
Maintaining Indonesia's sovereignty in economic and industrial decision-making amid growing geopolitical tensions.
Board of Trustees and Supervisor
Yorga Permana, PhD
PhD in Economic Geography, the London School of Economics
MSc in Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology
Trustee
Rifqi Febrian, MPA
SupervisorPhD Student in Public Affairs in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy, Princeton University
Master of Public Administration, Columbia University
Januardy Djong, MBA
Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
MSc Engineering and Policy Analysis, Delft University of Technology
TrusteeCore Management Team
Faris Abdurrachman, MS
Faris is the Lead Economist at Industrial Policy Lab. His research focuses on macroeconomics and development economics, particularly in the design of industrial policy for emerging economies.
Faris brings extensive experience in policy analysis and a rigorous understanding of economics and quantitative methods to the Industrial Policy Lab team. Previously, he was a Research Analyst at the International Monetary Fund. He holds an MS in Quantitative Economics from New York University Stern School of Business and a BA in Economics from the University of Indonesia. Away from work, Faris spends his time either playing with his tabby cat, or travelling with his beloved wife.
Lead Economist
Kafi Prasetya, MS
Kafi is the Policy Lead at Industrial Policy Lab. He is an engineer by training and a policy analyst by practice. His experience spans government, the private sector, and regional institutions.
He has contributed to national-level policy through Indonesia's Ministry of Investment and Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. Kafi also brings a regional perspective from his tenure at the ASEAN Secretariat. His background as a consultant and project manager gives him a concrete understanding of how policy works on the ground. He holds a BE in Chemical Engineering from Institut Teknologi Bandung and an MSc in Environment, Politics and Development from SOAS University of London.
Policy Lead
Bambang Trihadmojo, M.Sc, MA
Sustainability LeadBambang is a scholar-activist and the Sustainability Lead at Industrial Policy Lab. His work focuses on climate finance, just transition, sustainable behavior, and nature conservation. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Sociology at Northwestern University. His dissertation examines contentious multilateralism and antagonistic cooperation in global climate finance negotiations.
He holds an MA in Sociology from Northwestern University and an MSc in Social Psychology from Lancaster University. Bambang also participates in international climate negotiations like the UNFCCC Conferences of the Parties and the Standing Committee on Finance meetings. He is an avid traveler who enjoys forest bathing, walking along Lake Michigan, and reading in libraries.