SENADA-UGM Faculty Participates in KONEKSI Connect #8 Workshop for Climate Policy Dissemination

June 16, 2025

Yogyakarta, June 16, 2025 – Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) faculty member, Arif Nurwidyantoro, from the Software Engineering and Data Lab, Department of Computer Science and Electronics, participated in the KONEKSI Connect #8 workshop held on June 3, 2025.

At the event, Arif presented research results from the UGM-Deakin team in the form of developing a chatbot named IndoClimate for disseminating climate change news from online media in Indonesia, as well as spreading climate change policy information in various regions of Indonesia.

IndoClimate Chatbot Development

The chatbot development was carried out by a team from the Department of Computer Science and Electronics consisting of:

• Yunita Sari
• Arif Nurwidyantoro
• Muhammad Oriza Nurfajri
• Faturahman Yudanto

The presentation about this chatbot took place during a focused discussion session in the second afternoon session, attended by academics, media, and representatives from various institutions, including the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Yogyakarta and local government of Cangkringan District, Sleman, Yogyakarta.

SENADA-UGM faculty presenting IndoClimate chatbot at KONEKSI Connect #8 workshop.

Workshop participants discussing climate policy communication strategies.

Workshop Program

The morning session began with a seminar on the role of media in climate policy communication. This seminar featured speakers from various stakeholders at provincial and national levels, KONEKSI research team members from Deakin University, and representatives from national online media.

KONEKSI Grant Program

This series of seminars and discussions is part of the implementation of the KONEKSI Grant sponsored by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Ministry of PPN/Bappenas, BRIN, and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology since 2023. This grant involves collaboration between lecturers and researchers from Universitas Gadjah Mada and Deakin University, Australia.

SDGs Alignment

The initiative to develop a chatbot for climate policy dissemination is closely related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly:

• Goal 13 (Climate Action)
• Goal 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions) - where access to information and inclusive public participation are crucial in supporting governance and community response to environmental issues
• Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) - emphasizing the importance of technological innovation to support sustainable development

The active participation of UGM faculty in this activity is expected to strengthen collaboration between institutions and countries in developing innovative technology-based solutions to support policy dissemination and increase public awareness of climate change issues, towards achieving SDGs in Indonesia and globally.

The IndoClimate chatbot can be accessed on the KONEKSI grant project page.