Jakarta, 20 October 2025 – Prasasti Center for Policy Studies (Prasasti) today released its One-Year Review of the Prabowo–Gibran Administration, reflecting on the government’s performance since the inauguration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming on October 20, 2024. Nila Marita, Executive Director Prasasti stated, “As we mark one year of President Prabowo Subianto’s administration, our nation is transitioning from the phase of vision formulation to execution. In this spirit, Prasasti prepared this review as an objective reflection of progress and direction in implementing national priority programs.”

In the review, Prasasti assigned an overall rating of “Acceptable” to the first-year performance of the Merah Putih Cabinet. “Overall, the government’s first-year achievements are rated ‘Acceptable.’ Several initiatives demonstrate meaningful progress. However, there are still programs that require enhancement, particularly in terms of on-the-ground implementation and inter-agency coordination,” Nila added.

Gundy Cahyadi, Research Director at Prasasti, explained that the review was based on Presidential Regulation No. 12 of 2025 on the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2025–2029, which outlines eight Asta Cita, seventeen Priority Programs (PP), and eight Quick Win Programs (PHTC). These programs are categorized into four main pillars: (1) Economy and Industrialization; (2) Human Capital Transformation; (3) Social, Poverty, Environment, and Culture; and (4) Politics, Law, and Security (Polhukam)

“Based on our analysis, the Social, Poverty, Environment and Culture pillar and the Politics, Law, and Security pillar both earned an ‘Acceptable’ rating. Meanwhile, the Economy and Industrialization pillar and the Human Capital Transformation pillar are categorized as ‘Developing.’ Our review also presents strategic recommendations that we hope can help the government optimize key programs and deliver broader benefits to society,” Gundy added.

Prasasti emphasized the importance of strengthening implementation at the ground level through cross-ministerial and cross-agency task forces. “For example, monitoring mechanisms could be enhanced by using transparent digital databases and dashboards accessible to the public. Data transparency strengthens accountability and fosters collaboration between government, business, and civil society in tracking the outcomes of national priority programs,” said Piter Abdullah, Policy and Program Director at Prasasti.

Summary of Prasasti Insights by Pillar:

Social, Poverty, Environment, and Culture

This pillar reflects community welfare and national social resilience. Prasasti rated the government’s performance here as “Acceptable,” citing progress in maintaining poverty stability, improving gender equality, and strengthening the creative economy. However, challenges remain in integrating social data and ensuring the effective distribution of aid. Transparency in evaluating and reporting social programs also needs improvement to ensure better targeting. “The government has shown commitment to public welfare. The next step is ensuring that social interventions effectively reach vulnerable groups through data integration and digital monitoring systems,” said Gundy Cahyadi.

Prasasti’s Recommendation: Strengthen integrated social data systems, improve aid distribution effectiveness, and expand support for region-based creative economies. Controlling food inflation and creating formal jobs in agriculture and manufacturing should also be prioritized to balance social and economic resilience.

Politics, Law, and Security (Polhukam)

This pillar focuses on clean governance, rule of law, and national security. Prasasti rated this pillar as “Acceptable”,noting that legal and bureaucratic reforms are underway but still lack robust checks and balances and full transparency. “Digital governance is the foundation of bureaucratic reform. Data-based systems strengthen accountability, accelerate public service delivery, and minimize potential conflicts of interest,” said Piter Abdullah.

Prasasti’s Recommendation: Accelerate public service digitalization and integration, apply result-based monitoring, and adopt milestone-based policy planning to make political and bureaucratic reform more measurable. Strengthening legal human resources and investing in cybersecurity capacity should also form part of the reform agenda.

Economy and Industrialization

This pillar serves as the foundation of national development. The government aims for inclusive and sustainable economic growth of 8% by 2029, with programs such as food estate development, industrial and special economic zones (SEZ), and state-owned enterprise (SOE) management through the National Investment Fund (Danantara).

Prasasti rated performance in this pillar as “Developing”. The policy direction is on the right track, but implementation speed and consistency remain lacking. Deregulation is still suboptimal, licensing processes remain lengthy, and bureaucratic efficiency is yet to be fully achieved.

“Economic growth depends not only on macro policies but also on the effectiveness of on-the-ground execution. Licensing reform and bureaucratic simplification are essential to enable business growth and broader job creation,” said Piter Abdullah.

Prasasti’s Recommendation: Expand incentives for industrial zones, accelerate strategic infrastructure connectivity, and strengthen financing for MSMEs and farmers through government-backed credit schemes. Enhancing industrial human resource capacity through vocational training is also key to ensuring holistic economic transformation.

Human Capital Transformation

Human capital transformation is the second priority in the 2025–2029 RPJMN, featuring flagship programs such as Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) and Free Health Checkups. The goal is to develop healthy, competitive, and productive Indonesian citizens. Prasasti rated this pillar as “Developing”. While many policies have been well-designed, implementation remains uneven. MBG quality standards vary across regions, while limited medical facilities and personnel hinder the reach of the Free Health Checkup program.

“Large-scale social programs such as MBG and Free Health Checkups are not just about funding but governance. Standardization, monitoring, and public transparency must be strengthened to ensure equitable impact across regions,” said Gundy Cahyadi.

Prasasti’s Recommendation: Establish national standards for MBG implementation involving local MSMEs as food providers, strengthen health logistics and infrastructure in the regions, and improve coordination among education, health, and digital agencies to ensure human capital transformation functions as an integrated ecosystem.

Access the full Prasasti Insights report on “Assessment on 1-Year Prabowo-Gibran Administration”  here. 

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