WBN: World Bank IDIS Jakarta's Moving Forward

In responding to the need for change and a better way of doing business, we wish to inform you that the World Bank Indonesia (WB) will be closing its Indonesia Development Information Services (IDIS) center at the World Bank Office Jakarta, effectively on July 10, 2009. Please kindly note however, that this closure relates only to the physical space on the 13th floor of our office. The existing services provided by IDIS will continue on an on-line basis, while our public information staff will be more than happy to assist your requests by email or telephone.
In its management of public information services, WB is committed to seeking new ways of sharing World Bank knowledge and learning products. The underlying aim is to provide information that is available at the right time, at the right place, in the right form, for the right people. The methods for doing so are multiple and must be continuously updated to reflect the times. While the traditional channels of dialogue and print/broadcast media will always be utilized, an emphasis on digital media channels –websites, social media, blogs, E-Library – is ever increasing.

Public information centers like IDIS, which require a significant amount of physical space and resources to maintain, also stand as one of the more traditional channels of sharing knowledge. However, Indonesia’s growing reliance on the Internet in certain cities is quickly rendering the effectiveness of public information centers obsolete. With Jakarta ranking high among Indonesia’s web-savvy cities, WB believes it would be most prudent to switch the country office-based IDIS operation to an on-line service thereby reaching more people – quicker, better and greener since this switch entails a paperless operation.
For the benefit of the many external visitors our office sees every work day, we will soon begin displaying new Major & Regional publications and periodicals in the 12th and 13th floor lobbies. Operations will resume as normal in our network of 18 public information centers - particularly in 3 IDIS situated in ITS University in Surabaya , FISIP-University of Indonesia in Depok Jakarta and Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta. Other Regional Information Outlet (RIO) centers - found in 15 other locations across the country - will still hold current World Bank Office Jakarta publications in hardcopy, online database and portable e-library. IDIS Jakarta collection will be donated to FISIP-Universitas Indonesia to support their operation.
Again, we would like to ensure that all services will remain the same, only the channel and platforms will vary. More detail on services provided by IDIS will be announced soon.
Since the closure on July 10 until July 15, 2009 external clients can still come to visit us for reference enquiry. Subsequently we can be contacted at : IDIS Help Desk :Wiwiek Sonda : 6221- 5299 3146 (wsonda@worldbank.org)Santi Santobri : 6221- 5299 3140 (ssantobri@worldbank.org)

Thank you for your attention.
on behalf of World Bank Office JakartaIndonesia Stock Exchange Building Tower 2, 12th & 13th Floor, Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav.52-53, Jakarta