The Symposium on 10 Years of SSR in Indonesia, which took place in Jakarta from 28 to 29 May 2008, was coorganised by DCAF, Lesperssi, IDSPS (Institute for Defence, Security and Peace) and HRWG (Indonesia's NGO Coalition for International Human Rights Advocacy). The aim of the Seminar was take stock of the ongoing process of security sector reform in Indonesia, started 10 years ago in the post-New Order era. Over 130 participants attended the Symposium, which included senior military, police and intelligence personnel, parliamentarians, academics, NGOs, media, International Organisations and embassy staff. Indonesian stakeholders presented papers on key reform issues as a basis for further discussions about the status and needs of security governance, and to address progress made and future priorities for SSR programming. Over the coming months these papers will be analysed further in order to identify gaps and priorities to address the ongoing SSR needs in Indonesia..�

The aim of the Workshop was to inform the participants of DCAF's programme in Indonesia, and to provide an overview of the work being done by other stakeholders in the field of SSR. Dr Fluri presented a detailed overview of DCAF's Programme in 2007 as well as the plans for future activities in 2008. The participants included representatives from the Canadian and New Zealand Embassies, USAID, GNZ, IDSPS, CSIS, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and other CSO's. Mr Mufti Makaarim, the Executive Director of the Institute for Defence, Security and Peace Studies (IDSPS), Jakarta, gave a presentation on the Role of Civil Society Organisations on SSR in Indonesia