Abstract
This paper aims to review Indonesia's breakthrough on providing technical assistance under South-South Cooperation (SSC) scheme in Pacific countries. For years, Indonesia has been engaging with the main beneficial countries: Timor Leste and Fiji. From one-off technical assistance programs, Indonesia tried to shift into more sustainable design in the form of pilot projects. By the given two case studies namely Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) Timor Leste and Gender Responsive Planning and Budgeting (GRPB) for Fiji, this article articulates Indonesia's national interests in terms of economics and political level. Both countries are also represented as a part of Indonesia's strategic way in to the South Paci?c area.
