The past decade has witnessed profound social, political and economic change in Indonesia. The country has transformed from an authoritarian regime into one of Asia's most vibrant and decentralised democracies. This transformation is especially remarkable given Indonesia's high vulnerability to natural disasters, its geographical fragmentation and its large ethnically diverse population. In a decade, Indonesia achieved relative political and macroeconomic stability, made important progress toward its Millennium Development Goal targets, graduated from a Middle Income Country status and was welcomed to the fold of the G20. 1