Institute for Economic and Social Research (LPEM FEB UI) established an independent institutional review board named Komite Etik Penelitian (KEP). KEP LPEM FEB UI is a review committee established to help in protecting the rights and welfare of human subject research.
The establishment of KEP LPEM FEB UI has been approved by the Office for Human Research Protection (OHRP) and has also received approval from the Federal Wide Assurance (FWA) for the Protection of Human Subjects. KEP LPEM FEB UI receives support from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT Jakarta) through the CORE Funding at The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Southeast Asia (J-PAL SEA).
Purpose of KEP LPEM FEB UI
Ethical review of research involving human subjects is crucial to ensure that any potential for harm is minimized and that the autonomy of the participants is respected. Researchers who are designing projects may not have sufficient objectivity to evaluate the potential harm either from the interventions or from the data collection procedures. Experience has shown that, while rare, abuses of human subjects may happen when researchers are responsible for regulating their own projects. They tend to focus on getting the research project done while neglecting the potential harm that could affect the subjects participated. An independent review process is a way to ensure that both researcher and human subject’s interest are respected.
LPEM FEB UI is establishing a formal review process for experiments involving human subjects in order to:
Assure that research held by the Faculty of Economics and Business University of Indonesia are carried out in compliance with Indonesian and international norms and regulations applicable to human subject research;
Support the faculty members who wish to have their protocols reviewed and assurance that they are in compliance with both Indonesian and international norms;
Support Indonesian and International researchers carrying out studies involving human subjects in Indonesia.
Ethical Framework
The KEP LPEM FEB UI will follow the ethical principles stated in the Belmont Report. This report outlines three fundamental ethical principles for any human subject research:
Respect for persons: To respect autonomy is to give weight to autonomous persons’ considered opinions and choices while refraining from obstructing their actions unless they are clearly detrimental to others;
Beneficence: Maximizing benefits for the research project while minimizing risks to the research subjects; and
Justice: Ensuring reasonable, non-exploitative and well-considered procedures are administered fairly (the fair distribution of costs and benefits).
Board Composition of KEP LPEM FEB UI
Name
Organization
Affiliation
Profession
Committee Position
Specialization
Prani Sastiono
FEB UI
Affiliated
Scientist
Chair
Economics
Lina Marliani
J-PAL Southeast Asia
Non-Affiliated
Non-Scientist
Co-Chair
Social Protection
Arie Damayanti
FEB UI
Affiliated
Scientist
Board Member
Economics
Wahyu Pramono
LPEM FEB UI
Affiliated
Scientist
Board Member
Economics
Buhat Siswi Yulianto
J-PAL Southeast Asia
Non-Affiliated
Non-Scientist
Board Member
Business
Teguh Kurniawan
Universitas Indonesia
Affiliated
Scientist
Board Member
Public Administration
Retno Pudjiati
Universitas Indonesia
Affiliated
Scientist
Board Member
Psychology
Beta Yulianita
FEB UI
Non-Affiliated
Scientist
Board Member
Regional Economics
Jahen Fachrul Rezki
LPEM FEB UI
Affiliated
Scientist
Board Member
Development Economics
Yulianti Abbas
FEB UI
Affiliated
Scientist
Board Member
Accounting
Lani Evayani
–
Non-Affiliated
Non-Scientist
Board Member
Layperson
Elizabeth Indriarti
–
Non-Affiliated
Non-Scientist
Board Member
Layperson
Currently KEP LPEM FEB UI continues to expand and diversify the board composition. If you are interested to join KEP LPEM FEB UI as board member, please contact kep@lpem-feui.org
