B ali Democracy Students Conference (BDSC) is an annual program initiated by the government of The Republic of Indonesia in 2017. It was created as part of Bali Democracy Forum, an annual inter-govenmental event demonstrating a progressive democratic architecture in the Asia-Pacific region and initiated by the government of Indonesia since 2008.

The aim of BDSC is to transfer the value of democracy to young generation and absorb views and input from them. Each year the organizing committee decides the theme of the program and select the participants from around the globe.

Since 2017, BDF has developed further by involving students through Bali Democracy Students Conference (BDSC) which was held with the aim to transfer the value of democracy to young generation and absorb views and input from them. BDSC I was held in 2017 and attended by 150 students from 61 countries. The theme was “From Campus for Democracy”. Following the success of BDSC I, BDSC II was held in 2018 and attended by 138 participants from 58 countries. The theme of the BDSC II was “Democracy for Prosperity: Youth’s Perspectives”. BDSC III (2019) was uphold a theme “Democracy and Inclusivity: Youth and Inclusive Digital Democracy” and attended by 150 students.

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