Yappi Manafe
"keep on pursuing"
Professional Journey
Yappi Manafe received his law degree from the Satya Wacana Christian University (UKSW) in Salatiga in 1982. He worked as a civil servant in the Ministry of Tourism, Postal Affairs, and Telecommunications starting in 1984, where he held the positions of Head of the Legal Documentation Sub-Division, Head of the Legal Review Sub-Division, and Head of the Foreign Cooperation Division under the Ministry's Legal Affairs and Organization Bureau. In 2000, he moved to the Ministry of Tourism, Art, and Culture, holding the positions of Multilateral Cooperation Analysis Staff, Assistant Deputy for International Tourism Institution Relationships, was the Head of the Sub-Directorate for Multilateral Economic Cooperation under the Directorate General of Foreign Marketing of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, as well as Director of Tourism Promotion under the Culture and Tourism Development Agency.
In 2000, he moved to the Ministry of Tourism, Art, and Culture, holding the positions of Multilateral Cooperation Analysis Staff, Assistant Deputy for International Tourism Institution Relationships, was the Head of the Sub-Directorate for Multilateral Economic Cooperation under the Directorate General of Foreign Marketing of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, as well as Director of Tourism Promotion under the Culture and Tourism Development Agency. In 2001, he moved to the Ministry of Communications and Information, holding the positions of Assistant Deputy for Telematics Legislation, Deputy for Telematics, Head of the Planning Bureau, and Head of the Legal Affairs and Foreign Cooperation Bureau.
In 2010, he moved to Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN), holding the position of Deputy for Prevention. In 2014, he entered retirement and was appointed as a Member of BNN's Group of Experts for several years. In 2014, together with Prof. Dr. AM. Hendropriyono, S.T., S.H., M.H., Police Com. Gen. (Ret.) Gories Mere, and Anton Sugiono, he established the Hendropriyono Strategic Consulting (HSC) office, working there from its establishment until 2019.
In 2024, he was reappointed as a member of BNN's Group of Experts for the 2024-2026 term. He has attended numerous seminars, scientific gatherings, and courses, at home and abroad (including: ITU, WSIS, UNCITRAL, UNCOPUOS, UNODC, WTO, WIPO, UNESCO, FCC/USA, AUSTEL, INTELSAT, INMARSAT, JICA, APEC, ASEAN, and ASOD-ASEAN/Senior Officer Meeting on Drug Matters), where he discussed various topics related to policies and regulations in the Tourism, Postal Affairs and Telecommunications sectors (ICT Convergence), satellites, aviation, the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, space debris mitigation, remote sensing, the use of nuclear energy in space, and complex issues related to narcotics.
He has maintained a professional career for thirty years, worked in multiple sectors, most of which are connected to the formulation of policy and strategy, planning, drafting regulations, and supervision of their subsequent implementation in the tourism, postal, information and communication technology convergence (ICT) sectors.
