The appointment is the latest in what critics say is a string of celebrities, startup founders and children of tycoons named to political roles as President Joko Widodo's administration attempts to woo a young population that isMore than half of the country's 273 million people are younger than 35 years old and the unemployment rate for those aged 16 to 30 years old was hovering at 14 per cent last year.
As part of a team of spokespeople, her role is to report the G-20 meeting results that are relevant to Indonesia while sensitive issues would be handled by other representatives, Ms Ayunda said in response to Bloomberg questions. Ms Ayunda's appointment makes sense due to her overseas education and the government's push to create role models for young people, said Dr Irfan Wahyudi, a deputy dean at social and political science faculty of Airlangga University.
Presidential special staff have the right to receive monthly compensation of 51 million rupiah , in a country where the average youth income is 2 million rupiah.
She's an Oxford alumni