The Blue Economy emphasises the new paradigms of conserving, sustaining, and empowering the ocean usage for a sustainable global economy. Within the concept of Blue Economy, Maritime Logistic Connectivity plays a crucial role in developing the societal identity of a nation. Developing an identity is a fundamental driver of change in coastal and marine environments. This research investigates the development of Maritime Identity as part of shaping the Blue Economy’s human capital. The sea not only provides life but also connectivity for humans, especially in the logistics sector. This study utilises the Critical Literature Review as the method to propose an elaborated framework of maritime identity development. It offers a fresh contextualization of identity study in the form of a nation as an entity, not a collection of individuals per-se. We have chosen Indonesia as the context for our case study. The country recently developed a national policy within the Blue Economic framework with maritime logistic connectivity as a major driver. This identity is essential for promoting the weak implementation of The Sea Toll (Tol Laut) Policy that aims to facilitate the delivery of substantial logistics supply to remote areas. This research offers a different perspective on policy implementation by revamping the vital existence of identity through Gee’s Framework as a lens. Maritime identity of a nation embodied a historical past, perceived present and imagined future. The research examines an active effort of the Indonesian government in developing its Affinity Identity by international engagement and contribution to the global blue economy frameworks. Then, the country has other existing Nature and Institutional Identities, in addition to the Discourse Identity that remain to be further developed through Social Learning and Education. We infer that adopting the Identity as a comprehensive framework for maritime development may improve the implementation of maritime policies, including the Sea Toll Policy.

Item Type:	Refereed Conference Paper
Keywords:	Blue Economy, logistic connectivity, maritime identity development, public policy, social learning
Research Division:	Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
Research Group:	Transportation, logistics and supply chains
Research Field:	Maritime transportation and freight services
Objective Division:	Transport
Objective Group:	Water transport
Objective Field:	International sea freight transport (excl. live animals, food products and liquefied gas)
UTAS Author:	Hardini, HK (Ms Hevi Hardini)
UTAS Author:	Emad, GR (Dr Reza Emad)
UTAS Author:	Nguyen, H-O (Associate Professor Oanh Nguyen)
ID Code:	144898
Year Published:	2020
Deposited By:	Seafaring and Maritime Operations
Deposited On:	2021-06-18
Last Modified:	2022-08-26
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