Jokowi Calls for Integration of National Strategic Projects with Regional Development

Posted by AsiaViews | Apr 19, 2018 | 0 |

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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) asked the relevant ministries to integrate national strategic projects with regional development.
“National strategic projects must be integrated with development of leading sectors carried out by Indonesian regions. For example, it should be ensured that sea toll road program can actually reduce logistics costs and impact the decline in prices of basic commodities, especially in archipelagic areas,” he remarked, in his opening remarks during a limited meeting of the Evaluation of National Strategic Project Implementation at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Monday.
According to Jokowi, every national strategic project should have an impact on increasing the added value of the regional economy and alleviating poverty and development imbalances.
He called on his cabinet to immediately complete the unfinished development of national strategic projects in 2017.
“Development of national strategic programs and projects in 2018 should be done as planned,” he stated.
A number of officials attending the meeting included Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, Minister of Public Works and People`s Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, Minister of Education and Culture Muhadjir Effendy, Minister of Social Affairs Idrus Marham, and Minister of Health Nila F Moeloek.
In addition, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan, Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education M Nasir, Minister of Communications and Informatics Rudiantara, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Affairs Sofyan Djalil, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, Head of Investment Coordinating Board Thomas Lembong, Head of National Development Planning Agency Bambang Brodjonegoro, and Chief of Staff of President Moeldoko, were also present.

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Indonesia urgently needs to revisit the possibility of repatriating the neediest of its young citizens stranded abroad, whose families had earlier joined ISIS. Most of these children are in camps in northern Syria but there are also small numbers in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq. “Extricating Indonesian Children from ISIS Influence Abroad”, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) argues that the government could begin by bringing back small groups of unaccompanied children under ten years of age, who pose minimal security risk and are most vulnerable to deteriorating conditions in the camps.“The problem is that health and security conditions are worsening by the day in the Syrian camps, and the children are growing older,” says Dyah Kartika, IPAC analyst. “They need access to schools, a nurturing environment, and medical attention. If the government waits too long, the children will be further exposed to ISIS ideology.” The new report examines a 2019 list of Indonesians in camps and prisons run by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Indonesian government has been trying to verify their citizenship, but with pseudonyms, misspellings and bad transliterations, it is a daunting task. At the time the data was collected, between March and June 2019, there were 555 Indonesians in SDF camps and prisons, including 367 children. Among the children, approximately 277 were under the age of ten and 34 were unaccompanied. In June 2021, there are fewer than ten children who are both unaccompanied and under the age of ten that could be prioritized for return. Bringing back children of ISIS families is no easy task. The report analyses the main challenges faced by the Indonesian government. These include definitional issues, bureaucratic competition, the difficulty of verifying nationality, evaluating the toll of exposure to conflict, assessing security risk, and finding relatives or others willing to provide care once the children are returned. In addition, COVID has meant stringent restrictions on travel, placing further obstacles in the way of repatriation. There are several models for rehabilitation of children exposed to violent extremism in Indonesia that could be modified to accommodate the needs of children repatriated from abroad. The report examines these models and argues that the government does not need to have every detail of rehabilitation programs in place before it starts extricating children from ISIS influence. It can start by bringing back the most vulnerable children and then modify programs as needed.

“It’s important that the government see these children as victims” says Dyah. “They deserve a chance to be children again.”

Jokowi Calls for Integration of National Strategic Projects with Regional Development

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