In order to meet the future water needs of the burgeoning city of Jakarta, Bappenas and the Ministry of Public Works recently held discussions with stakeholders. Discussions focused on the technical, financial and legal considerations of the Jatiluhur to Jakarta Pipeline project. The meeting was held at the office of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs (CMEA) on 17 January 2012 and was attended by senior officials including Dr. Dedi S. Priatna, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Affairs, Bappenas; Sumaryanto Widayatin, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Logistics, State Owned Enterprise Ministry; and Luky Eko Wuryanto, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Region Development Coordination, CMEA. Other officials from CMEA, Bappenas, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Public Works, Local Governments of Jakarta, West Java and Banten, Local Water Companies, AusAID and other related institutions also attended. IndII has been providing technical assistance to GoI to resolve the complex engineering, legal and financial aspects of this important undertaking. The IndII consultants presented their findings at the meeting and many valuable comments were provided. The inputs from the meeting will enrich the final proposal, which will be completed at the end of March 2012.
A workshop on 13 December 2011 at the Hotel Nikko in Jakarta, hosted by the AusAID-funded Indonesia Infrastructure Initiative (IndII), provided a forum for discussion of the National Port Master Plan (NPMP). The NPMP is being prepared by the Directorate General of Sea Transport (DGST), Ministry of Transportation with the aim of developing an efficient, competitive and responsive port system that fully supports international and domestic trade and promotes economic growth and regional development. The purpose of the workshop was to present the NPMP along with the findings of IndII consultants and to obtain input from attendees. The workshop was well attended by a range of stakeholders from Government, the private sector, donors and IndII. All of the speakers highlighted the importance of a National Port Master Plan, as the MP3EI (Masterplan Percepatan dan Perluasan Pembangunan Ekonomi Indonesia, or The Masterplan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesian Economic Development) framework identifies the important role that ports play in the transport chain. A lively question-and-answer session followed the speakers’ presentations.
The successful installation of 10,750 piped water connections for citizens in six locations in Kalimantan - Banjarmasin, Banjar, Banjar Baru, Palangka Raya, Kapuas, and Balikpapan; and 2,200 sewerage connections for households in Banjarmasin and Balikpapan was celebrated at a special event in Banjarmasin on 4 August 2011. The connections have been made possible through the output based Water and Sanitation Hibah Programme, supported collaboratively by the Governments of Indonesia and Australia working with the local district governments. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Public Works, Ir. Djoko Kirmanto; Director General (DG) AusAID, Peter Baxter; Minister Counsellor AusAID, Jacqui de Lacy; Director General of Fiscal Balance, Dr. Marwanto Harjowiryono; Director of Housing and Settlements Bappenas, Nugroho Tri Utomo; South Kalimantan Governor, H. Rudy Arifin; and Deputy Mayor of Banjarmasin, Irwan Anshari. The Minister of Public Works and the AusAID DG highlighted the importance of adequate water and sanitation infrastructure for low income citizens. During his visit to beneficiary households, the AusAID DG expressed his happiness on learning how people’s lives are being positively impacted by the programme.
