IndII - Indonesia Infrastructure Initiative

The Indonesia Infrastructure Initiative (IndII) is a three-year project funded by the Australian government. Its goal is to promote economic growth by working with the Government of Indonesia to enhance infrastructure policy, planning and investment. IndII focuses primarily on water and sanitation issues and on transport by road, rail and sea, as well as a number of cross-sectoral policy issues. All of IndII’s activities are designed to build local capacity at both national and sub-national levels. IndII coordinates its efforts with other donors participating in major infrastructure projects, and promotes partnerships between government and the private sector. A selection of its current work includes incentive grants for local governments to invest in their water utility companies, assisting with the development of national master plans for ports and railways, and formulating new guidelines and procedures for the management of transport sector public service obligations.

Recent Activities

Presentation on Air Traffic Management and Traffic Analysis

IndII appointed consultants presented a draft report on Air Traffic Management (ATM) Planning Review and Traffic Analysis, at a meeting held by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on 6 August 2010. The Meeting, chaired by Wisnu Darjono TU, the Deputy Director for ATM was attended by around 30 officials from DGCA, Angkasa Pura 1 and 2, International Air Transport Association (IATA), Civil Aviation Transportation Team (CATT), Air Service Australia, and the Australian Government funded Indonesia Transport Safety Assistance Package (ITSAP). The presentation, which was a part of the initiative to support DGCA to develop an updated ATM Master Plan (intended to be finalised by mid-December 2010), was followed by a ‘Question and Answer’ session where various topics such as the need for comprehensive and reliable data, budget considerations and the approach required for implementing the ATM Master Plan were discussed.

Policy Advisory Unit’s progress in IndII supported programs in MOT

The IndII-supported Policy Advisory Unit (PAU) presented their Activity Completion Report at the IndII office, on 12 August 2010, attended by representatives of AusAID, IndII and MOT-Planning Bureau. Darwin Djajawinata, PAU’s Lead Adviser, reported on progress made during the preceding six months in coordinating more than 10 IndII supported programs in MOT, at three levels of assistance; master plan, procedural, and project levels. The coordinators for each sub-program highlighted PAU initiatives in the area of sectoral policies, aviation, railways, sea transport and ports, and urban and land transport sub-sectors, as well as the support provided to the VM to synchronise and coordinate various sector master plans within MOT. Important lessons learnt, that will act as inputs for future IndII projects, were also discussed. These included; the support from senior officers to develop programs, and the preparation of a brief working paper or report to communicate ideas to the senior officer to make follow up easier.

Local Government Concerns on National Port Master Plan

Before being finalised, the draft of the National Port Master Plan (NPMP) was shared at a Focus Group Discussion conducted in Tanjung Pinang, Riau Archipelago on 16 July 2010. The discussion was attended by representatives from the provincial governments of Riau Archipelago, Riau (Mainland), East Java, as well as from related district and city governments of these provinces. Questions and concerns raised from Riau archipelago local governments have provided additional insights to related stakeholders towards the preparation of the Master Plan. The topics of discussion ranged from the progress of NPMP till date, priority developments in some strategic ports, possible involvement of the local government in port operations, and the potential impact of central government policies on ports to local developments.