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.
Presentation on the Development of Guidelines for Special Railway
The Office of the Deputy for Infrastructure and Regional Development in the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs (CMEA) and the Directorate General of Railways (DGR) both acknowledge the need to promote greater investment in Special Railways. An initial meeting was conducted at DGR on 26 July 2010 to discuss the development of the necessary guidelines. IndII Consultants, Richard G. Sharp and John Winner made presentations. The proposed guidelines will provide tools to assist national and subnational authorities to establish an effective Special Railway system and will address technical operation, spatial planning, economic viability, risk management, the legal, financial and commercial aspects of investment and environmental and social impacts. Representatives from DGR, CMEA, Bappenas, the Ministry of Finance, and the Study Center for Partnership and Transportation Service (MoT) participated in the meeting and provided inputs and recommendations.
Infrastructure Enhancement Grants for Sanitation Development Acceleration Program
To increase access to clean water and improve sanitation, the Directorate General of Human Settlements (DGHS) is creating a Sanitation Development Acceleration program utilising an Infrastructure Enhancement Grant from IndII. The program concept was discussed in a workshop held on 20 July 2010 at Grand Flora Hotel, Jakarta. The workshop also explained how the 2010 budget data of Local Governments (LGs) will potentially be used as part of the process to select participating LGs. The workshop was chaired by Ir. Rina Agustin I, MURP and Rudi Arifin from DGHS, Nugroho Tri Utomo from Bappenas, and Rita Herlina from the Directorate General of Financial Balance, MoF. LGs that are candidates for the program include Makassar, Yogyakarta, Purworejo, Probolinggo, Jombang, Solok, Deli Serdang, Sanggau and Banjarmasin. Field visits will be arranged soon to follow up.
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