Special Team to Accelerate Development in Papua

Special Team to Accelerate Development in Papua

The government will focus on accelerating the development of Papua and West Papua holistically in the next five years by involving a number of ministries / institutions and other agencies. "If every institution has a different program, there will be no point, now it is expected to be united despite each budget," said Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Polhukam) Mahfud MD in the Papua Development Conference in Jakarta, Tuesday (17 / 12).
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The Ministry of National Development Planning and the National Development Planning Agency (PPN / Bappenas), Mahfud revealed, would later have a special desk in Papua, as well as at the Coordinating Ministry for Politics and Security. He hoped the two desks would be under one umbrella so that the Papua and West Papua development acceleration program would be more optimally coordinated by the Papua desk.
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In the next five years, he continued, the government has prepared five agendas so that development in Bumi Cenderawasih is not only present in physical infrastructure but the goals are also achieved for the welfare of the local community.
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Five agenda, he continued, namely the development of human resources (HR) in accordance with the potential of the region based on local wisdom and global challenges. Then accelerating infrastructure development, simplifying regulations, and bureaucracy. In addition, economic transformation that utilizes natural resources and the support of qualified Papuan human resources and accelerated integrated development.
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"Papua's development is not only infrastructure but also must be in the field of improving the quality of human resources, the human resources of indigenous Papuans through education," said Coordinating Minister Mahfud. To realize the accelerated development and prosperity of the people of Papua and West Papua, Mahfud asked Bappenas, in addition to focusing on holistic transformation, also to formulate new models / ways and new ways of working in managing Papua.
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Bappenas, he continued, was also asked to ensure that all programs for the progress of Papua and West Papua were carried out.