Jakarta – The Presidential Personnel Office (KSP) mentioned that moving of the state capital city from Jakarta to East Kalimantan strengthens the dedication for inclusivity and tolerance in Indonesia.
“The moving of the capital city to East Kalimantan location is rather suitable based on the variety that has been there for a long time. It indicates this location is a natural display (of variety),” KSP ' s main expert, Wandy Tuturoong, said as priced quote in KSP ' s composed declaration here on Thursday.
Tuturoong kept in mind that based upon the research study on the transfer of the capital city from the socio-cultural aspect performed by the Ministry of National Advancement Planning/National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) in 2019, the composition of East Kalimantan ' s population is rather varied.
He detailed that 30.2 percent, or 1,356,504 individuals of East Kalimantan were Javanese; 20.6 percent, or 924,236 individuals, are Bugis; 12.4 percent, or 557,953 people, are Banjarese; 9.3 percent, or 417,006, are Dayak people, and 7.7 percent, or 346,084, are Kutai people.
“If we take a look at the data, the main obstacle is how to protect the variety and maintain the worths of tolerance and public ethics. Now that difficulty will be answered by the relocation of the capital city,” he specified.
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The KSP primary specialist likewise noted that relocation of the state capital would also display change of the environment, technological advancements, civil services, and quality health and education.
“Since we are building the new capital city from scratch, do refrain from doing it half-heartedly. All the best ideas need to be recognized, and all the big challenges of becoming a developed nation must be anticipated,” he said.
Earlier, at the 2022 Mandiri Investment Online Forum on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, President Joko Widodo communicated that development of the brand-new capital city in East Kalimantan belongs to the different improvements.
The brand-new capital, called Nusantara, will become a display of change in the environment, working methods, economic base, innovation, including quality education and health services, and social order that maintains the worths of tolerance and public principles.
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