"The central government is 100-percent ready for the new capital city," acting regional secretary of Penajam Paser Utara district, Muliadi, said in Penajam on Wednesday.
According to data provided by the central government, there is a plan for the relocation of 180 thousand central government employees, he added.
Furthermore, the transferred employees are expected to gain an understanding of each task and function and get acquainted with living in East Kalimantan, he said.
Officials and newcomers who are about to move to East Kalimantan should be able to mingle with the local community to ensure there are no social conflicts, he added.
Central government employees also need to gain an understanding of the local context and outlook that prevails in Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kartenegara districts.
"It is the same for local people, that this region has become Indonesia's capital territory," he remarked.
The understanding between newcomers and local people needs to be arrived at through special means, such as by involving the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP) to instill the context of national insight, as the problem is complex, he said.
The national insight must be established as it is in the nation's interest, not a region's or group's, Muliadi added.
Therefore, he explained, national insight comprehension will be a consideration so that the draft of the National Capital Bill can be immediately passed without any hitch.
Meanwhile, regarding the new capital's development, the formation of a task force for the new capital (IKN) is important to ensure the development is more well-organized, an economist from the University of Indonesia said earlier.
The decision to form an IKN task force was taken by the Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono.
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