"Besides handling traffic jams, in 2024, Jakarta's development plans will also solve other national priority issues," acting Governor of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono informed after attending the 2024 regional work plan (RKPD) development planning meeting in Jakarta on Monday.
The national priority issues are flood prevention, recovery from economic slowdown, poverty alleviation, stunting handling, strengthening democratic values, and traffic jams handling, he said.
"We will make sure that the people's aspirations will become inputs in preparing programs and activities that could bring benefits to the community," he added.
He then asked all regional officials to strive for increased innovation and breakthroughs in development programs and activities. This is because it could help accelerate quality development in the economic, social, and environmental sectors.
"We must continue to strive for innovation and breakthroughs. In 2024, we must be optimistic that our economy will grow. We must also prepare concepts to overcome troubles and accelerate economic growth with cooperation from the government and business entities," he said.
The Jakarta provincial government is preparing to transform the city into a global city as stipulated by Law Number 3 of 2022 concerning the Capital City. Jakarta will lose its tag as Indonesia's capital city to the new capital city (IKN) Nusantara in East Kalimantan.
Therefore, Hartono has invited the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) and the Ministry of Home Affairs to prepare Jakarta as a global city through several programs and activities.
In addition, he said that his administration is committed to fulfilling the achievement index for the transformation of Jakarta into a global city and asked for support from all development policy stakeholders in Jakarta.
Earlier, President Joko Widodo said that Jakarta would continue to be improved as a business and tourism city, while IKN Nusantara would become a government city.
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