The forum focused on refining the IPKP measurement system and evaluating its role as an instrument to support economic development in maritime border areas in 2026.
BNPP Deputy for Border Area Potential Management Edfrie R. Maith said the 2026 assessment would follow government efficiency policies, with seven of 11 maritime border management centers measured directly and five assessed online.
“The target for completing the 2026 IPKP report is July 2026,” Maith said in a statement issued on Friday.
Maith stressed the importance of implementing recommendations from previous IPKP assessments.
He said several interventions had yet to be fully reflected in the 2025 assessment results, prompting BNPP to coordinate further with relevant institutions to ensure stronger impacts on border growth centers.
At the forum, Tourism Ministry official Andar Danova outlined five tourism priorities for 2026, including tourism safety, tourist villages, quality tourism, national events and Tourism 5.0 programs.
He added that border regions could cooperate on human resource development through tourism polytechnics under existing memorandums of understanding.
Danova also said registrations for tourism events and attractions could be accessed through the Tourism Ministry’s official website.
Meanwhile, Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry representative Dessi Arisandi said around 85 percent of fishermen in maritime border areas remained uncertified, with most having only elementary or junior high school education.
She said training programs focused on fisheries management, modern fishing methods and post-harvest handling due to limited access to vocational facilities.
Statistics Indonesia official Endah Riawati presented economic growth data for maritime border regions through the 2026 People’s Market Directory covering 11 maritime border growth centers.
She said the gross regional domestic product calculation used production, expenditure and income approaches to measure regional economic performance.
According to the 2025 regional GDP growth data, Natuna District recorded the highest growth at 10.49 percent, followed by Sangihe District at 5.67 percent and Talaud District at 5.19 percent.
The lowest growth rates were recorded in Bengkalis District at 2.93 percent, Biak Numfor at 3.29 percent and Southwest Maluku at 3.49 percent.
BNPP said the forum reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to strengthening cross-sector coordination and data-based policies to promote equitable and sustainable development in maritime border regions.
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