BUILDING SYNERGITY OF CENTRAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH RAKORTEK REGIONAL RENBANG II IN KALTIM"

Samarinda, (12/3/2019). "This Rakortekrenbang meeting is an important meeting as an effort to plan activity programs and their budgets to strengthen harmonization of cooperation between the central and regional governments. Of course, we in the Eastern Indonesia region hope that the portion of the budget that will be allocated for the implementation of these activity programs will be enlarged, appropriate to meet regional needs and be fair," said the Governor of East Kalimantan, Dr. Ir. H. Isran Noor, M.Si when giving a speech at the 2019 Regional II Regional Coordination Meeting in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.

Located at the Gran Senyiur Balikapapan Hotel, the Ministry of National Development Planning / Bappenas together with the Ministry of Home Affairs held a Regional II Development Planning Technical Coordination Meeting (Rakortekrenbang) (Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku and Papua). This activity lasted for five days starting from March 11 to March 15 2019.

The coordination meeting aims to build understanding and agreement between the Central Government through Ministries/Agencies and Regional Governments through Provincial Bappeda and OPD/Department regarding priority programs, activities, projects and outputs that will be implemented in 2020.

2020 is a transition in national development planning, considering that the 2015-2019 National Medium Term Development Plan (RPJMN) ends this year, but the 2020-2024 RPJMN as the basis for preparing the 2020 RKP has not yet been determined. So, in this case, the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas refers to the 2005-2025 National Long Term Development Plan (RPJPN) to prepare the 2020 RKP.

The 2020 Government Work Plan (RKP) carries the theme "Increasing Human Resources for Quality Growth", Minister of National Development Planning (Head of Bappenas) Bambang Brojonegoro explained the main points of the 2020 Government Work Plan including: (1) Human Development and Poverty Alleviation, (2) Infrastructure and Regional Equity, (3) Added Value of the Real Sector, Industrialization and Job Opportunities, (4) Food, Water, Energy and Environmental Security, (5) Stability Defense and Security.

Bambang further conveyed the Development Priorities for the Kalimantan Region, including: (1) Downstreaming of oil palm plantations, as well as nickel and coal mining, (2) Construction of the Kalimantan railway line, (3) Development of the Kijing Port integrated industrial area, (4) Development of border areas, (5) Development of rural areas and tourism areas.

With the implementation of the II Regional Coordination Meeting in East Kalimantan, it is hoped that it will produce first, the preparation of central and regional programs, activities, projects, targets, locations and budgets that have indicated the location (spatial) in achieving the national development target for 2020. Second, The realization of regional commitment in supporting the achievement of 5 (five) proposed National Priorities for 2020. Third, Creating better coordination between the center and regions. Fourth, Governors as representatives of the central government in the regions can explain the results of Kortek to districts/cities in their region by implementing Kortekrenbang at the provincial level. And fifth, the realization of programs and activities in accordance with regional potential and collaboration with the private sector/KPBU (non-budgetary and government investment financing outside the APBN/APBD).

Meanwhile, the Director of Regional Development Evaluation and Information Planning, Budiono Subambang, ST, MPM, stated several things that need attention and follow-up after the technical coordination of development plans, namely that the Ministry of Institutions carries out programs, activities and national priorities in the 2020 RKP and Renja of Ministries/Agencies in accordance with what has been agreed at this forum, then the Regional Government aligns program activities and locations to support National Priorities and Regional Priorities in the Draft RKPD and Regional Apparatus Work Plans. Budiono added that the results of this Rakortekrenbang will be used as material for the Provincial Musrenbang, National Musrenbang and the Coordination Meeting of Heads of Bappeda throughout Indonesia. (ft)