Implementation of Public Consultation in 2016 in the Mancong Meeting Room, Mesra Hotel, Jalan Pahlawan Number 1 Samarinda was attended by participants of approximately two hundred people from all SKPD scope of the Provincial Government Professional Association.

dr. Meliana in her remarks said that the importance of the Public Consultation Forum was intended to be able to capture the aspirations of stakeholders in the early stages with the aim of gathering the aspirations and expectations of stakeholders towards the priority and targets of the development of East Kalimantan Province in 2017

further Assistant of General Administration or also known as Assistant IV added that the RKPD of East Kalimantan Province which was prepared was a regional planning document in 2017, which was based on the direction of regional development policies, referring to the East Kalimantan RPJMD document in 2013-2018, as well as paying attention to national development priorities

RKPD in 2017 is the fourth year that has a strategic critical point position determines the success of achieving the target of the RPJMD East Kalimantan in 2013 - 2018 as the third stage of the RPJPD East Kalimantan in 2005 - 2025.

Basically development is intended to improve the quality of life of the community. Therefore, in the process development must pay attention to norms, namely development must not create and widen inequality; and the economic growth that is pursued should not reduce the carrying capacity and cause environmental damage.

As an economic picture of the East Kalimantan region since 2013 has experienced severe tests and currently economic growth has contracted -1.65%. Inevitable as a consequence of the slowdown in the world economy, the decline in oil and gas and coal prices which are still as the East Kalimantan economic base.

Economic Transformation By exploring the superior potential of the economy outside of oil and gas and coal and downstreaming it is the answer to building a quality and sustainable economy.

In order to implement industrial hiliriation in order to achieve quality economic growth and structure targets, in 2017 it must be more focused and concrete to achieve the completion of industrial downstream programs through the development of 8 planned industrial estates. We have succeeded in downstreaming the gas/petrochemical industry in the Bontang Industrial Estate. However, downstreaming in the mineral, coal, CPO, agricultural and tourism industry sectors still faces the following challenges:
1. Agroindustry Development - Chemical Oleo in MBTK Maloy, especially in the completion of ports, pile tanks, raw water supply, drinking water and energy supply;
2. The development of Kik Kariangau and Buluminung, especially the Balang Island Bridge, Balikpapan -Samarrinda Toll Road, Balang Island Bridge Access Road, Raw Water and Clean Water and Marine Techno Park;
3. Development of BSB, Ringroad access to BSB, Mahkota II Bridge and Twin Bridge and Flood Control
4. Development of the Derawan Tourism Industry, including Jalan Tanjung Redeb to Muara Batu, as well as Maratua Airport Operations;
5. Development of Agricultural Areas in Paser and PPU Regencies, where there are Gunung Sewu Group companies that will develop the fresh fruit canning industry, the construction of the Lambakan Reservoir.
6. The border area in the form of the construction of access roads and bridges to the border, namely Long Bagun-Long Pahangai-Long Apari and Long Apari Airport.
7. Kukar Agricultural Industrial Estate, Kubar: Dam Marang Kayu.

The task of realizing these projects is an adequate challenge because fiscal capacity, especially DBH oil and gas has declined. To note that the central government transfer to the Provincial Government of East Kalimantan from year to year continues to decline, in 2012 amounting to 6.089 trillion rupiah and experienced a sharp decline to 4.068 trillion rupiah in 2016.

Uncertainty of the Central Fund Transfer Policy to the regions, changes in regulations that affect authority and institutions, requires us to look back and force us to work smart in making breakthrough activities that are able to generate income so that it does not continue to depend on funding from the center.

We realize that the success of the development of East Kalimantan is a collective success of the role of the province together with the central and district/city governments and the community. Therefore, let's close the ranks to work together synergistically.

The preparation of 2017 RKPD must be done in quality and more productive so it is necessary to pay attention to:
1. Determination of programs and activities must be Quick Win (which touches the community directly); 2. Savings on government spending by prioritizing mandatory spending;
3. Increased investment in the region in an effort to encourage PAD and find other sources of financing with the Public Private Partnership (PPP) pattern so that we do not depend on oil and gas and coal profit sharing funds;
4. The acceleration of development and development of infrastructure that supports economic /industrial centers, rural infrastructure, especially to overcome the isolation of rural areas so that the economy of the community is developing.
5. Building the commitment of all STIKHolder both government, business actors and the community to support the achievement of mutually agreed development targets.

At the end of his remarks, the Assistant of General Administration hoped that this public consultation forum would get important input from STIKHolder in order to realize effective and strategic planning so as to be able to anticipate changes and dynamics in the community. (Public Relations Bappeda of East Kalimantan Province/Sukandar, S. Sos).