Jayapura – The State Intelligence Agency (BIN) together with the youth who are members of the Inspiring Young Papua (PMI) continue to work on developing the potential of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Papua. One of them is cooperating with government agencies and other stakeholders, such as the Police.
The Head of the West Papua Regional Police (Kapolda), Inspector General of Police Tahi Monang Silitonga stated that he was ready to encourage the development of PMI MSME products to a wider market.
“Although this is not my part, they need support so that the products of young Papuans can develop and be known,” he said while holding a talk show in the lobby of the Regional Police Headquarters, Manokwari, some time ago.
He added, to be able to compete in the national market, in addition to continuous production, the amount of production must be large and consistent in terms of quality. Even for the first step, the Kapolda will coordinate with the Regional Leadership Communication Forum (Forkopimda) to jointly encourage these MSME products to be used independently by each work unit in West Papua.
“Young brothers and sisters, you have to keep your spirits up and don’t give up. We are ready to help with what we can,” said the regional police chief, Inspector General Silitonga.
In addition, in advancing MSME products, PMI also cooperates with PT Pertamina to develop MSME. Pertamina and PMI have started implementing programs to advance the MSME sector and the creative economy in Papua. Some of these programs include the development of MSME packaging, photography competitions, and creative economy development training.
PT Pertamina through the Small Medium Enterprise and Partnership Program (SMEPP) division continues to encourage creative economic passion at PMI. In addition, PT Pertamina and PMI are also focused on reviving MSMEs in Papua. Another program carried out by Pertamina and PMI is building houses for MSMEs in Tobati Village, Jayapura City, Papua.
Previously, Deputy Director of PMI, Neil Aiwoy, said these programs were a small step. He also hopes that this program and method must also receive support from the community so that it can run well.
Neil Aiwoy explained, the presence of PMI itself is not a form of competition against other communities. He hoped that PMI’s presence would be able to create a collaboration that was created between the community and the Regional Government (Pemda).
“Inspiring Young Papuans are here not to compete or compete, but to work together and collaborate to do good things,” he concluded.