By: Ensy Fonataba )*
The government appreciates the breakthrough efforts in accelerating development in the Central Papua region to improve the economy and community welfare.
An increase in the economic sector and also the quality of life or welfare of the people in Papua is very important because it can eliminate inequality in development in Indonesia so that there is equality in all corners of the archipelago.
Of course, equality in all corners of the archipelago will not be implemented optimally if various strategies, approaches and innovation efforts or breakthroughs in development in Papua do not occur.
Through the Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Inspector General Kemendagri), the Government expressed its appreciation to the Acting Governor of Central Papua, Ribka Haluk, for all her performance achievements, including public services and various breakthroughs in development efforts in Central Papua Province.
For information, there have been 10 performance achievements in the development of Central Papua covering various sectors, starting from emphasizing inflation rates, overcoming stunting, improving public services, handling unemployment, reducing poverty rates, improving the health sector, optimal budget absorption, to several superior activities and permits.
With the overall performance achievements showing these improvements in Central Papua, there is continuity and also the potential for improvements to continue to have a very positive impact, so that the level of satisfaction of all Indigenous Papuan (OAP) communities is high.
When all aspects improve in a much better direction in Central Papua, then this is not impossible as well as becoming a foundation for good governance there as well, as one of the results of regional expansion through the ratification of the New Autonomous Region (DOB).
Several breakthroughs or innovations in order to realize the acceleration of overall development in Central Papua, namely the Mama Governor program which has offices in 8 districts. In this way, there is a direct touch from the government to listen to the problems of its people.
Not only that, there is also a Healthy Central Papua program by establishing collaboration between hospitals across provinces in Bumi Cenderawasih so as to improve the quality and health services to the community.
Establishment of 4 task forces (task forces) to handle several national priority programs, such as dealing with inflation, stunting, unemployment and extreme poverty. In terms of education, there is a Smart Central Papua program which collaborates with several foundations to form an intelligent generation who are good at reading, learning and arithmetic.
Furthermore, there is the Bright Central Papua, Productive Central Papua program, infrastructure development with the principle of sustainability or the Golden Gate. Discussing the infrastructure development, there has been an increase in the New Nabire Airport area.
Why is this important, because by increasing the status of the airport, it will certainly have a big impact on the economic growth of the community in the region, considering that the means of transportation in Central Papua so far continues to rely on air transportation.
The presence of Boeing type aircraft will have economic value for the entire community, starting from creating jobs and also increasingly affordable ticket prices. This effort occurred in coordination with the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub RI).
All of these innovations and breakthroughs then brought a lot of appreciation from the Government, through the Ministry of Home Affairs. One of them, Dr. Elfin Elyas Nainggolan believes that the improvement and development of the New Nabire Airport will clearly have a big impact on economic growth.
All these efforts and breakthroughs are a real form of development that starts from the upstream, so it is also worthy of being a lesson learned for officials and other regional heads in the Land of Papua.
Another appreciation came from the Secretary of the Inspectorate General (Inspector General) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Husin Tambunan, who assessed that there is now a fast step in controlling inflation in Central Papua, which is certainly very good.
One example of quick steps in efforts to control inflation is a sudden inspection program (sidak) in the market, then there is a movement to plant chilies and cheap food by providing subsidies and continuing to pay attention to the condition of damaged roads.
There was also quick handling when the Trans Papua road from Nabire to Paniai experienced a landslide recently. This includes bringing high appreciation because it is an effort to prevent inflation in the area.
Meanwhile, Inspector General of the Ministry of Home Affairs Tomsi Tohir also expressed his appreciation because in Central Papua there was accelerated development, procurement of office land, airport improvements, handling inflation and optimal public services.
Not only giving appreciation, the Central Government also continues to provide full assistance and encouragement to all parties, especially Regional Governments such as Governors or at the Regent and Mayor level in all regions of Bumi Cenderawasih to always strive to provide breakthroughs and innovations in order to realize the accelerated development of Papua.
)* Papuan students live in Yogyakarta