By: Aldia Putra) *
President Jokowi continues to develop the entire territory of Indonesia without exception through the Indonesian concept. This development is an implementation of the value of Pancasila in order to realize social justice for all Indonesian people.
In this New Era of National Development, the paradigm of increasing infrastructure is deemed necessary to be revolutionized. Jawasentris that is considered to cause gaps must be changed by implementing development more equitably. Therefore the concept of “Indonesiasentris” and then raised to Jokowi’s leadership must be welcomed as a new chapter of national development.
Initially the concept was titled Jawasentris, but in its journey, infrastructure development was only focused on Java and Jakarta. So that the implementation around the island of Java is considered not very effective. Based on this experience, President Jokowi finally took the initiative to change this concept to become wider and bigger, which is now popularly known as Indonesiasentris.
In this concept the government is targeting the development of up to 45,592 kilometers of national roads and the construction of 2,650 kilometers of new roads during 2014-2019. A number of parties mentioned that development with this concept will be able to balance the condition of infrastructure in various regions of Indonesia so that it has the same improvement.
In fact, this Indonesia centric also supports the development of new growth centers, especially in eastern Indonesia, including the country’s borders in the outer regions. The noble essence of Indonesia is to encourage the realization of people’s welfare in a fair and equitable manner. Which can accelerate development in various sectors, while maintaining the unity and integrity of the nation.
As the executor of development, three ministries have been chosen namely, the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Public Works, and the Ministry of Villages, PDT and Transmigration or the Ministry of Health. To support this development, the government has poured a quite fantastic amount of funds. Which will be allocated according to the designated ministry.
Implementation of infrastructure improvements in other cities, one of which is the construction of the 39km-long Manado-Bitung toll road. Which is also part of the 1,000 kilometer toll road that will be developed throughout Indonesia over the next five years. In Perpres No. 3 in 2016 there were around 225 projects focused on the construction of toll roads, airports, ports, national roads, railroad networks, housing, dams, tourism infrastructure, energy to electricity.
The location of the construction is no longer dominated in the area of Java, but also extends to other areas, such as Sumatra, Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Maluku, and also Papua. For the Papua region itself, breakthroughs to support the course of development one by one have been realized. Many infrastructures that can be enjoyed by the people of Bumi Cendrawasih.
One of them was the inauguration of the Holtekamp bridge as a link between the Hamadi region and other cities. The real benefits of building this bridge in addition to summarizing the mileage, also raises the potential for new economic growth, such as in the Tourism sector. Which will have an impact on improving the economy of the surrounding residents. In addition, the distribution of various product needs will be easily accessed. Because, road supporters have also been built a lot.
Not only that, a number of achievements in the Land of Papua including the application of fuel prices with one price are also considered successful. Following the increase in the health sector and also education. So hopefully, Papua will be able to catch up with other regions.
Jokowi’s real commitment was welcomed by La Nyala Mahmud Mattalitti in relation to accelerating the realization of this Indonesia-centric development concept. He said President Jokowi’s orientation was to develop Indonesia as a whole without exception from Sabang to Merauke.
La Nyalla explained that in this development, the President would not walk alone. So that he also invited the senators to take part in the process of accelerating the development. He said he wanted to increase the positive action space for each DPD member who, according to him, could participate in the development through the Indonesian concept. All parties can partner with relevant ministries and agencies and institutions even directly to regional heads to smooth the implementation process and advance public welfare.
Based on this concrete evidence reflects President Jokowi’s commitment and seriousness in the process of promoting the welfare of Indonesia fairly and equally. And do not rule out the possibility, these achievements will be more brilliant. Therefore, it needs support from all elements of society related to the implementation of this noble Indonesian concept. In his administration for the next five years, there may be obstacles, but many believe that the plan to accelerate development will soon be realized as a whole.
) * The author is a social political observer
