Jakarta, October 6-7, 2016 - Jakarta Property Institute with four representatives from DKI Jakarta local government visited the Center for Liveable Cities (CLC) in Singapore. The visit was targeted as a learning process to better understand the systems and policies implemented in the making of Singapore to be the most livable city in Asia.
Four officials representing the local government of DKI Jakarta were selected based on their track records and believed to bring bright future for DKI Jakarta are: Head of One Stop Services Agency (PTSP) Edy Junaedi, Head of Technical Services of PTSP Iwan Kurniawan, Head of Evaluation Section City Planning Department Merry Morfosa, and Head of Land Utilization City Planning Department, Pandita Adiningrat.
The two-day visit was filled with presentations and discussions with Singapore's government experts, including officials who were/are directly involved in the implementation of Singapore's urban development policies. Among others were officials from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), Building and Construction Authority (BCA), Green Building Policy Department, and also experts from CONQUAS and CoreNet.
Each topic was presented in a very informative and in-depth method regarding the history of the policies and also the execution processes, including the adjustments within throughout the periods. The presentations covered extensive areas of knowledge, starting from the steps in creating the master plan, legislation system, development controls, guidance, and the permit/approval processes. The participants were very enthusiastic during the discussions. "The presentation materials are very detailed. Therefore the visit and the study is very effective," said Pandita.
JPI Executive Director, Wendy Haryanto, said that the program is a result of cooperation between JPI and CLC Singapore. The cooperation aims to assist in competence and skill building through higher levels of exposure to best practices in the region.
Wendy said that, in the long term plan, the program will involve more DKI Jakarta government officials, covering more topics on the priority lists. JPI and CLC Singapore expect about 20 or more officials to be involved in this program in the near future.