December 1, 2016 - Jakarta Property Institute (JPI) in collaboration with the Center for Livable Cities (CLC) Singapore provided technical training on licensing systems to twenty-two employees of the DKI Jakarta One Stop Integrated Service Agency (BPTSP). The training will take place for three days on December 5 to 7, 2016 in Singapore with materials covering the licensing system starting from building construction, manual to digital service conversion mechanism, system integration and authority, supervision, and others.
Singapore was chosen as the destination for the orientation study because the country is known as an investment-friendly country and its business licensing process is fast, easy, but still pays attention to aspects of safety, comfort, and environmental sustainability.
DKI Jakarta Deputy Governor for Spatial Planning and Environment Ozwar Muadzin Mungkasa responded positively to this cooperation program. According to Ozwar, one of the biggest obstacles faced by the DKI Jakarta government today is in the licensing sector. Based on records, the number of licenses handled by BPTSP currently reaches up to 508 licenses. "HR capacity is not as good as imagined because PTSP was just formed. Synergy coordination with SKPD is also not very good, we hope that with this training we can have a good, clear system, people who are able to run, and have a supporting information system."
This training is the third training conducted based on the cooperation between JPI and the Singapore Government. Previously, JPI had also dispatched selected employees of the DKI Government to attend training in Singapore in October and November 2016. The number of representatives of the DKI Jakarta government who can participate in the training as a result of this collaboration is targeted to reach up to 40 people by early 2017.
The materials obtained by the participants in the previous training also varied. Starting from urban governance, policy integration in making city development and development plans, urban planning, land and water management, and others.
JPI Executive Director Wendy Haryanto said this cooperation program was implemented because JPI wanted to help advance the city of Jakarta. "This training is expected to contribute to capacity building and the quality of the licensing system in DKI Jakarta. As we know, investment in Jakarta never stops so we need to keep learning so that development in this city provides benefits for all."