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President gives new national committees six-month deadline
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono welcomed members of the newly established national committees on economy and innovation at the State Palace on Tuesday while handing them a six-month deadline to come up with a set of recommendations
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resident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono welcomed members of the newly established national committees on economy and innovation at the State Palace on Tuesday while handing them a six-month deadline to come up with a set of recommendations.
Yudhoyono said both committees, officiated by a presidential decree signed on May 20, would produce comprehensive assessments of the state budget, economic connectivity, sustainable growth, poverty and unemployment reduction, job creation, food, water and energy resiliency, and a domestic financing mechanism.
“We don’t have enough time to have analytical assessments on governmental policies. We hope they can finish their task in six months,” Yudhoyono was quoted as saying by Antara news agency.
Yudhoyono said the committees should assess the effectiveness of the state budget in spearheading economic growth while reducing Indonesia’s dependency on foreign debt in the long run.
The second most important job for the committee, he said, was to asses the connectivity between the output of Indonesia’s domestic economy with its domestic market as opposed to the country’s export market.
Yudhoyono said the distribution of goods within the country should be improved to meet growing domestic consumption. Thus, he said, the committee should come up with recommendations on how to improve national logistics.
Like its counterparts in Asia, Indonesia faces challenges from the financial crisis in the US and Europe, which have led to weakening demand for Indonesian products. Economists and business executives have advised economies in Asia to focus on improving domestic consumption in a bid to maintain a positive trajectory for economic growth.
The National Economic Committee (KEN), led by tycoon Chairul Tanjung as chairman, economist Chatib Basri as deputy chairman and economist Avialiani as secretary, consists of 24 figures with relevant backgrounds.
Members of KEN are Nina Sakti Triawati, Umar Juoro, Christianto Wibisono, John A. Prasetyo, Faisal Basri, TP Rahmat, Siti Hartati Murdaya, James T. Riady, Raden Pardede, Jisman S. Simanjuntak, HS Dillon, Peter Gontha, Hermanto Siregar, Chris Canter, Ichsan Tanjung, M. Syafii Antonio, Syarif Cicip Sutardjo, Erwin Aksa, Sandiaga Uno and Purbaya Yudi S.
The National Innovation Committee (KIN) is led by Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) chairman Zuhal, accompanied by the the Bogor Agricultural Institute rector Herry Suhardiyanto as deputy chairman and Redy Permana as secretary.
KIN comprises Sangkot Marzuki, Sahari L., Ninok Leksono, Umar Jenie, Marzan Iskandar, Ikhwan Suhardi, Lukman Hakim, Bustanil Arifin, Amir S., Rahmat Gobel, Ilham Habibie, Tim Muhtari, Anton Apriantono, Arief Rahman, Jusman Syafiie Djamal, Bambang Kesowo, Betty Alisjahbana, Tri Mumpuni and top university rectors. (ebf)
