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City administration resumes publishing meeting videos
The Jakarta administration has resumed uploading videos of executive meetings on YouTube, after the decision to halt uploading the material earlier this month incurred strong public criticism.
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Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (right) and his deputy Sandiaga Uno attend a plenary session at City Hall in Central Jakarta on Nov. 15. (JP/Seto Wardhana.)
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he Jakarta administration has resumed uploading videos of executive meetings on YouTube, after the decision to halt uploading the material earlier this month incurred strong public criticism.
The Jakarta Communications, Information and Statistics Agency restarted uploading the videos last Thursday, with the newest videos concerning upgrades to Block VI of Central Jakarta’s Senen Market, the restoration of the Ciliwung River near Kampung Pulo in East Jakarta, leakage at Luar Batang embankment in North Jakarta, a discussion on improving the welfare of Thousand Islands residents, and the governor's direction on the performance of city officials.
Other sets of videos covered the preparation for New Year’s Eve activities, cooperation with the National Land Agency (BPN) in regard to land certification, and Public Order Agency head Yani Wahyu Purwoko’s response to criticism of his agency by the Indonesian Ombudsman.
Two videos of meetings from last month were also uploaded. One of them was about the realization of tax revenues while the other was about the 2017 city budget absorption.
The duration of the videos vary from four to 13 minutes, significantly shorter than those uploaded during the administration of former governors Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama and Djarot Saiful Hidayat, which used to last for half an hour to one hour for a single video.
Previously, Deputy Governor Sandiaga had admitted that videos of various meetings were no longer being uploaded to YouTube, because many people “made fun” of the new leaders as they watched the videos. (dis)
