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Jokowi's grand vision for new capital: Smart metropolis similar to Silicon Valley
The new capital is set to boast cutting-edge technology, a more efficient urban system and online applications to improve the delivery of public services, Jokowi said.
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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (JP/Seto Wardhana)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has set a grand vision for the new capital city: that it will be a “smart metropolis” and designed to be a melting pot of technological innovations that can sustain the country for the next century and beyond.
As government officials scramble to finish the necessary details for the capital’s relocation from Jakarta, Jokowi laid out on Tuesday his forward-looking design for the country’s new administrative hub, which will stand in the eastern part of Borneo.
The new capital is set to boast cutting-edge technology, a more efficient urban system and online applications to improve the delivery of public services, Jokowi said.
It will also have world-class education institutions and modern hospitals, botanical parks, pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, as well as green transportation systems, he added.
Residents would be encouraged to walk or use public transportation, with only electric vehicles allowed in the city.
“We are not only developing the center of government but the capital city for the future, in which the systems are projected for the next 100 to 150 years,” Jokowi told a group of chief editors, including from The Jakarta Post, in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Jokowi said he wanted the city to implement the vision of Industry 4.0, utilizing technology, connectivity and a digitized manufacturing sector to keep up with global innovations.
