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View all search resultsAs the world becomes increasingly dominated by technology, we as a society need to develop, maintain and provide free access to more open spaces to provide a balance between digital and interpersonal engagement for the well-being of youths today and generations to come.
In 2019, a whopping 14.4 percent of Jakarta households were in slum areas, while the development of exclusive residential areas such as gated communities and vertical housing was on the rise, indicating increasing urban economic segregation.
Call it the pursuit of "modernization" or the modern esthetic, but public spaces filled with facilities, structures and other ar elements that make them unaccommodating to the end-user (that would be us, the public) aren't fulfilling their basic function, never mind inclusiveness.
"The public can wear cloth masks, or masks made from other materials, as long as they can prevent the spread of saliva droplets when speaking," said Indonesia's COVID-19 rapid response task force head, Doni Monardo.
Despite the capital being relocated, Anies emphasized that the infrastructure projects in Jakarta, scheduled to be completed by 2030 at an approximate cost of Rp 571 trillion (US$40.04 million), would continue. The projects include the development of LRT, MRT and BRT commuter networks, drinking water systems, sewerage and residential housing.
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