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View all search resultsWith just two years left in office and a long list of campaign promises to fulfill, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has his work cut out for him, with city councillors and experts pointing to subpar city achievements amid a raging COVID-19 outbreak.
Now, traces of their green past are only reflected in the names of such places, such as Rawa Belong (rawa literally means swamp), Rawamangun, Taman Anggrek (Orchid Park) and so on, rather than their actual condition today.
From 2012 to 2016, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), there were on average 6,600 traffic accidents every year in the capital. Roughly 700 people died each year and thousands of others were injured.
Delivering public service is indeed one part of smart city development, yet there is a broader part of development that needs more focus, especially from the government. Smart city is essentially the revelation of smarter decision-making based on abundant data by leveraging technology. So, technology is the tool and not the end goal.
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