The Palace Responds To The Advanced Media Center Of Indonesia Formation Of Bahlil Which Was Highlighted By The AMIN National Team
JAKARTA - Presidential Special Staff Coordinator Ari Dwipayana said that each ministry has an obligation to disseminate government programs.
This was conveyed in response to the establishment of the Advanced Indonesia Media Center by the Minister of Investment Bahlil Lahadalia whose name is similar to one of the coalitions supporting one of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
"Yes, every ministry basically has an obligation to disseminate communication of government programs. Because we are one unit. Synergy between government public relations must certainly be carried out," Ari said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, December 6.
Regarding the overlapping problem of media center functions with the duties of the Ministry of Communication and Information, Ari Dwipayana said that the program carried out by a ministry was indeed supported through news and public communication of other ministries.
"It is a media synergy that has been done so far so that in that way what we have been doing during the last 9 years can really be seen witnessed and explained to the public," he said.
According to Ari, the functions and obligations to carry out public communication are indeed a must for every ministry to support each other. He said the function of public communication is the domain of all ministries. "Now, the importance of communication synergy is carried out so that the public also knows what the government is doing and each party does that, including Kominfo, synergizes it," he explained.
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Highlighted By The AMIN National Team
The National Team for Winning Anies-Muhaimin (Timnas AMIN) questioned the intention of the Minister of Investment/Kelapa of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia who founded the Advanced Indonesia Media Center.
The Media Center for Advanced Indonesia was launched by Bahlil with the function of informing government policies and preventing hoaxes targeting the government.
AMIN national team spokesman Billy David Neututumilena said the task of distributing information about the government was the domain of the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kemenkominfo). He admitted that he was surprised why Bahlil had the hassle of establishing the media center.
"We actually question what the urgency is. Right, because the media center in many republican history, this was first formed by a media center other than those in Kominfo," said Billy at the AMIN Winning House, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, December 5.
"Why does BKPM even take care of matters related to the media which should be the main duties and functions of the Ministry of Communication and Informatics?", he continued, questioning.
Billy is worried that Bahlil will use his position to side with one of the presidential and vice presidential candidates, namely Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
Because, currently the naming of "Indonesia Maju" in the media center has been used by the coalition of parties supporting Prabowo-Gibran which also matches the name of President Jokowi's cabinet.