DKI Provincial Government and Bank Jakarta Win Cita Loka Fest 2026 Award, Pramono: Building Not Only Infrastructure 

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemprov) and Bank Jakarta won awards at the Cita Loka Fest 2026. The DKI Provincial Government received the Best Regional Award in Building a Governance that Listens through the Jakarta Smart City innovation, while Bank Jakarta received the Award for Digital Empowerment of MSMEs.

The award for the DKI Provincial Government was received directly by the Governor of DKI Jakarta Pramono Anung. In his speech, Pramono emphasized that the development of Jakarta is not enough to focus only on physical development, but must also be accompanied by the government's ability to absorb public aspirations.

"For me, if Jakarta wants to be progressive, safe, and comfortable, then the most important thing besides building its infrastructure is to listen to what the citizens want. So, building is not merely building the physical," said Pramono, Friday, June 26.

Meanwhile, the award received by Bank Jakarta was given for its contribution in encouraging the digitization of MSMEs through the Jakpreneur program and various digital-based financial services. These efforts also include expanding access to financing and increasing financial literacy for business actors.

Bank Jakarta President Director Agus H. Widodo said that the award was an encouragement for the company to continue to strengthen support for MSMEs through various service innovations.

"This award is motivation for us to continue to provide innovative banking services and solutions for MSMEs. Bank Jakarta will continue to strengthen its role as a strategic partner for MSMEs through various financing products, digital banking services, and collaboration with various parties to create an increasingly inclusive and competitive business ecosystem," said Agus.

Bank Jakarta Corporate Secretary Arie Rinaldi assessed that the awards received by the DKI Provincial Government and Bank Jakarta showed synergy in encouraging regional development and strengthening a digital-based economy.

"Bank Jakarta is always committed to supporting digital transformation and empowering people's businesses so that they can develop sustainably and have a positive impact on the regional and national economies. This award further strengthens our commitment to expanding financial access for MSMEs and encouraging the use of digital technology to increase business competitiveness," said Arie.

Until the first quarter of 2026, the distribution of Bank Jakarta's credit and financing for MSMEs was recorded at Rp. 10.46 trillion or grew 26.27 percent year-on-year (year-on-year/YoY) based on unaudited data. Of the total, as many as 2,208 debtors are business actors who are included in the Jakpreneur program.

Cita Loka Fest 2026 is a national collaboration forum with the theme Strengthening Roots for a Healthy Indonesia which involves the central government, local governments, international organizations, universities, communities, MSMEs, to companies from various sectors.