Many Regions Are Poor In Innovation, Minister Of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian Sent A Team To Observe Regional Heads' Performance

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian. (ANTARA/HO-Kemendagri)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavian confirmed that his party will deploy a team to monitor local governments that are considered less innovative.

This needs to be done after viewing the regional innovation data information report based on the measurement results of the regional innovation index.

"I will send a team from the Ministry of Home Affairs, a combination of the Directorate General of Autonomy (Regional Autonomy), BPP (Research and Development Agency), and from the Inspectorate General (Inspectorate General)," Tito said in a written statement in Jakarta, Antara, Wednesday, December 28.

The team that will be formed will later be tasked with taking an inventory of existing problems in the region and finding solutions to these problems.

"Later we will make several teams according to the region, we want to know what the problem is," said Tito.

According to Tito, the key to the success of regional autonomy lies in leadership, the ability of regional heads to make breakthroughs, and innovations for the welfare of the community.

Therefore, he admits that he is concerned if there are areas that are less innovative, even if the innovation cannot be measured. It is known that in the 2021 IGA event there are 166 local governments that are considered less innovative and 23 other regions cannot be assessed.

This figure is indeed less than the previous year (2020) which recorded as many as 58 regions that could not be assessed. However, Tito still emphasizes regional heads to continue to innovate and explore regional potentials in order to be able to improve the welfare of their people.

The regional innovation index has been validated by the Research and Development Agency (BPP) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, and through a quality assurance process by the Special Work Unit for Community Service and Service (UKKPPM) Scientific Modeling, Application, Research, and Training for City-Centered Innovation and Technology (SMART CITY). ) University of Indonesia.