Jokowi: New Capital City Is Part Of Massive Transformation, Not Just Physical Building

President Joko Widodo (Photo: Screenshot of Youtube @SecretariatPresident)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said that the construction of the new nation's capital city in East Kalimantan is not just physical development. He emphasized that this development is part of a major transformation to deal with change.

This was conveyed when giving a briefing at the 67th Anniversary of Parahyangan University, Bandung, West Java on Monday, January 17.

"I want to emphasize regarding the construction of a new capital city that our new capital is part of the massive transformation that we want to carry out," Jokowi said in his briefing broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube channel.

"The construction of a new capital city is not merely a physical move of government offices. The main goal (development, ed) is to build a smart new city, a new city that is competitive at the global level, build a new locomotive for the transformation of our country towards an Indonesia based on innovation and technology," added the former governor of DKI Jakarta.

Not only that, this development will also be designed based on a green economy. Where, the city is healthy for its citizens, as well as efficient and productive.

"Residents are close everywhere, residents can ride bicycles everywhere, they can walk everywhere because of zero emission," said Jokowi.

Furthermore, Jokowi hopes that this city will also become a magnet for the world and become a center of innovation. Thus, he wants all parties to contribute, including the Parahyangan University family along with other universities.

"So once again, the new nation's capital is not just a city that contains government offices, but we want to build a smart metropolis that is able to become a global talent magnet, a magnet to become a center of innovation," he said.

"I look forward to the contribution of the Parahyangan University extended family and universities throughout Indonesia in this transformation of Indonesia. To contribute through superior human resources through scientific and technological innovation through real work for the progress of Indonesia," he concluded.