IKN Transfer Is Assessed To Strengthen Commitment To Inclusion And Tolerance

Main Expert Staff of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) Wandy Tuturoong/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Main Expert Staff of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) Wandy Tuturoong said the relocation of the country's capital city (IKN) to East Kalimantan (Kaltim) strengthens the commitment to inclusion and tolerance in Indonesia. This means that this area is a natural showcase," Wandy said in a written statement from KSP in Jakarta, Thursday 10 February. The composition of the population in East Kalimantan is quite diverse. The composition of the population in East Kalimantan, said Wandy, is 30.2 percent or 1,356,504 people are Javanese, Bugis people are 924,236 people or 20.6 percent, Banjar people are 557,953 people or 12.4 percent, Dayak are as many as 417,006 people or 9.3 percent, and the Kutai tribe as many as 346.084 people or 7.7 percent.

"If you look at the data, the main challenge is how to care for diversity and maintain the values of tolerance and public ethics. Now that challenge will be answered by moving IKN," said Wandy. showcase in environmental transformation, technological progress, public services, including quality health and education. "While we are building from scratch in IKN, don't be half-hearted. All the best ideas must be realized and all the big challenges of becoming a developed country must be anticipated," said Wandy. Previously, at the 2022 Mandiri Investment Forum, Wednesday (9/2), President Joko Widodo conveyed that the IKN development program in East Kalimantan is an important part of various transformations. economy, technology, including quality health and education services as well as social who is full of tolerance and upholds public ethics.