Support Otsus, MIPI Calls Papua Development Not Easy In The Context Of Administrative And Justice

Chairman of MIPI Papua Muhammad Musa'ad. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAYAPURA - The Papuan Institute of Government Sciences (MIPI) said Special Autonomy (Otsus) was one of the instruments that could be used as a strategy to accelerate development in the province nicknamed "Earth Cenderawasih". The development of Papua is not easy in the context of equity and justice. "This is because the Papua region is very wide, namely 319,036.05 square kilometers or 16.64 percent of the territory of Indonesia with very difficult geographical and topographic conditions," he said in a written statement quoted by Antara, Sunday, August 28. Therefore, according to him, communication, coordination, supervision, and control are needed to bring up the acceleration of development in Papua. "In addition, there is also an uneven spread of the population," he said.

As a result, he said, service relations between the government and residents were difficult, local conditions were pluralistic, and the cultural acculturation process between local communities. "For this reason, a priority program for Papuan development in 2019-2023 was made which was the commitment of the Papua Provincial Government in responding to the challenges and strategic issues of Papuan development," said Muhammad Musa'ad.