Jokowi Hopes Apex Prepares City Administration Strategy To Welcome The 2050 Population

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) (Doc: State Secretariat)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) advised the Association of All-Indonesian City Governments (Apeksi) to draw up a large urban planning to welcome population growth until 2050. Its big planning, its major strategy, must be prepared from now on. All cities must have their own big urban plans," said Jokowi, in Bogor City, Friday 15 December. He said this when opening the 2023 Apex National Conference (Munas) agenda in Bogor City, West Java. He said the global urban population had continued to grow rapidly since the 1900's era to date. In 1900 the number of urban populations was around 10 percent of the total world's population, the 2000's era increased by 50 percent, and was expected to touch up to 70 percent in 2050. Urban population in Indonesia, said Jokowi, reaching 49.7 percent of the national population, in 2020 it grew to 56.7 percent and was estimated in 2045 to 2050 to reach 70 percent. He emphasized the importance of detail on urban architectural architecture designs to bring about the differentiation of regional characters according to their potential. "I entrust the first one, the architectural design of the city, all cities have, but more details must have their engineering details so that it is clear what 2050 will be a city. Because in fact that advantage will bring up the city character to be brought about," he said. He gave an example in Sunnylands, California, the United States has 37 golfing facilities that become an attraction for "big class" tourists. "One city has a golf course 37, all private jets come there almost every day only for golf," he said. Another potential that can also be duplicated in urban areas of Indonesia, such as the periodic exhibitions that are currently held in cities in cool-temperature cities.. There are cities that have specifications to make exhibitions every two weeks, world-level exhibitions in Germany, every two weeks the exhibition, exhibitions of photography, outdoor, furniture, furniture, technology exhibitions, their lives are only from the city exhibition, "he said. Another observation, he said, an exhibition of the High Point in North California, which is always loved by tens of thousands of people to observe the trend of ladders every year.

President Jokowi said big cities in Indonesia must also prioritize the strength of their potential, such as strong Ambon with the fisheries sector, Lampung with natural potential in the form of pineapple or banana fruit, and Tomohon in Manado with flower wealth. "So the city's strength really appears the character of the city, but it all has to be designed from the start," he said.