Ask Local Government To Focus On HR Education, Minister Of Home Affairs Hopes Active Regional Heads Increase PAD

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian at the XVI National Working Meeting of Apkasi at JCC, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday (10/7/2014). BETWEEN/HO-Puspen Ministry of Home Affairs.

JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian asked local governments (Pemda) to focus on policies in the fields of education, health, and human resource development (HR).

In addition to this, the Minister of Home Affairs also asked regional heads to play an active role in reviving the private sector to be able to encourage an increase in local revenue (PAD).

"Each region is expected to be able to provide a high PAD, self-finance," said Tito at the XVI National Working Meeting (Rakernas) of the Association of Indonesian Regency Governments (Apkasi) at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Senayan, Jakarta, in his statement Wednesday, July 10, was confiscated by Antara.

According to him, to realize this requires reliable capabilities from a regional head.

For this reason, Tito asked Apkasi along with other regional head associations to carry out training for regional heads.

The training, especially those that are able to equip regional heads in understanding regulations properly, and foster an entrepreneurial spirit.

The combination of the two, said Tito, is believed to be able to maximize the potential of an area.

"How to make the thinking of regional heads think like bureaucrats who understand the rules, but he (also) can think as entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs," he said.

He also assessed that several regions in Indonesia have great natural potential and are no less than a number of popular tourist attractions in the world, such as Maldives.

This potential needs to be captured by regional heads in order to increase their PAD.

If there are regulations that hinder the optimization, Tito encourages it to be resolved through the Apkasi forum.

"And as an advisor, coach, who has the same thoughts as before, I will definitely try to help too," said Tito.

Not only that, Tito expressed his gratitude to the regions that increased the use of domestic products.

According to him, domestic products have no less quality than well-known products from abroad. In fact, apart from tending to be cheaper, domestic products are qualified to compete with international markets.

"Because in reality we are capable and many other products made in Indonesia which are then given other brands, foreign brands eventually become expensive, even though our goods are also," he concluded.