JAKARTA - The Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) will form a cross-sectoral coordination team to mature the preparation for the 2028 National Sports Week (PON), especially regarding funding, venue use, to budget management.
The formation of the team is the result of a joint agreement with the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) Center, the Attorney General's Office through the Deputy Attorney General for Civil and State Administration (Jamdatun), and the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP).
"We agree to form a coordinating team. We will invite from the region what the mapping is like before we report to the Central Government for the implementation of the 2028 PON like this perspective," said Youth and Sports Minister (Menpora) Erick Thohir in Jakarta.
The appointment of the coordinating team was carried out with the aim of ensuring that the largest multi-branch sports event in Indonesia could run successfully, both in terms of implementation and financial management.
Erick also reiterated that the 2028 PON must be carried out efficiently in accordance with the direction of President Prabowo Subianto so that it can be ensured that there will be no new venue construction.
"So far, there have been many developments for PON venues and they are not used later, finally a waste. In many areas, there are many venues that are not used and can no longer be used," he said.
The decision not to build a new venue makes the Government will optimize the venue that is already available in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) as the province that hosts the four-year sports festival.
Meanwhile, for sports branches (cabor) that do not have adequate facilities in both areas, they will be competed in DKI Jakarta as a buffer host.
So far, the number and details of the sports that will be contested at the PON are not certain, but the 21 sports that are included in the National Sports Master Plan (DBON) must be competed.
The Chairman of the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) Pusat, Marciano Norman, appreciates the quick steps of the Ministry of Youth and Sports which has determined the host of the XXII PON since a long time ago. He said that the long preparation would facilitate the coordination of determining the sports as well as reviewing the venue.
"I give high appreciation to the Minister of Youth and Sports who has issued a Decree on the implementation. This is very important because we still have two years and five months left," said Marciano.
The implementation of the 2028 XXII PON will also be assisted by the Attorney General's Office and BPKP since the planning stage so that the governance of this sports festival is really running properly.
The Deputy Attorney General for Civil and State Administration (Jamdatun), Narendra Jatna, stated that his party was ready to provide legal assistance so that the entire process had a strong administrative foundation.
"We will accompany and provide legal opinions and also oversee the governance so that this becomes a whole part that we all want PON 2028 to be successful," said Narendra.
Meanwhile, the Deputy for Government Institutions Supervision for Community Empowerment and Food BPKP, Susilo Widhyantoro, emphasized that supervision would focus on the effectiveness and efficiency of budget use, ranging from procurement of goods, preparation of supporting infrastructure, to accommodation of athletes.
"So, not only the success in the organization of sports at the event, but also we want to ensure that the preparation, implementation, and accountability later on the financial side can also be accountable," said Susilo.
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