Together With DKI Jakarta As Co-Chair Of Urban 20, Ridwan Kamil Is Ready To Help Anies For Succession Of Activities

Ridwan Kamil at the Road to G20 Indonesia in West Java Event: “Urban 20 Talks: Cities, Villages, and Youth in the Digital Age" in Bandung City (Via Antara)

JABAR - West Java (Jabar) Governor M Ridwan Kamil stated that West Java Province is ready to succeed in three of the seven engagements that are part of a series of international forums for the G20 Presidency, namely Urban 20, Think 20, and Youth 20.

"Of the seven activities, West Java was asked by the central government to help three. Of the three, Alhamdulillah, all of them are ready," said Ridwan Kamil at the Road to G20 Indonesia in West Java Event: "Urban 20 Talks: Cities, Villages, And Youth in the Digital Age" in Bandung City, Antara, Thursday, February 24.

Ridwan said for the first activity, namely the implementation of Urban 20, West Java and DKI Jakarta were co-chairs of the activity. He is ready to help the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan for the succession of these activities.

"Then help Pak Bambang Brojonegoro for Think 20 and help Mbak Puteri Komarudin's group (Chairman of the Delegation of Indonesia Youth 20 Italy 2021) at Youth 20," he said.

Especially for Urban 20, said Ridwan Kamil, West Java has hosted several international seminars and conferences. "So we have prepared hotels and places, the majority are in Bandung. Then there is a major retreat, later the main conference will be in Jakarta. But after being stressed, tired of long discussions, you need to relax. to the Bogor Botanical Gardens," said Ridwan Kamil.

Ridwan Kamil also hopes that Urban 20 will be able to produce recommendations whose agenda can be arranged by the Governor of DKI Jakarta so that they are relevant to today's needs.

"The point is that from West Java, we are very proud, yes, because the G20 Presidency is once every 20 years. And coincidentally, this G20 Presidency is the President, Mr. Jokowi, the Governor, Mr. Anies, so this will be history too, yes," he said.

Currently, West Java will start the campaign for the G20 Presidency international forum by holding the Urban20 (U20) forum in Bandung City, Thursday night.

The U20 Forum is one of the three engagment groups of the G20 Presidency. The other two are Think20 (T20) and Youth20 (Y20). West Java acted as the host for the three pre-G20 activities based on the Ministry of Home Affairs Decree No. 193/2482/SJ.

The U20 Forum will be held in Bandung City, Thursday night, and will have the title Special Talkshow Road To G20 in West Java: “Urban 20 Talks: Cities, Villages and Youth in the Digital Age”.

Tonight there will be speakers who are competent in the field of regional development.

Airlangga Hartarto, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs (Sherpa G20 Indonesia), Anies Baswedan DKI Governor (U20 Co-Chair), Bambang PS Brodjonegoro (Lead Co-Chairs T20), Puteri Komarudin (Head of Indonesian Delegation Y20 Italy 2021), and Ridwan Kamil Governor of West Java as (U20 Co-Chair).

The speakers will collaborate and answer various issues in three scopes at once U20, T20, and Y20: discussing urban and rural issues through youth and digitalization perspectives.

There will be three main issues discussed. First, the issue of employment and an inclusive economy creates new green jobs, supports essential workers, and massively expands training to facilitate a just transition.

Second, resilience and equity: providing basic public services for all, sustaining just societies and strong economies.

Third, health and well-being: giving back public space to people and nature, redesigning urban roads, and ensuring clean air to ensure livable cities.