The Government Will Give Sewing And Cake Making Courses To Residents At IKN Construction Sites

Head of the IKN Authority, Bambang Susantono, during a press conference at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Wednesday, July 20. (Between)

KALTIM - The Archipelago Capital Authority (IKN) will provide various job trainings for residents at the IKN construction site in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan (Kaltim).

Head of the IKN Authority, Bambang Susantono, said that later the local residents would also be an integral part of IKN development.

"Essentially, we want to see them also active later," said Bambang at a press conference at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Wednesday, July 20.

Several trainings will be held, including construction training, financial management training, sewing training, or cake making training.

"Construction relates to the expertise of certain people in carrying out construction activities and that is why we cooperate with certification bodies as well, so that later they can be recruited by anyone who builds IKN," he said.

The IKN Authority also collaborates a lot with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), BUMN and private corporations, academics for reskilling (training new skills) and upskilling (training to improve skills) of local communities.

"So basically what we will build is not only physical buildings but also how we build an ecosystem from one city," he said.

Meanwhile, in August 2022, infrastructure work and core buildings at IKN will begin to be prepared, such as land preparation, and the construction of logistics access.

"With the hope that next year we will start full scale, in full scale to build infrastructure and core buildings," he said.

The government has started the construction of the IKN, which is divided into three stages until 2045. The first stage in 2022-2024 is the stage of building core infrastructure, including, the Presidential Palace, the Vice President's Palace, the MPR/DPR Building, government offices, the TNI-Polri headquarters , as well as housing.

Currently, the Ministry of PUPR is conducting land development to start the construction of areas and buildings in IKN.

While the second phase of IKN development will be carried out in 2025-2035 and the third phase in 2035-2045.

In terms of budget, the Government needs a total budget of IDR 466 trillion to build IKN Nusantara. Of the total budget of Rp466 trillion, the government plans for 19-20 percent of the APBN, while the rest will come from investment and partnerships with the private sector.