TOP BUMD Awards 2022: BUMD Strategy For Sustainable Growth

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JAKARTA - The 2022 TOP BUMD Awards or Indonesian BUMD awards, were held at the Raffles Hotel Jakarta, on Wednesday 20 April. The event, which was organized by Top Business Magazine, was attended by more than 650 people, and was carried out in accordance with the COVID-19 Health Protocol.

The event was the result of a collaboration between Top Business Magazine and a number of institutions such as I-Otda (Regional Autonomy Institute), LKN (Nawacita Study Institute), SGL Management, Sinergi Daya Prima, Dwika Consulting, Melani K. Harriman and Associates, Business Performance Solutions (SKB), Pakem Foundation, Lecturer of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Padjadjaran University, and several other institutions.

Several well-known BUMDs are listed as the top and best BUMDs in Indonesia. Among them is Perumdam TKR Tangerang Regency, Perumda Apa' Mening Kab. Malinau, Perumda for Drinking Water Tirta Hita Buleleng, Perumdam Tirta Darma Ayu, Indramayu Regency.

In addition, there are also Bank Jatim, Bank DKI, Bank Sumsel Babel, BPR Bank BAPAS 69, Bank Sleman. Meanwhile, in other sectors, there are MRT Jakarta, PT SPR (Riau Development Facility), Iskak Tulungagung Hospital (BLUD-ed), and PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya. Then, there are many other great BUMDs that won the TOP BUMD Awards 2022.

The Chief Organizer of the TOP BUMD Awards 2022, M. Lutfi Handayani, said that the event was a continuation of previous years. Furthermore, Lutfi explained, the theme this year was "Building Sustainable Business Performance and BUMD Services".

"We hope that BUMD management will not only pursue annual or short-term business performance, but also invest so that BUMD's business can grow sustainably in the long term," said Lutfi, in his statement, quoted Thursday, April 21.

In his remarks at the event, the Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, said that now the handling of COVID-19 in Indonesia is improving.

"As a result, we are now in a new economic order," he said.

Sandiaga then asked BUMDs throughout Indonesia not to be complacent. "Continue to innovate, improve performance, and step on the gas," said Sandi.

The Head of the Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs BPSDM, Sugeng Hariyono, said that the world, including Indonesia, was struggling to recover from COVID-19. There, the local government and BUMD need to map the business portfolio.

"Map, which ones need to survive, need to be pushed faster, and so on," said Sugeng.

Reading the remarks from the Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian, Sugeng also said that to advance BUMD, integrative and synergistic steps were needed.

That synergy can be good. For example, now there are 26 BPDs with assets of IDR 796.45 trillion. Loans were disbursed at IDR 473 trillion.

"With large assets, of course, BPD can boost the economy," he said.