JAYAPURA - The Central Government together with stakeholders in Papua began to encourage the preparation of the Papua Development Acceleration Master Plan (RIPPP) 2022 - 2041.
Preparation began on Monday (17/1/2022) to Thursday (20/1/2022) in Jayapura City.
The intensive meeting of RIPPP preparation aims to explore various inputs related to the direction of development in Papua Province, in the framework of the implementation of special autonomy in the next twenty years.
"The implementation of Papua's special autonomy has entered a new chapter with the issuance of Law (UU) No. 2 of 2021 on the Second Amendment to Law No. 21 of 2021 on Special Autonomy of Papua".
"The law that was passed by the House of Representatives in July 2021 was followed by the issuance of Government Regulation (PP) No. 107 of 2021 on The Acceptance, Management, Supervision and Master Plan of Acceleration of Development in the framework of the Implementation of Special Autonomy of Papua Province which was established on October 15, 2021. The two regulations related to the implementation of special autonomy of Papua mark the presence of the government to realize the welfare of the people in The Land of Papua through the preparation of RIPPP," said Expert Staff of the Ministry of National Development Planning/ National Development Planning Agency for Equality and Regional Affairs, Oktorialdi, in Jayapura on Monday.
According to him, the acceleration of welfare development in The Land of Papua is the mandate of President Jokowi.
The President emphasized the importance of spirit, paradigm, workings, and new design in the development of Papua. So it is expected to produce a leap in welfare progress for the people of Papua.
It is known, the agenda of preparing RIPPP involves stakeholders from various circles in the region and policy makers from the Central Government and Local Government,Developing Public-Private Partnerships, indigenous figures, religious figures, women figures, and youth figures.
This activity became a forum to get input from various parties involved in the preparation of RIPPP in 2022-2041.
While the input of the various parties involved will be recorded as an aspiration for the refinement of RIPPP documents.
Head of National Development Planning Agency of Papua, Yohanis Walilo believes that RIPPP will be more maximal in an effort to accelerate the implementation of development on ‘Bumi Cenderawasih’.
"Because through this RIPPP will be formed as an institution under the leadership of the Vice President who directly coordinates the acceleration of development on the land of Papua," he concluded. ***