Researchers say that South Papua Province is the most ready to implement DOB

Researcher from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Mardyanto Wahyu Tryatmoko said that South Papua Province was most ready to implement the New Autonomous Region (DOB) policy. "The government of South Papua Province has good governance compared to other regions," said Mardyanto when contacted by telephone in Jakarta, Monday.

He also said that the economic growth in South Papua Province was also quite good.

Mardyanto compared this to Central Papua Province which has rich natural resources, especially Mimika Regency, whose area has a gold mine managed by PT Freeport, but the ability of governance is not optimal. "So the need for competency development for the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) or structural officials in the expansion area," added Mardyanto.

According to Mardyanto, another effort that can be done is to provide assistance to ASN or structural officials in the new expansion area. Assistance, he said, came from the closest regional government bureaucrats. He said that the central government accommodated ASN in the three new autonomous regions, filled with 80 percent Papuans and 20 percent by outsiders. The three new autonomous regions are the provinces of South Papua, Central Papua and Papua Mountains.

The Regent of Boven Digoel, South Papua Province, Hengky Yaluwo, said that he had prepared 200 ASN to occupy echelon one to echelon four positions. "We will ask the central government to fulfill the ASN shortage," said Hengky when contacted by telephone by the ANTARA Editor in Jakarta, Monday. members of the legislature with a minimum term of the first five years.

SOURCE: https://time.online/2022/08/04/9383/