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        "msgid": "dpd-ri-awards-2026-opens-nominations-for-regional-heroes-1786694069",
        "date": "2026-08-14 14:07:18",
        "title": "DPD RI Awards 2026 Opens Nominations for Regional Heroes",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The Regional Representative Council (DPD RI) has opened nominations for the DPD RI Awards 2026, seeking to honour unsung local heroes across Indonesia. The awards feature four categories, including non-formal education and food security, with the council chairman assuring the selection process is free from intervention. The initiative aims to recognise individuals who have significantly contributed to regional development but have remained under the radar.",
        "content": "<p>The Regional Representative Council (DPD RI) has opened nominations\nfor the DPD RI Awards 2026, an event designed to recognise local heroes\nwho have contributed to advancing their regions. The public can propose\ncandidates via the official website at http:\/\/awards.dpd.go.id until 21\nAugust. Last year\u2019s awards ceremony was held at the Tribrata Hotel and\nConvention in South Jakarta on Tuesday, 28 October 2025, with five\ncategories awarded. These included Social Development and Health,\nCulture and Tourism, Child Protection and Women\u2019s Empowerment, Creative\nEconomy, and a Special Award for Vulnerable Group Champions. Among the\nrecipients was East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Paransa, who won in the\nChild Protection and Women\u2019s Empowerment category. The award was\npresented by Minister of Women\u2019s Empowerment Arifatul Choiri Fauzi and\naccepted on the governor\u2019s behalf by Vice Governor Emil Dardak. Other\nwinners included young medical researcher Aqsa Aura Syauqi for Social\nDevelopment and Health, village tourism activist Sugeng Handoko for\nCulture and Tourism, South Sumatra PKK Chairwoman Febrita Lustia for\nCreative Economy, and Bayu Satria, an advocate for people with\ndisabilities from rural Aceh, who received the Special Award for\nVulnerable Group Champions. DPD RI Speaker Sultan B Najamudin stated\nthat the awards aim to provide a platform for regional heroes whose\nefforts have not yet been spotlighted. He noted that the 152 DPD members\nrepresent approximately 80 million people and that the awards are a way\nto channel the aspirations of regional communities. Sultan assured that\nthe DPD leadership cannot intervene in the selection of winners, as the\nprocess involves capable and independent judges. The 2026 awards will\nfeature four categories: Innovator in Non-Formal Education, Innovator in\nHealth Technology, Driver of Food Self-Sufficient Villages, and\nPreserver of Regional Culture. Special Recognition Awards will also be\npresented to individuals or groups who have made consistent and\nsustainable contributions to their regions.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dpd-ri-awards-2026-opens-nominations-for-regional-heroes-1786694069",
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