Minister warns of negative effects of decentralization<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs and Regional Autonomy
\nSurjadi Soedirdja warned on Wednesday over the growing
\nmisperception of regional autonomy and the potential for the
\ndecentralization of corruption as an unwanted effect of regional
\nautonomy.<\/p>\n
\"We are aware of those possible effects, that's why we are
\ntrying to provide (government) decrees to prevent it,\" he told
\nreporters after attending a hearing with the House of
\nRepresentative's Commission II for domestic and legal affairs.<\/p>\n
The government has pledged to fully implement regional
\nautonomy by January, 2001.<\/p>\n
Surjadi said the transfer of economic resources to regional
\nadministrations could easily be followed by a transfer of
\ncorruptive practices too if such a transfer was not supported by
\nadequately skilled human resources and a control system.<\/p>\n
\"The condition will be even worse if most regional leaders and
\nofficials think the way the previous government thought,\" he
\nadded.<\/p>\n
He also warned of a misperception of regional autonomy by many
\nas regionalism.<\/p>\n
He said the government needs the assistance of the media to
\ndisseminate the correct meaning of regional autonomy.<\/p>\n
\"We need your help because people are reluctant to listen to
\nthe government's explanation that regional autonomy is not
\nidentical to regionalism,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Surjadi stressed the regions should be aware of the
\ninterdependent relationship between the various provinces,
\nincluding between rich and poor ones.<\/p>\n
\"If affluent regions lack qualified human resources perhaps
\nthey can be provided by the poorer regions,\" he said. (44)<\/p>",
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