NU joins public policy network<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The country's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul
\nUlama (NU), has joined the Indonesian Public Policy Network
\n(JAJAKI), which aims to help find a new model of development in
\nIndonesia following the reform movement in 1998.<\/p>\n
The inclusion of the NU brings the number of major government
\nand non-governmental organizations supporting the network to 30.<\/p>\n
Other signatories include Muslim organization Muhammadiyah,
\nthe National Commission on Human Rights, the Centre for Strategic
\nand International Studies, noted state universities and
\nprovincial governments in West Sumatra and Sulawesi.<\/p>\n
NU deputy chairman Rozy Munir and Satish Mishra, representing
\nthe United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery
\n(UNSFIR) which sponsors the network, signed a memorandum of
\nunderstanding last week to mark the cooperation.<\/p>\n
Major media organizations such as Tempo, The Jakarta Post and
\nSinar Harapan also support JAJAKI.<\/p>\n
The network intends to help policymakers cope with a host of
\nissues including developing democracy, decentralization and
\nglobal concerns such as the threat of terrorism. -- JP<\/p>\n
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\nScene-election-women
\nPeople urged to watch nomination
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People urged to watch nomination<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Indonesian Women's Movement for Politics urged
\nthe public on Wednesday to mount pressure on political parties to
\nallow women to make up 30 percent of their legislative candidates
\nfor the 2004 elections.<\/p>\n
Francisia Seda of the Center for Electoral Reform (CETRO)
\nsuggested that pressure be applied during the candidate selection
\nperiod between November and December.<\/p>\n
\"That will be a crucial period and we will increase pressure
\non political parties,\" she said after a meeting at the office of
\nthe National Mandate Party (PAN) here.<\/p>\n
Also present at the meeting were, among others, women
\nactivists Debra Yatim, Yeni Rosa Damayanti and Titi Sumbung.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, PAN executive Dewi Coryati said party members who
\nintended to contest the elections would be required to win
\nsupport from the party's regental offices in the provinces they
\nrepresent.<\/p>\n
To win the support, the candidates will have to promote the
\nparty's platform, Dewi said. - JP<\/p>\n
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\nScene-MPR-constitution
\nInconsistency found in Constitution
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Inconsistency found in Constitution<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Constitutional Commission held a meeting on
\nWednesday to hear the opinions of its members on the four
\nconstitutional amendments conducted by the People's Consultative
\nAssembly between 1999 and 2003.<\/p>\n
During the meeting presided over by commission chairman Sri
\nSumantri, commission member Dahlan Thaib said he found some
\nconflicting articles in the amended Constitution.<\/p>\n
Dahlan said the Constitution states the president and vice
\npresident are elected by the people, but the Constitution does
\nnot specify the same for governors and other heads of lower
\nregional administrations.<\/p>\n
Direct presidential elections were approved in the second
\namendment to the Constitution in 2000, but the third amendment a
\nyear later failed to agree on the direct election of governors,
\nregents and mayors only because Law No. 22\/1999 on regional
\nadministration had not been revised. The law stipulates that
\nheads of regional administrations are elected by local
\nlegislatures.-- JP<\/p>\n
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\nScene-KPU-tender
\nPT Integrasi win IT tender
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PT Integrasi wins IT tender<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced on
\nWednesday that PT Integrasi Technology had been awarded a tender
\nto provide information technology (IT) infrastructure for next
\nyear's elections.<\/p>\n
The final result was announced after the five days given to
\nthe public to lodge objections to the company winning the tender
\nafter the KPU announced it as the preliminary winner.<\/p>\n
KPU member Chusnul Mar'iyah said the commission had delayed
\nthe announcement for one day as the KPU needed time to respond to
\na number of objections.<\/p>\n
Chusnul, who is in charge of the IT tender, just returned from
\nMorocco on Wednesday. --JP<\/p>\n
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\nCoast-development-community
\nCoastal development needs locals
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Coastal development needs locals<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Coastal and maritime development in the coming 10
\nyears must empower local communities to manage their natural
\nresources in a sustainable manner, an expert said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Tridoyo Kusumastanto of the Bogor Agriculture Institute said
\ncoastal and maritime development had so far neglected the role of
\nlocal communities.<\/p>\n
\"We have produced rulings and implemented projects to develop
\nour coastal and maritime resources over the past decade, but
\nfailed to encourage public participation,\" he said during a
\nnational workshop.<\/p>\n
Attendants at the workshop included Minister of Fisheries and
\nMaritime Affairs Rokhmin Dahuri and former environment minister
\nEmil Salim.<\/p>\n
Tridoyo urged the use of foreign loans for coastal and
\nmaritime development to help improve the prosperity of local
\ncommunities.<\/p>\n
\"We lack pro-coastal community, non-elitist and participatory-
\nbased policies,\" Tridoyo said.-JP<\/p>",
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