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        "id": 1639508,
        "msgid": "pedalling-power-amid-the-energy-crisis-1774659046",
        "date": "2026-03-28 06:42:05",
        "title": "Pedalling Power Amid the Energy Crisis",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "The city government of Mataram in West Nusa Tenggara has introduced a policy requiring officials to cycle to work, aiming to cut fuel expenses for official vehicles by 50% by 2026 in response to global oil price volatility and the energy crisis. This approach contrasts with the central government's flexible work-from-home schemes by promoting physical presence in a more energy-efficient manner, highlighting adaptive bureaucratic strategies. The initiative underscores a blend of efficiency and empathy in public policy, potentially sparking debates on sustainable governance amid escalating energy challenges.",
        "content": "<p>Mataram appears to be choosing a unique middle path: continuing to\nwork from the office, but in a more energy-efficient manner.<\/p>\n<p>Mataram (ANTARA) - The morning rhythm in the city of Mataram, West\nNusa Tenggara (NTB), is slowly changing. Streets that are usually filled\nwith the roar of official vehicles are now imagined to be coloured by\nthe creaking pedals of bicycles ridden by officials.<\/p>\n<p>This is not merely a new lifestyle, but a policy born from global\npressures felt down to the city level.<\/p>\n<p>Fluctuating world oil prices, the threat of an energy crisis, and\ndiscussions of working from home from the central government all\nconverge on one unusual decision: the city government is asking its\nofficials to cycle to the office.<\/p>\n<p>This policy is not just symbolic. It is based on figures and\nbudgetary realities. The Mataram City Government has cut fuel spending\nfor official vehicles by up to 50% in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>This figure is not insignificant, and behind it lie real consequences\nfor how the bureaucracy must adapt. In this context, the bicycle is no\nlonger a recreational tool, but an instrument of public policy.<\/p>\n<p>While the central government prepares flexible work schemes such as\nwork from home or WFH to reduce mobility and energy consumption, Mataram\nhas chosen a different path.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of reducing the physical presence of civil servants, this\ncity is encouraging presence in a more energy-efficient way. This choice\nis intriguing, while also opening up space for debate on how the\nbureaucracy should respond to the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Efficiency and empathy<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pedalling-power-amid-the-energy-crisis-1774659046",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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