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        "id": 1504340,
        "msgid": "us-pours-in-more-local-autonomy-aid-1447893297",
        "date": "2004-07-29 00:00:00",
        "title": "U.S. pours in more local autonomy aid",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "U.S. pours in more local autonomy aid JAKARTA: The United States and Indonesian government signed on Wednesday an agreement that will provide an additional US$12.65 million for Indonesia to build a strong, decentralized system of governance. The U.S. Embassy press statement released on Wednesday said the assistance, which is part of $55 million multiyear bilateral agreement, would be used to fund projects that improved local government management and service delivery.",
        "content": "<p>U.S. pours in more local autonomy aid<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA: The United States and Indonesian government signed on<br>\nWednesday an agreement that will provide an additional US$12.65<br>\nmillion for Indonesia to build a strong, decentralized system of<br>\ngovernance.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy press statement released on Wednesday said<br>\nthe assistance, which is part of $55 million multiyear bilateral<br>\nagreement, would be used to fund projects that improved local<br>\ngovernment management and service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>\"We are committed to helping Indonesia demonstrate that<br>\ndemocratic governance is effective and can produce the services<br>\nand opportunities people need to improve their lives and the<br>\nlives of their children,\" U.S. Agency for International<br>\nDevelopment (USAID) Indonesia director William Frej said after<br>\nthe signing of the agreement with Director General for Central<br>\nand Regional Fiscal Balance Machfud Sidik.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last five years, USAID has worked with the Ministry<br>\nof Finance to improve local government capacity in participatory<br>\nplanning, performance-based budgeting and the management of<br>\nservices and resources. -- JP<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/us-pours-in-more-local-autonomy-aid-1447893297",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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