BGN Explains Use of Rp 113 Billion Budget for Event Organiser Services

Jakarta, VIVA – The Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, has explained that the use of an Event Organiser (EO) is part of the strategic needs of BGN as a new institution currently building its systems and operational governance. This addresses public scrutiny over the budget allocation of around Rp 113 billion for EO services. “As a new institution formed to implement national strategic programmes, it is naturally in the early phase of developing systems, organisational structure, and operational governance. At this stage, BGN does not yet have fully ready internal resources to independently handle all large-scale activity requirements,” Dadan stated in Jakarta on Sunday, 12 April 2026. Moreover, organising events, public campaigns, and large-scale national socialisation requires support from professional parties. EO, Dadan continued, possesses expertise that BGN does not yet fully have at present. “The use of EO services in this context is a strategic step to ensure activities run professionally, to standard, and on time. EO has specialised expertise in event management, from planning, vendor coordination, on-site technical management, to operational risk mitigation. These aspects require experience and a solid team that realistically BGN does not yet fully possess in its early formation phase,” he explained. Besides technical aspects, the use of EO is also seen to support more orderly administrative and financial governance. By involving third parties, procurement processes for goods and services, vendor payments, and activity reporting can be carried out centrally and systematically. “This actually facilitates the audit process, supervision, and accountability of state budget use, as all activity components are documented systematically,” Dadan said. According to Dadan, BGN activities handled by EO are not merely ceremonial events, but part of public communication strategies related to national nutrition issues and other strategic activities such as technical guidance (Bimtek) for food handlers to ensure food security is managed by trained human resources. “Therefore, the quality of organisation is crucial. EO plays a role in ensuring that the government’s intended messages are packaged effectively, attractively, and with broad impact, so that programme objectives can be achieved optimally as well as the management of trained human resources in their field,” he clarified.