BNPP Affirms 2026 IPKP Results as Basis for Accelerated Border Development

The Assistant Deputy for Marine Border Area Potential (PKPL) of the National Border Management Agency (BNPP) has held a forum to deliver the results and recommendations of the 2026 Border Management Index (IPKP) measurement for 22 Border Area Growth Centres (PPKP) at Hotel Tamarin, Jakarta. The forum represents a strategic step by BNPP to encourage the utilisation of the IPKP measurement results as a basis for policy formulation and the acceleration of border area development through cross-ministerial and institutional synergy. Representing the Deputy for Border Area Potential Management, Assistant Deputy for PKPL Yedi Rahmat stated that the 2026 IPKP measurement for the 22 PPKPs, comprising 11 marine and 11 land border areas, showed positive results. The 2026 IPKP score was recorded at 0.58 with a ‘Sufficient’ (C) predicate, approaching the national target of 0.60. ‘Alhamdulillah, the measurement results carried out in 11 marine PPKPs and 11 land PPKPs yielded fairly good achievements. We encourage the 2026 IPKP PPKP scores to be immediately followed up by partner ministries and agencies,’ Yedi said in a written statement on Monday. According to Yedi, the IPKP measurement results must serve as a foundation for formulating development policies and programmes that address the needs of communities in border areas. Therefore, BNPP is urging all member ministries and agencies to utilise the IPKP recommendations as a reference for drafting integrated priority programmes in border areas that are aligned with the national development agenda. ‘Like the Kampung Nelayan Merah Putih programme from the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries which is already running, we hope other ministries will also present similar programmes so that border area development can be realised more quickly,’ he said. Furthermore, Yedi revealed that BNPP is proposing that the 2026 IPKP achievements also receive the attention of the central government. The measurement results are even expected to become part of the substance of President Prabowo Subianto’s state address on 16 August as a manifestation of the government’s commitment to accelerating border area development. Yedi further explained that the results of field visits to several marine border areas indicated that the community’s economic activity continues to grow. This condition is an important asset for encouraging more targeted development, particularly through strengthening infrastructure, improving basic services, and sustainable community empowerment. ‘In marine border areas, economic growth shows quite good development. What we need to encourage now is the acceleration of border area development through cross-sector programme support so that the impact is increasingly felt by the community,’ Yedi stated. During the forum, BNPP also presented several field findings requiring follow-up. One such finding was in Pulau Morotai Regency, where abrasion has eroded a protective embankment directly bordering a residential area. Yedi said the finding would be immediately followed up through coordination with the Pulau Morotai Regency Government and the Vice President’s Secretariat, considering the abrasion issue in the region had previously been a concern for the government. The forum was also attended by the Head of the Planning and Cooperation Bureau, Budi Setyono, the Head of the Legal, Organisation, and Personnel Bureau, Belly Isnaeni, the Assistant Deputy for Border Area Spatial Planning, Ismawan Harijono, the Director of PDAT at the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas, Mohammad Roudo, as well as representatives from partner ministries and agencies both online and offline.