BSKDN synchronises central-regional efforts to oversee President's priority programmes

The Domestic Policy Strategy Agency (BSKDN) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) continues to strengthen coordination and synchronisation between central and regional governments in overseeing the implementation of various presidential priority programmes. One such effort is holding the Regional Coordination Meeting for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Implementation of the President’s Directive Programmes Batch III in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan. “This activity is held to produce a comprehensive picture of achievements, obstacles, and policy strengthening needs as a basis for formulating more operational and responsive policy strategy recommendations to regional conditions,” said BSKDN Head Yusharto Huntoyungo in a statement in Jakarta on Friday. According to him, the success of implementing national priority programmes is not only determined by the quality of policies formulated by the central government, but also by the ability of all stakeholders to translate and implement them effectively down to the regional level. Therefore, cross-sector coordination and consolidation are key to ensuring the 10 Presidential Directive Programmes, ranging from economic growth, inflation control, Free Nutritious Meals, construction of 3 million homes, the Red and White Cooperatives, People’s Schools, food self-sufficiency, Free Health Checks, Garuda Schools, to the eradication of extreme poverty, can run optimally and provide real benefits to the community. Yusharto also emphasised that data is a crucial instrument in ensuring these programmes are on target. Therefore, regional governments need to have data that can accurately describe targets, locations, and programme progress. “The key is not the quantity of data, but the accuracy of data for decision-making. For the 10 priority programmes, data must be able to answer three questions: who, where, and what is the progress down to the district, city, and even sub-district and village level if possible,” he stated. This effort is considered important to ensure national development targets, particularly in the economy, public welfare, and human resource development, can be achieved through effective policies in the regions. Furthermore, he expressed hope that the Regional Coordination Meeting Batch III would not only serve as an evaluation forum but also produce innovative and implementable policy recommendations to strengthen central-regional synergy in executing national priority programmes.