JAJAKI starts national meeting

JAJAKI starts national meeting

JAKARTA: More than 40 government institutions, non-government
organizations (NGOs), universities, political parties and mass
media started a two-day meeting on Tuesday to help create good
public policy and push for continuing reform after the 2004
elections.

The groups, under the network called JAJAKI, would debate
priorities on public policy to be further debated and finally
recommended to the government after next year's election.

JAJAKI was facilitated by the United Nations Facility for
Indonesian Recovery (UNSFIR).

Among the institutions that joined JAJAKI were the Indonesian
Institute of Sciences (LIPI), the University of Indonesia,
Nadhlatul Ulama, Muhammadiyah, and The Jakarta Post.

After the two-day meeting, JAJAKI will continue to hold public
debates and meetings to sharpen public policies to be recommended
to the government.-JP