Indonesia works harder to improve infrastructure competitiveness
Indonesia works harder to improve infrastructure competitiveness
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has underscored the need for the country to improve its Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) in the infrastructure sector, which is ranked 51st in 2023.
Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has underscored the need for the country to improve its Global CompetitivenessIndex (GCI) in the infrastructure sector, which is ranked 51st in2023.
At the ceremony to mark the 78th Public Infrastructure Service Day on December 4, he said Indonesia’s positionin infrastructure competitiveness globally has improved from 2015 to 2023,albeit not significant.
Indonesia's ranking in the GCI, which isassessed by the Institute for Management Development (IMD) CompetitivenessCenter, was based on several indicators, including cost efficiency in logistics.
To improve cost efficiency in logistics, the Indonesiangovernment has, since 2015, doubled the allocation of infrastructure budgets tobuild roads, ports, airports, clean water installations, dams, irrigation, aswell as health facilities, schools, and cheap markets.
According to the leader, the Ministry of Public Works and PublicHousing (PUPR) has built 42 dams, with the work to construct 17 dams underwayuntil 2024.
The PUPR Ministry has so far built a total of 1.2 millionhectares of irrigation lands and 2,143 kilometers of toll road infrastructure.
He also noted that the government has built 8.2 millionhouses under the One Million Houses Program.
The president also remarked that the government has built 5,700 km of roads in thelast nine years.
In addition, the PUPR has contributed in the work ofsupporting infrastructure in international agendas, such as renovating theGelora Bung Karno Stadium (GBK) for the 2018 ASEAN Games, and improving thevenue for the G20 Summit, the location of the ASEAN Summit, and several tourismdestinations./.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Photo: Antara) 
