UNS — The Alumni Association (IKA) of the Faculty of Law (FH) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta held a discussion on the new capital of Indonesia (IKN) in Ngobrol Bareng IKA FH UNS on Thursday (24/2/2022). The event was held online through the Zoom Cloud Meetings application discussing “Professor’s Discussion on Nusantara Capital City.”
Three professors and alumni of FH UNS were invited to the event, Prof. Zudan Arif Fakrulloh, S.H., M.H., IKA FH UNS Chairman and Director General (Dirjen) of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil); Prof. Dr. Triyanto, S.H., M.Hum., Head of Master Program in Pancasila and Civics Education (PPKn) UNS; and Prof. Dr. I Gusti Ayu Ketut Rachmi Handayani, S.H., M.M., Dean of FH UNS.
Prof. Zudan opened the discussion by discussing the population concern of the new capital city. He stated that the IKN would serve as the center for governmental activities, not business activities, which differentiate Jakarta and Nusantara. The city will be classified into three regions, Central Governmental Core Area (KIPP) with 6,671 hectares of land, IKN Region (K-IKN) with 56,180 hectares, and Developmental Region IKN (KP-IKN) with 199,962 hectares. To support its operation, many of the public service apparatus (ASN) will also move to the IKN. Prof. Zudan stated that around 300 thousand ASN would gradually move from Jakarta to Nusantara.
“The move will be gradual. For example, if there are two thousand people in a ministry, then 200 people will move first. Thus, the move could take 15 up to 20 years to complete. During the period, there will be two ministerial offices in Jakarta and Nusantara,” Prof. Zudan stated.
Prof. Ayu, the Dean of FH UNS, shared material on environmental policies in IKN. Prof. Ayu hopes that the construction process in IKN could pay attention to the environmental aspect of the area to preserve the natural environment of Kalimantan. “Development always has a negative and positive impact on the environment. So, how do we reduce the negative impact and push for the positive impacts. Besides that, in the legal perspective, the legal administrative instrument must be prepared well,” she added.
Prof. Triyanto, FH UNS alumnus and Head of Master Program in Pancasila and Civics Education UNS, discusses the sociological aspect of the new capital city. He stated that the government needs to pay attention to the local people in the new capital city to prevent the marginalization of local people. The government should also pay attention to the livelihood of people moving to the new city, including the government employees. Their residence, social environment, and education must be prepared for these people. “These (issues) need to be anticipated to ensure that migrants and local people receive optimum benefits from the new city,” he added.
The discussion was led by Ahmad Rafiq, an FH UNS alumnus who works as a journalist. The discussion was exciting, with around one hundred participants participating in the discussion. Humas UNS
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