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Indonesia Liveable Cities Update 2022 “Young Generation as the Heart of Indonesia’s Development and Innovation”

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:43:03 GMT

To celebrate the Youth Oath Day on 28 September, Indonesia Diaspora Network in the Netherlands Taskforce Liveable Cities (IDN-LC) in collaboration with the Indonesia Diaspora Network in the Netherlands (IDN-NL) and the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in the Netherlands (KBRI Den Haag) organized an event called, ‘Indonesia Liveable Cities Update 2022’.

Den Haag – 4 November 2022 . ‘Indonesia Liveable Cities Update” is an annual event aimed to exchange knowledge and lessons learned from initiatives happening in Indonesia in the field of urban development. This event is also a form of information dissemination about the recent developments in Indonesia for diasporas and other partners directly from the source.

In coherence with the Youth Oath Day, the event took the youth as the main topic and highlight. Many studies show that the young generation does not only represent the future of a country, but also they are one of the society's main agents of change and progress. Indonesia has 65 million young people aged 10 to 24 and it comprises 28% of the total population. At the moment, Indonesia has a demographic bonus which means the country has more young generation than the older generation. The World Economic Forum in 2019 noted that Indonesia’s young generation has the most spirit in creating innovations and their own businesses among other countries in Southeast Asia.

Therefore, in this event, the organisers invited four young generations from Indonesia and the Netherlands to share their initiatives for Indonesia’s development. The event was divided into two discussion sessions. Yulia, The Water Agency/ IDN Liveable Cities and Shiddiq Sumitro, Transisi Project Initiative Team Lead are two panellists in this session. Both panellists shared two different initiatives, among others:

Asia Water Challenge

Asia Water Challenge is an innovation competition that inspires Asian young talents to contribute to water challenges in their country run by The Water Agency. It was started as part of the broader Holland Water Challenge program, which has been running in several countries since 2010. The competition and its related activities serve as a “platform” to educate and provide a learning mechanism for young generations to the real professional working world. It also supports the business development objectives of the businesses in water sectors in international market setup and connecting businesses with the great young Indonesian talents in the water sector and relevant field.

Transisi Project Initiative: Supporting Electrification of Buses in Jakarta

It was part of The Decentralized Development Lab (DDLab) has been developed by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the “Bund-Länder-Programm - German Government and Federal States Programme (BLP).” The project is implemented in collaboration with minds & makers GmbH and enpact. The program is six months of an intensive incubation program, four teams of entrepreneurs and innovators pitched their solutions to tackling global development challenges to an audience of 60 partners and ecosystem stakeholders. Team Transisi consists of six Indonesian young professionals based in the Netherlands who won this program with the focus on building service to support electrification of buses in Jakarta.

Meanwhile, on the second sessions, two young Dutch were invited to share their master thesis which focused on two different cities in Indonesia. These two young architects were guided by Mrs Wiwi Tjiook, who is the Chair of IDN -LC and Mr Harmen van de Wal, who is a Dutch architect based in Rotterdam. These two panellists are Anna Viola Epping, graduated in 2022 from Master of Architecture at Academy of Architecture Groningen and Jan Willem van Veelen, graduated in 2020 from Master of Science in Landscape Architecture at Wageningen University.

Living in Vertical Kampong in Semarang

Anna focused her master thesis on designing flood-resilience and liveable vertical kampong for one of high density districts in Semarang city, Central Java Province. The city is well-known for its flood problem. From her perspective, designing a vertical kampong is not easy because there are many economic and social layers which need to be considered. The vertical kampong also needs to have a space for its residents to be productive as well.

Creating Walkable Public Space which Narrates a Shared Heritage in Bandung

Willem focused his master thesis on designing a walkable public space in historical areas of Bandung city, West Java Province. Bandung is famous for its tourism since it is located on the high altitude and surrounded by mountains. Despite of the city’s rich history, numerous new buildings are built without consideration to the historical buildings and surrounding areas. In addition to that, walkable sidewalks and public spaces are limited. Therefore, in his thesis, he proposes alternatives to public space designs which can represent a cultural heritage that is owned by each district.

This event was opened by the Mr Royhan Nevy Wahab, the Economic Counsellor of the Embassy of Republic of Indonesia in the Netherlands (KBRI Den Haag). Before the discussion session, two publications done by Indonesian Diasporas were handed over to the Economic Counsellor of the Embassy of Republic of Indonesia in the Netherlands by Mrs Wiwi Tjiook and Mrs Yanti Kusumanto from IDN Liveable Cities. These two publications are the Policy Brief of “Jakarta’s Flood in Times of Climate Change” and “Kembali Membangun Tanah Air”, made in collaboration with Indonesia Science Institute (LIPI).

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IDN Liveable Cities Welcomes New Team Members

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 15:33:54 GMT

This July, IDN Liveable Cities has an exciting news. Three new team members join the Task Force Team and will work side by side with the Task Force Drivers. Beside this, Wiwi Tjiook was appointed as the new Chair of IDN Liveable Cities altogether with the new Board Members of Indonesian Diaspora Network in the Netherlands (IDN-NL). Her inauguration was done on June 26, 2020 and was lead by I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, the Ambassador of Republic Indonesia for the Netherlands period 2016-2020.

In July 2020, IDN Liveable Cities welcomes three new team members who join the IDN Liveable Cities Task Force Team. These three new team members will work together with the Task Force Drivers. The new members are energetic young professionals who have a close tight with Indonesia and the Netherlands. Their presence will strengthen IDN Liveable Cities's position in bilateral relationships between Indonesia and the Netherlands. These three new members are Yulia, an Urban Planner and Designer, joined as Liaison Officer of IDN Liveable Cities; Jacintha Tjia , an Environmental Engineer, joined as Support Team of IDN Liveable Cities; and Floriana Ayumurti , a Water Management Specialist, also joined as Support Team of IDN Liveable Cities. Jacintha and Floriana are currently based in The Hague and Delft, the Netherlands, meanwhile Yulia is currently based in Bandung, Indonesia.

See Yulia, Jacintha, and Floriana's profiles here .

Besides this, IDN Liveable Cities also has another good news. One of IDN Liveable Cities Task Force Drivers, Wiwi Tjiook , was appointed as the new Chair of IDN Liveable Cities on June 26, 2020, altogether with other Board Members of Indonesian Diaspora Network in the Netherlands (IDN-NL). The inauguration was lead by I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, the Ambassador of Republic Indonesia for the Netherlands period 2016-2020. The appointment of Wiwi Tjiook as the new Chair of IDN Liveable Cities brings a fresh atmosphere to the organization and strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries. She is a Landscape Architect of Municipality of Rotterdam with more than 30 years of working experiences and has been active in IDN Liveable Cities and IDN-NL since 2013.

See Wiwi Tjiook's profiles here .

Departure of I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja as the Ambassador of Republic Indonesia for the Netherlands

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 15:27:46 GMT

On June 26, 2020, I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, officially ended his duty as the Ambassador of Republic Indonesia for the Netherlands after four years of duty to represent Indonesia in the Netherlands. His great contribution has also acknowledged by the Kingdom of the Netherlands which represented by an award given by the King Willem Alexander, namely Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde Van Oranje-Nassau on June 12, 2020. Before his departure, a series of farewell event was held by various parties followed by handover ceremony to Fikry Cassidy, the Vice Representative of Indonesia for the Netherlands and the inauguration ceremony of the new Board of Indonesia Diaspora Network in the Netherlands (IDN-NL).

After 4 years of contribution to strengthen the bilateral relationships between Indonesia and the Netherlands, I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, officially ended his dusty as the Ambassador of Republic Indonesia for the Netherlands on last Friday, June 26, 2020. His journey as the Ambassador has resulted great remarks in strengthening the relationships between both countries. One of them was the Dutch mission to Indonesia in March 2020, in which the King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima also joined the mission.

His works and contributions had received an acknowledgment from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This acknowledgment is represented by the award given by the King Willem Alexander himself, namely Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau, on June 12, 2020. This award is of course a great present to end his official duty as the Ambassador.

Prior his departure from the Netherlands, several parties who focus their activities in Indonesia-the Netherlands relations, conducted farewell parties. These events were followed by the official handover ceremony from I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja to Fikry Cassidy, the Vice Representative of Indonesia for the Netherlands. In addition to this, he also appointed the new Board members of Indonesian Diaspora Network in the Netherlands (IDN-NL), as an official committee for Indonesian community in the Netherlands, through an inauguration ceremony.

The new Board members of Indonesian Diaspora Network in the Netherlands (IDN-NL) are as follows:

Chair of IDN-NL : Lany Pradjarahardja

Vice Chair / Treasurer of IDN-NL : Leon Van Maaren

Secretary of IDN-NL : Helen Setiawati

Chair of Art and Culture Taskforce : Bert Steevensz

Chair of Liveable Cities Taskforce : Wiwi Tjiook

Chair of Health Taskforce : Tik Tan

Thank you for your great contributions Pak I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja (Pak Puja) and success for the new appointed Board members of IDN-NL.

Photos in these articles were made by KBRI Den Haag.

Food and Landscape Urbanity

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 14:48:26 GMT

On June 3, 2020, Indonesia Diaspora Network the Netherlands, Taskforce Liveable Cities (IDN Liveable Cities) was represented by Wiwi Tjiook , Driver of Integrated Water and Landscape Planning as one of the panelists for the webinar “Food and Landscape Urbanity”. This webinar was organized by the Architecture Department of University of Lampung (UNILA) in co-operation with Indonesian Association of Architects (IAI) , Indonesian Society of Landscape Architects (IALI), Indonesian Association of Planners – Lampung Chapter (IAP) and was the first in a series of 4 which will be hold every 2 weeks. Each session will feature 2 speakers from different background who will reflect on the current COVID 19 pandemic situation affecting cities and public space. The webinar was joined by more than 150 participants from across Indonesia as well as diaspora in Australia, Singapore and The Netherlands.

As a Landscape Architect at Municipality of Rotterdam, Wiwi Tjiook shared her experiences including how Rotterdam plans its city with city resilience as a basis to cope with the current pandemic as well as an introduction on activities done by IDN Liveable Cities , some in collaboration with Komunitas Lanskap Budaya (KALBU) . The second speaker, a food anthropologist Hardian Eko Nurseto , lecturer at the Anthropology Department, Padjajaran University Bandung and initiator of multiple gastronomy platforms, discussed how culinary culture gave an impact to social aspects in urban planning.

In her presentation Wiwi Tjiook, reflects on Rotterdam’s experiences in coping with shock and stresses affecting the city with and its journey to adapt and mitigate. Rotterdam is one of four big cities in the Netherlands, so called Randstad ( Randstad consists of four big cities: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, and The Hague). With 625,000 inhabitants comprised of 175 nationalities makes Rotterdam a very diverse city in the Netherlands and worldwide. The city also plays a role as the biggest port city in Europe.

Rotterdam had experience big turbulences and shocks in its journey to be in its current state. In 1940, Rotterdam was bombed by Germany during the World War II, only several buildings in the city center survived this incident. This incident had triggered a new leaf to plan its city. Canals were built, housing and commercial areas were constructed, densification is also done, also parks and public spaces were designed to give the city residents high quality of life.

Despite of this vibrant development, Rotterdam is constantly under threat of flooding due to its geographical condition which is under the sea level. In regards to this, green and blue infrastructures play an important role in its urban planning. Several planning documents have also been published, such as: Rotterdam Urban Vision, Rotterdam Resilience Strategy, Rotterdam Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, Water Sensitive Rotterdam, and many more. Besides these plans, several initiatives are also thriving within the city, as a contribution to adapt and mitigate climate change impacts, such as the usage of rooftop for park and urban farming. In regards to coping with the ‘new normal’, several initiatives have been undertaken by the municipality but also by the entrepreneurs association, for example: the instalment of hand sanitiser dispensers in public space, the division of people movement in public space with planter boxes, accommodating fitness activities outdoors as well as allowing more space to outdoor restaurant and café terraces.

The second panelist, Hardian Eko Nurseto , shared his view upon how culinary culture affects social elements in urban planning. From his perspective, the way people eat and foods reflect on culture and knowledge to process foodstuffs. From anthropology’s point of view, foods also represents social symbols, believes, and social relations in a community. For example, there is a believe lives within Indonesian families in which meal contains meat is associated with rich family and higher social status compared with family who only consumes vegetables.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, he observed several changes in culinary culture. Firstly, people prefer to cook their own meal at home and explore new recipes to try. Secondly, there will be a huge demand in local culinary and healthy foods instead of international culinary because of the existence of local product supply at the market. Thirdly, there is a big transformation in culinary industries, among others many restaurants struggle with their finance which leads to bankruptcy, for restaurants who survive – they will implement a new hygiene protocol (wearing mask and gloves while preparing the food) and highly depend on online applications for food delivery.

IDN Liveable Cities participated in the Trade Mission to Indonesia

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:36:04 GMT

In March 2020, IDN Liveable Cities was selected as one of delegations in Dutch Trade Mission to Indonesia in which also attended by King Willem and Queen Maxima. This event took place mainly in two cities of Indonesia, Jakarta and Surabaya, and held for five days, started in March 9 until 13, 2020. In this mission, the King and Queen were accompanied by delegations comprised of Dutch governmental institutions, companies and non-governmental organisations.

Dutch Trade Mission is aimed to strengthen the billateral relations between the two countries through mutual partnerships. This year's mission was quite different because King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima joined the mission, accompanied by delegations from various background. The mission brought at least four thematic corridors of partnerships, among others agriculture and food, life sciences and health, maritime and integrated coastal and water management, as well as waste management: circular economy and water technology. This mission is filled with seminars, MoU signing, dinner reception and networking events.

IDN Liveable Cities, as one of organization who is active in billateral relation between Indonesia and the Netherlands, joined the mission as well. The organization was represented by Mrs. Wiwi Tjiook, and was joined the second cluster: Maritime and Integrated Coastal and Water Management.

In the field of maritime and integrated coastal and water management, the two countries had agreed to sign an MoU Water 2020-2025, which focused on two main agenda. Firstly, the development of integral masterplan for Welang River, East Java, with the focus on future flood prevention. Secondly, an initiative called, "Healthy River", which is aimed to encourage students and young generation in the issues of Welang River and harness their creativity in developing solutions for clean rivers.In short, the Dutch Trade Mission has brought a great partnership in various sectors between the two countries.

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Dealing with Greater Jakarta Floods

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 14:25:25 GMT

In beginning of 2020, Greater Jakarta faced unexpected floods right after the celebration of New Year's Eve. The floods happened due to the heavy rainfall and had caused at least 66 people have been killed and 600,000 people displaced in the worst flooding in the area. Triggers from this issue, IDN Liveable Cities held a focus group discussion event, entitled, "Dealing with Greater Jakarta Floods in Times of Climate Change". This discussion is aimed to formulate recommendations to prepare the city for future flood disaster.

Greater Jakarta area is well-known worldwide as one of the most populous delta city in Indonesia. The area is actually a home for more than 12 million inhabitants. This number is gradually increasing each year, makes the area becomes denser. The area is also constantly facing flood issues during the rainy season. This situation is worsened with global phenomenon of climate change and rapid urbanisation that give tremendous impacts to the city: land subsidence, sea-level rising, and environmental degradation. At beginning of 2020, the area welcomed new year 2020 with a big flood event impacted almost all of districts in Greater Jakarta area, put the economic activities on hold for couple weeks.

Departing from this issue, the initiators, IDN Liveable Cities and TYK Research and Action Consulting, have an initiative to arrange a discussion that brings together multidisciplinary experts from the Netherlands and Indonesia to find integrated and comprehensive solutions for this issue. The discussion was organised on February 27, 2020 in Embassy of Republic of Indonesia in the Netherlands, located in The Hague. The discussion is aimed to have knowledge exchange between the Dutch and Indonesian experts and stakeholders in dealing with flood issues. Besides that, it serves its function as a discussion platform to formulate solutions in the format of a policy brief to solve flood issues in Greater Jakarta area with a consideration of global phenomenon of climate change.

The discussion was divided into three sections. Each section has different topics that are interrelated into each other’s. Session 1 discussed evolution of Jakarta flood policies, climate change and urban water management. Meanwhile session 2 talked about flood mitigation approaches for Jakarta. Lastly, session 3 described regional development in Jakarta’s delta in times of climate change. At the end of the discussion, ten recommendations were resulted and wrote as a policy brief which were presented during Dutch Royal State Visit and Trade Mission to Indonesia in beginning of March 2020, in which was attended by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima accompanied by several delegations, including IDN Liveable Cities, represented by Wiwi Tjiook.

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Indonesia's New Capital Focus Group Discussion

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 15:35:51 GMT

In the mid of 2019, the President of Republic Indonesia announced to move the capital of Indonesia from Jakarta to Kalimantan. This plan shocked not only the Indonesian nationals but also international. Inspired by this, IDN Liveable Cities in collaboration with Embassy of the Republic Indonesia in the Netherlands (KBRI Den Haag) initiated a focus group discussion in this topic. This discussion aimed to gather opinions from diaspora and international multidisciplinary experts in respected topic.

In August 2019, the newly-elected President of Republic Indonesia, Joko Widodo announced to move the capital of Indonesia from Jakarta to an area in Kalimantan. The area for the new capital is located in Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kertanegara, East Kalimantan province. This plan is followed with a comprehensive study conducted by Indonesian National Planning and Development Agency (BAPPENAS) and a prestigious design competition held by Indonesian Ministry of Housing and Public Works (PUPR) in the end of 2019.

The construction of the new capital is planned to start in 2020 and the relocation process itself will be started in 2024. The new capital will be governed by an authority agency leader who is equal with a minister.

Inspired by this plan, IDN Liveable Cities in collaboration with Embassy of Republic Indonesia in the Netherlands (KBRI Den Haag) held a focus group discussion to gather opinions from international experts upon this topic. The discussion held in the Auditorium TDVG (Technostarters Delft Vastgoed BV) on December 2, 2019. In this discussion, numerous key-note speakers were also invited to share their experiences and expertise.

These key-note speakers among others: Imam Santoso Ernawi (Head of Taskforce of the Infrastructure Development Planning of the Capital, PUPR), Wiwi Tjiook and Daliana Suryawinata (IDN Liveable Cities), Marcia B. van der Vlugt (Programme Manager Spatial Planning International, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands), D.E.F. Henley (Professor of Contemporary Indonesia Studies Leiden University), Deden Rukmana (Professor of Urban and Regional Planning Alabama A&M University), Emilius Sudirjo (PhD Candidate at Wageningen University and Research).