JAKARTA. Adopting similar strategies to his time as governor of Jakarta, president-elect Joko “Jokowi” Widodo revealed that he would focus the first months of his administration on basic infrastructure, starting with the acceleration of the permit process that dogs construction projects. Jokowi has often said that his administration will not put a “100-day program” in place following his inauguration, alongside vice president-elect Jusuf Kalla, in October. Instead he vowed to work hard on improving basic infrastructure, which would in turn open access for basic social services such as education and health. “We won’t do a program ‘thing’. But, we will get to work as soon as we are inaugurated, particularly on basic needs such as education and health. We will work on accelerating certain processes to improve infrastructure, regarding land acquisition permits for instance,” Jokowi said.
Jokowi to prioritize basic infrastructure
JAKARTA. Adopting similar strategies to his time as governor of Jakarta, president-elect Joko “Jokowi” Widodo revealed that he would focus the first months of his administration on basic infrastructure, starting with the acceleration of the permit process that dogs construction projects. Jokowi has often said that his administration will not put a “100-day program” in place following his inauguration, alongside vice president-elect Jusuf Kalla, in October. Instead he vowed to work hard on improving basic infrastructure, which would in turn open access for basic social services such as education and health. “We won’t do a program ‘thing’. But, we will get to work as soon as we are inaugurated, particularly on basic needs such as education and health. We will work on accelerating certain processes to improve infrastructure, regarding land acquisition permits for instance,” Jokowi said.