Here is Winner of Writing Jakarta Journalist Capacity Building Article

The media is a strategic partner

Bank Indonesia Jakarta Representative held the 2023 Jakarta Journalist Capacity Building in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), July 5-7, 2023.

Participants who took part in the activity were asked to write popular articles with three main themes namely, Opportunities for Jakarta as a Green Society, Optimization of Jakarta as a Digital City and Jakarta's Economic Potential after the Relocation of the National Capital.

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This article received a direct assessment from the speakers in Capacity Building for Jakarta Journalists in 2023. As a result, Toni Riyanto from Beritajakarta.id with an article entitled Optimizing Digital City in Jakarta Towards Smart City won the Best Popular Article Script. The winner was also won by Noviana Geby from RRI.co.ic with the article Jakarta Air is Deteriorating, It's Time for People to Change Lifestyles and Merlinda Riska Agustina from Public Relations of the Jakarta Provincial Government with a work entitled Asa Jakarta Realizes Green City Green Society.

Jakarta Branch BI Representative Head, Arlyana Abubakar said that communication is part of the policy, that's the first. Thus, Jakarta Branch BI Representatives need to meet public expectations regarding the need for good and valid information.

"The media is a strategic partner for conveying information to the public. Second, strengthening literacy through books is hard. For this reason, brief information through this media is needed as an alternative, thus it can easily reach the public," she expressed, Thursday (7/6) night.

Third, the media as a strategic partner can be an important part of implementing the transparency of the Jakarta Branch BI Representative, as all of these policies should have been conveyed.

"Indeed, our job is to maintain the stability of the exchange rate. However, there are other policy variables that can make the BI policy achievable, such as the policy of digitizing transactions through the use of QRIS, MSME support in food inflation, increasing people's purchasing power to investment," she explained.

She is optimistic that the media can continue to be a strategic partner going forward. Including, its relation in socializing and educating the community.

"We're very open to media people to convey the necessary information and how the information or message can be conveyed properly and easily understood by the public," she uttered.

Through Capacity Building, it is also an effort to increase synergy, coordination to strengthen the quality of journalists in reporting related to Jakarta Branch BI Representatives.

"Before carrying out this event, I also asked what journalists need. That synergy is yes, but we also want to be able to improve quality and capacity. Including, in terms of adjusting to the demands of the times," she added.

The Capacity Building activity with media friends was very good to be an annual agenda.

"In central BI, it's usually quarterly, at least we will make efforts at Jakarta Branch BI Representatives to be held every six months. We will see in the future how this Capacity Building activity can be carried out more frequently," she uttered.

Meanwhile, Poskota journalist, Aldi appreciated and expressed his gratitude to the Jakarta Branch BI Representative who had initiated this activity.

"I think this is very good and can also be a barometer for OPD, BUMD, and other agencies in Jakarta. Because, besides being able to strengthen friendship, through this activity like this it can minimize misinformation or miscoordination. This is very good because we also get additional knowledge and insight," he closed.