AMH 2024, Jakarta Crowned as Best Province Government

Jakarta Provincial Government won the best category of Province Government at the Public Relation Media Award (AMH) 2024. The prestigious award held by the Public Relations Coordinating Agency (Bakohumas), Ministry of Communication and Information (Kemenkominfo) of the Republic of Indonesia was held in Bandung, West Java, on Thursday (10/10) with the theme "Harmonization of Building Regional Image and Branding through Sustainable Development".

result of hard work and dedication

There are six categories competed, namely Social Media Category, Public Communication Campaign, Internal Media Publishing (Inhouse Magazine), Press Release, Website, and Audiovisual Media. Jakarta Provincial Government through the Jakarta Communication, Informatics and Statistics Agency (Kominfotik) managed to get the Best 1 for the Internal Media category, Best 1 for the Press Release category, Best 1 for the Website category, and Best Champion of the Provincial and Regency/City Government Classification for winning these categories.

Acting Jakarta Communication, Informatics and Statistics Agency Head, Sigit Wijatmoko, expressed his gratitude and appreciation to the Ministry of Communication and Information for the award given, as well as to the ranks of the Jakarta Provincial Government's public relations. He said that this award is not the end, but the beginning of the spirit and hard work that must be maintained.

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"This is the result of hard work and dedication of the Jakarta Provincial Government in providing public relations services to the community. All of this was achieved thanks to the direction and guidance of Acting Governor Heru. Hopefully, we can continue to maintain and improve," he said, as quoted from the Jakarta Provincial Government's press release.

Sigit added that Kominfotik Agency received the 2024 Public Relations Media Award in recognition of its efforts in improving public communication and information and transparency of information to the public.

"Hopefully the public relation world will be more adaptive to developments in technology and social media, and be able to build better relationships between the government and the public, increase public trust, and provide accurate and relevant information," he added.

Kominfotik Agency will continue to provide credible, transparent, and accountable information products. It is hoped that it will make it easier for the public to access various programs and policies of the Jakarta Provincial Government through channels on social media and websites.

" Effective and massive information dissemination has made the Jakarta Provincial Government's public services run optimally. We will continue to strive to present information and communication service products that continue to develop and improve," Sigit continued.

Meanwhile, Director General of Public Information and Communication Prabunindya Revta Revolusi hopes that AMH 2024 can be a spur for the spirit of Ministries/Institutions, State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN), Regional-Owned Enterprises (BUMD), State Universities, and Regional/Provincial/District/City Governments in communicating policies and work programs to the public.

AMH 2024 is held as a form of appreciation for the performance of government public relations which aims to create a spirit of competition and collaboration, as well as improve the quality of government public relations performance in conducting public communication.

"Hopefully this can provide motivation for all of us to improve the public relations products in Indonesia," he said.

Each competed public relations product was assessed by professional judges, namely Ummi Salamah as the judge for the Public Communication Campaign category, Ratna Susilowati as the judge for the Press Release (Online Media), Wicaksono as the judge for the Social Media, Metta Dharmasaputra as the judge for the Website, Wahyu Dhyatmika as the judge for the Internal Media Publishing (Inhouse Magazine), and Kania Sutisnawinata as the judge for the Audiovisual Media.