Innovative Government Award 2024: Teguh Presents Licensing and Health Innovation
Reported by Folmer | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
Acting Jakarta Governor, Teguh Setyabudi, presented Jakarta's superior innovations in the 2024 Innovative Government Award (IGA) held at the Main Meeting Room, Building A, Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri), Central Jakarta, Monday (10/28).
strengthen the research and innovation ecosystem
The Innovative Government Award (IGA) is an annual award from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Regional Governments for their enthusiasm and success in carrying out innovation in the form of improving public services, governance, and development.
Jakarta Commits to Strengthen Waste Management SynergyTeguh said Jakarta generally continues to progress through economic growth that has successfully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic and now reached 4.78 percent. Then the open unemployment rate fell by 0.5 percent, the realization of investment in the second quarter of 2024 in the form of Domestic Investment by Rp 34.05 trillion, and Foreign Investment by Rp 27.99 trillion. The poverty rate has decreased to 4.3 percent and the Human Development Index has continued to increase by reaching 83.55.
"Also as preparation of Jakarta becomes a global city, we continue to strengthen the research and innovation ecosystem. Integrated efforts have been made to strengthen the research and innovation ecosystem starting from issuing regulations, strengthening organizational institutions, providing space for innovators through Future City Hub, Jakarta Innovation Awards (JIA), and Jakarta Innovation Days (JID)," Teguh said, as quoted from Jakarta Provincial Government's press release.
Teguh added that improving public services and resolving urban challenges, especially licensing and health aspects are the main focus of Jakarta's innovation.
Those aspects are strengthened through integrating various innovations, both digital and non-digital. Evaluation remains held through pentahelix synergy to ensure continuity of processes and benefits for the community.
Jakarta has 241 innovations in public services, regional governance, and other innovations related to regional government affairs in 2024. Gerai Mulai Usaha and CEK DAN SADARI are the Jakarta's leading innovation in 2024 both in digital and non-digital categories.
"Jakarta Investment and One-Stop Integrated Service Agency initiated the Gerai Memulai Usaha program to facilitate MSMEs in taking care their business permits for free and completely. It starts from the application to the issuance of permits at the urban village and sub-district," Teguh added.
To start a new business, Teguh continued, this innovation an cut bureaucratic processes, provide ease access, and provide relevant information. This innovation then encourages an increase in the number of new businesses in the fourth quarter of 2023 by 627.14 percent or as many as 376,067 business actors and the growth of Jakarta's investment realization by 29.82 percent with a value of Rp 166.7 trillion.
"Spatial-Based Investment Portal supporting application equips the Gerai Mulai Usaha innovation to make business actors easier choosing the desired business location and its designation in accordance with the Jakarta Detailed Spatial Plan (RDTR)," Teguh continued.
Jakarta also offers CEK DAN SADARI innovation as in health sector. This is a non-digital innovation to improve the achievement of early detection of cervical cancer and breast cancer in Jakarta. The innovation has been replicated in three areas namely Senen, Cilincing, and Tambora Community Health Center (Puskesmas).
IVA (Visual Inspection of Acetic Acid) mobile test is provided through this innovation. The service is given without having to come to the health center by utilizing hibiscus cars, carnation motorbike, and gynecology cars. The innovation implementation has succeeded in increasing the achievement of IVA tests from 5.4 percent to 16.56 percent in Senen Sub-district, reducing the potential cost of cancer treatment by Rp 20 million to Rp 40 million per patient, and successfully detecting pre-cancer in 139 women.
In order to provide optimal public services, Teguh hopes that the assessment of the superior innovation can be a trigger for Jakarta Provincial Government ranks to continue developing the research and innovation ecosystem.
"The IGA 2024 assessment can be our trigger of enthusiasm in realizing Jakarta as a competitive, inclusive, and sustainable global city," Teguh stated.
