MPKD – UGM. On Monday, August 14, 2017, MPKD (Master of Urban and Regional Planning) and Undergraduate Program of Urban and Regional Planning UGM, held a general lecture to welcome the new academic year 2017/2018. This lecture was given by Muhammad Nurdin, Director General of Transmigration Area Development, who is also an alumnus of MPKD UGM.
Mr. Nurdin started a public lecture which entitled “Development of Transmigration Area: Independent Integrated Independent City”with an unequal distribution of the population of Indonesia, thus inflicting the issue of social and spatial inequality. With the high rate of poverty in Indonesia, unequal gini index value between urban and rural areas, the gap of inter-regional development, as well as the high rate of urbanization, it takes the solution so that the development process in Indonesia will be more equitable. The solution is to develop transmigration areas with regional and cluster approaches.
He added that the closed cycle of the planning process must be met with accurate and up to date data support. With this, then the purpose of development will be achieved. The Integrated Independent City (KTM) area initiated by the PDTT Kemendesa is developed through a regional and cluster approach that involves the role of all sectors. The regional approach sees the function of the area, while the cluster approach (commodity) is used to make the management of the area more effective and efficient through ease of management and investment systems.
He added that it takes hard work from various parties to be able to realize more equitable welfare for the areas that are still left behind in Indonesia, including the role of quality planning graduates. The presentation closes by emphasizing the importance of good, accurate, real, and up to date data availability so that planned programs can be well realized and evaluated.
This lecture is closed with question session, door prize session by the head of MURP, Prof. Bakti Setiawan, as well as singing the song “Padamu Negeri” led by MURP student: Paul.
The handout of this lecture can be downloaded here.