(FEB NEWS) Saturday, October 14, 2023, the Department of Science of the Development Economics Student Association Universitas Airlangga held an ECCENTS seminar with the theme "Development of the Indonesian National Capital (IKN) Based on Smart Cities: Creating Sustainable Economic Transformation" which was attended by the Director of Building, Area, and Urban Management of the Indonesian National Capital (IKN), Mr. Dr. Ir. Desiderius Viby Indrayana, ST, MM, MT, IPU., ASEAN.Eng., ACPE. and the Director of Harmonization of Budgetary Regulations of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Didik Kusnaini, SE, MPP The activity held in the KRT Fadjar Notonegoro Hall, 2nd floor of FEB Unair is one form of implementation of SDG's point 4 in order to improve quality education because in addition to the seminar there is also a scientific writing competition which was attended by more than 20 teams from various universities in Indonesia such as Universitas Airlangga, University of Indonesia, Gadjah Mada University, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology, Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University, Jember University, to Parahyangan Catholic University.
On this occasion, Mr. Ir. Viby explained about the Capital City of the Archipelago as a World Sustainable City. In the presentation, it was explained that the IKN has its own special features compared to other cities, such as the presence of biodiversity in the IKN where in the IKN development process still pays attention to the preservation of biodiversity in it, then also explained the application of green city in the development of the IKN, as well as the preparation for the development of the IKN until the current development process. Of course, the development of this IKN is in line with the sustainable development goals or SDGs, specifically point 11 regarding sustainable cities and settlements, which mentions the existence of sustainable development in urban areas that still protects the natural cultural heritage within it.
In the financial sphere, Mr. Didik explained that the development of the IKN and the relocation of the national capital to Kalimantan are expected to increase economic growth in Kalimantan and the surrounding areas, which is in line with one of the points of SDGs 8, namely sustainable economic growth. The development of the new national capital on the island of Kalimantan is intended to build a new city and life with the use of public transportation as a key to life. Then, the IKN development process is carried out in stages with a period of approximately 5 years for each stage, with funding sources coming from the State Budget (APBN), the APBN and other legitimate sources, and other legitimate sources such as the private sector.
In the Q&A session, Mr. Viby and Mr. Didik also explained that the development of the new capital city (IKN) is a miniature version of Indonesia, embodying its diversity, and is not based on a single ethnic group. Furthermore, the long-term nature of the development of the Indonesian IKN will significantly impact the lives of current and future students. It is hoped that the relocation of the capital city and the development of the new capital city will proceed smoothly and according to the initial plan.
The seminar concluded with an awarding session for the scientific paper competition which had previously been running since July 2023. The first place was won by the 3 caffeine team from Universitas Airlangga, the second place was won by the Bismillah team from Padjajaran University, the third place was won by the Ega team from the University of Indonesia, and the best poster was won by the Alpha team from the University of Indonesia.