Authorities noted that even when migrant workers returned home for the Idul Fitri holiday, they did not take the opportunity to go and register for the e-ID card. The district office stayed open during the holiday to accommodate migrant workers who wished to register.
“It’s like we’re planting right now. We will not get anything while planting but we will harvest in due time. We will see the results in five years if we keep improving it,” Eko Prasojo, the deputy minister for administrative reform, told a seminar on bureaucracy reform in Jakarta on Monday.
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The Ina-GeoPortal will give government agencies and the general public real time access to authoritative spatial information on areas that are prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods.
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House Deputy Speaker Pramono Anung stated that Jakarta-based CV Galung Brothers would install the fingerprint scanners by the end of year.
The absence of lawmakers during hearings has been a major issue for Indonesia’s House of Representatives. Despite not attending, the names of many legislators were still recorded on attendance lists.
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“Indonesia’s focus on building its broadband capabilities and the growing popularity of smartphones can be utilized to bring about a paradigm shift in health care provision,” International Data Corporation said in a statement.
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