JAKARTA – Makassar City is the only city in Sulawesi Island that won the Most Innovative City award at the Innovative Government Award (IGA) 2023.
The event, organized by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, took place at the Ministry’s office on Tuesday (12/12).
This award was given for the Makassar City Government’s achievement in implementing 75 innovations with two superior innovations.
First, Pakinta. It is an innovation from the Regional Revenue Agency (Bapenda) that has made a significant contribution to improving the efficiency of regional revenue management.
Second, Jampangi. It is an innovation from Daya Regional General Hospital of Makassar City, which is a breakthrough step in improving public health services.
This innovation reflects the Makassar City Government’s commitment to continue innovating in various sectors for the welfare and progress of the city.
The Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian directly handed over the prestigious award to the Regional Secretary of Makassar City, Muh. Ansar, who represented the Mayor of Makassar.
Separately, the Mayor of Makassar, Moh Ramdhan Pomanto, expressed his gratitude for this award.
He stated that this achievement will be an encouragement for the Makassar City Government to continue to innovate for the advancement of Makassar city.
“The Makassar City Government continues to be committed to innovating in the form of digital and non-digital innovations to improve public services, governance, so as to improve the welfare of Makassar City,” he said.
In addition to Makassar City in Sulawesi, nine other cities also won the Most Innovative City award, such as Mojokerto, Mataram, Bekasi, Semarang, Cimahi, Palembang, Sawah Lunto, Bandar Lampung, and Pariaman.
With this award, it is hoped that Makassar city can be an inspiration for other cities in Indonesia in implementing innovations to achieve sustainable development.
