ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA – The Golden Indonesia Vision 2045 is in line with the 2063 African Development Agenda.
Indonesia’s meeting with African countries at the 2nd Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF) in Bali on 1-3 September 2024 is an important momentum to strengthen and deepen cooperation to achieve this vision and agenda.
The Director for Africa at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dewi Justicia Meidiwaty, emphasized that the alignment between the Golden Indonesia Vision 2045 and the African Development Agenda 2063 is not a coincidence, but rather a reflection of their respective determination to build a more inclusive and just future.
“These two visions have similarities in focusing on human development, with an emphasis on education, health, and the empowerment of women and youth,” he said Tuesday, August 27 2024, in Jakarta.
The Golden Indonesia Vision 2045 is a long-term plan that aims to make Indonesia a developed and prosperous country by the 100th anniversary of its independence. This vision focuses on four main pillars, namely human resource development, sustainable economic growth, strong government, and equitable development, with the hope of making Indonesia an active global force in maintaining world peace and stability.
On the other hand, the African Development Agenda 2063 is a strategic roadmap designed by the African Union to transform the continent into an independent, sovereign and competitive region at the global level.
Secretary General of the African Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, believes that Agenda 2063 is the basis for optimizing Africa’s potential by encouraging trade between countries in Africa and creating integrated markets.
“Agenda 2063 is the key to transforming Africa into a global economic power by 2063,” said Wamkele.
Indonesia and Africa have a rich historical heritage in the struggle against colonialism. The commitment to establishing mutually beneficial cooperation was emphasized by both parties.
Through the synergy between the Golden Indonesia Vision 2045 and the African Development Agenda 2063, the 2nd IAF not only discusses the progress of each region, but also how the two continents can strengthen each other and have a positive impact on the world.
“As the country with the largest economic power in Southeast Asia and Africa as a continent with extraordinary economic growth potential, this collaboration will not only provide benefits for the people of Indonesia and Africa, but will also be a catalyst for wider global change,” he stressed.
In the spirit of brotherhood and cooperation, Indonesia and Africa are preparing to create a new chapter in the history of international relations, a success story that will be remembered by future generations.
Indonesia is a Reliable Development Partner for Africa
Indonesia has long played an active role in international development cooperation among developing countries, including African countries. In the last decade, Indonesia has implemented around 60 South-South Triangular Cooperation (KSST) programs involving around 500 participants from the African region.
This collaboration covers various leading sectors, including agriculture, fisheries and maritime affairs, health, energy, good governance, micro, small and medium enterprises, infrastructure development, disaster risk management, women’s empowerment, as well as trade and investment.
This initiative further strengthens Indonesia’s position on the international stage as a newly recognized donor country.
“I want to emphasize that currently Indonesia is increasingly recognized internationally as a reliable development partner for developing countries, a reliable southern provider,” said the Director General of Information and Public Diplomacy at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Siti Nugraha Mauludiah.
Indonesia’s commitment is increasingly evident with the establishment of the International Development Cooperation Fund (LDKPI) or Indonesia AID in 2019, as a one-stop institution for distributing development assistance to partner countries.
Since the founding of this institution, Indonesia’s development cooperation has reached 23 of the 54 countries in Africa, or around 42 percent of the total countries in the region.
The cooperation sectors implemented include food security, health and energy. In the food security sector, Indonesia has provided support for food procurement to overcome the impact of drought in Kenya, Ethiopia and Madagascar, as well as a revitalization program for several Agricultural Training Centers in Gambia and Tanzania.
In the health sector, Indonesia has also donated medicines and medical devices produced by PT. Kimia Farma to Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
In 2023, Indonesia will also distribute support for Pentavalent Vaccination produced by PT. Bio Farma received 1,580,000 doses for Nigeria, which were distributed in two stages.
Finally, in the energy sector, Indonesia provided training on Solar Energy capacity building for Namibia, Mozambique, Sudan, Senegal and Tanzania.
Indonesia continues to be committed to increasing development cooperation with countries in Africa as equal and reliable alternative partners.
The implementation of the 2nd Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF) on 1-3 September 2024 with the theme ‘Bandung Spirit for Africa’s 2063 Agenda’, is a momentum to strengthen concrete relations between Indonesia and Africa, which is expected to bring mutual prosperity.
This is in line with President Joko Widodo’s statement during his visit to Tanzania in 2023, who said that Indonesia was completing the grand design of development for the next five years for Africa and was trying to realize concrete collaboration with the region. (AT Network)
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