WASHINGTON, September 2, 2010 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the following projects:

IBRD Loan: US$90 million

Terms: Maturity = 25 years; Grace = 10 years

Project ID: P118540

Project Description: The objective of the Santa Catarina Rural Competitiveness Project for Brazil is to increase the capacity of family producer organizations to compete and open markets, contributing to increase incomes and wellbeing in the rural area.

Contacts:

Gabriela Aguilar Martinez

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Government through the Directorate General of Cipta Karya, Ministry of Public Works continues to encourage the acceleration of the issuance of Presidential Regulation on the Letter of Proof of Ownership of Buildings (SBKBG). One of the efforts is by making some Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with various related institutions, including the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, the National Legal Development Agency (BPHN) and elements of universities in Jakarta, Thursday (2 / 9). FGD series is an effort in order to improve the draft regulation concerning SBKBG.

Some of the themes raised in the FGDs the principle of Horizontal Separation Between Ownership and Land Building, Building Construction Encumbrance pursuant to Law No.42 of 1999 on Fiduciary and Procedures for Issuance and Renewal SBKBG.

Plt. Director of Building and Environmental Planning (PBL), Directorate General of Cipta Karya Antonius Budiono said, the series of FGDs is very important in order to obtain a common perception by the agency terkaait

In connection with the theme of FGD First, he argued, some problems related to the need for separation of ownership of the building and land ownership, among other things owned housing development that uses land or assets the government would cause the loss or decline in government assets.

Furthermore, he argued, should have an understanding of perception between “land” and “not soil” (principle of horizontal separation). Land is set in the BAL, while the building is set in accordance with mandated by Law No.. 28/2002. Countries adhering to the principle of horizontal separation between buildings and land including Japan.
“Through this discussion I hope there is the meeting point in order to synchronize the settings of buildings and land ownership in the Republic of Indonesia. FGD is an opportunity to put forward ideas, ideas or even solve problems related to the separation of ownership of the building and land, “he said.

Regulation associated with the formation process, the Head BPHN Ahmad Ramli said the current M BPHN not only handle about the regulation. But the bill also, in which each day handling more than 10 bill. However, he said, the Bill on land is one bill that included in the priority programs of national legislation. So perpres also a priority.

He thinks there are four main things that must be considered in drafting perpres. That is, regulation should mempuyai clarity of purpose, the strengthening of synchronization between the institutions, the adjustment of the type and substance of Presidential and final rules should be implemented.

“When the regulation was eventually out, should be able to benefit society, such as ease of certification services, rather than vice versa. Since the main purpose of the issuance of Presidential Regulation is to the welfare of society, “he said. (DVT)

Source : www.pu.go.id

September 01, 2010

Jakarta. The number of Internet users in Indonesia is expected to triple by 2015, fueling growth for media companies and phone carriers, according to a study released on Wednesday by Boston Consulting Group.

The study found that the total number of Internet users in the so-called BRIC nations — Brazil, Russia, India and China — and Indonesia will double to 1.2 billion by 2015.

That will be three times the number in the United States and Japan combined, up from two times as much at the end of 2009.

While mobile phones with Internet access will aid growth, personal computers will double in the five countries to more than 920 million, according to the report.

As consumers gain more access to the Internet, they’ll also spend more time online, providing a boon to entertainment providers, Boston Consulting Group said.

The surge in Web use will benefit media companies such as China’s Tencent Holdings and phone carriers including Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), analysts said.

“The fastest-growing Internet markets are those with low penetration rates and strong economies, and the BRIC countries all fall into these categories,” said Jake Li, an Internet analyst at Guotai Junan Securities in Shenzhen, China.

“The opportunities for online advertising and e-com merce in these markets are huge.”

The number of SIM cards in use in Indonesia will top 100 percent of the population by 2015, meaning some users will have multiple devices, the report said.

Tucker Grinnan, head of Asian telecommunications research at HSBC Holdings in Hong Kong, advises buying Telkom, the nation’s largest phone company, and Tencent, Asia’s biggest Internet company by market value.

“Of the three markets, China, India and Indonesia, we believe that Indonesia has the best prospects for organic growth in telecommunications revenue,” Grinnan said. “There is still a big rural opportunity.”

Only 12 percent of Indonesians use the Internet, and only 5 percent use personal computers, but both of those rates are expected to triple by 2015, the report said.

Twenty percent of China’s population owns a personal computer, compared with 32 percent in Brazil and Russia and 90 percent in the U.S. and Japan, Boston Consulting said.

Tens of millions of additional users get online at Internet cafes or shared home or work computers, giving China 384 million Internet users at the end of last year, almost triple the total in 2006, the report said.

However, mobile phone penetration in Indonesia was 66 percent, higher than in India or China.

About 20 percent of Indonesian mobile phone users have more than one SIM card, and nine percent have two phones for personal use, mostly to take advantage of discounted network rates with family and friends.

With such high mobile penetration, the study found “unusually high” rates of mobile Internet use in Indonesia, with nine million mobile users, up from just 2.3 million in 2007.

The use of mobile e-mail and mobile payments and e-commerce was highest among the five countries studied.

“Indonesian digital consumers use their mobile-handset connections to meet a variety of needs that are typically met in other countries through PC-based Internet,” it said.

“Given the prevalence of mobile phone use in general among Indonesians, and their adoption of 3G, mobile Internet could well emerge as an alternative to home PC use and become a key growth pocket as 3G becomes more affordable and available.”

Source: Jakarta Globe

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In general, the national roads along the 11 000 km from Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi Kalimntaan otherwise been ready to pass the flow path Lebaran this year. Readiness seen almost in most of the main segment and the alternative route is the addition of paths and widening. Work of reconstruction, rehabilitation and maintenance throughout the region II has been completed unless the project is scheduled next year.

“All of the remaining work has been cleaned. According to target our work has been completed and suspended in H-10 to H +10 Lebaran. Nagrek Line will also be tested today, “said Director General of Highways Ministry of Public Works, Djoko Murjanto, told reporters in Jakarta (31 / 8).

Djoko ensure the start of H-10 does not exist anymore improvement activities in all national roads are the responsibility of the Directorate General of Highways. So far the government has been working hard to prepare for the smooth flow of going home this year to make it more comfortable and better than last year. According to Djoko, road improvements not only made Lebaran alone, but has become a routine task of the Directorate General of Highways to provide convenience to road users, he added.

Ministry of Public Works has long been considering the problem passengers became an important issue. Therefore, the BM 10 hurling team which special duty as monitors the work of the road. It must be admitted, based on team reports 10 states, up to H-10 in Outside Java, there is still a job. But specifically for Java, Tim 10 ensures handling road repairs have been completed in full.

In line with that the entire national road network or the main line should be passed back and forth safely, comfortably. “Conditions like that can happen only if the course of steady field,” he asserted.

Northern coast of Java as an example – the Holy City jalurnnya already four lanes. Ruas Tegal – Pemalang also steady. Southern Cross Special Jabar, Ring Road Nagreg also ready allocated for small vehicles degan one-way systems. On East Cross route from Sumatra, Jambi-Palembang (236 km) are also ready to pass. So also with the route to North Sumatra Riau.

Line north of Padang Bai-Bali gililmanuk and the alternative route is now in stable condition. To Cross the main point of Makassar in South Sulawesi – West Sulawesi, Makassar-Palopo, Makassar-Watampone and South Kalimantan (Banjarmasin, Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, Palangkaraya and Banjamasin-Batubabi) ready to be passed by most passengers.

However, Djoko said most passengers Murjanto potential congestion will still occur, given the shorter going home this year. In addition, the presence of spilled Market violators of traffic (road riders) also add to the list of bottlenecks. However, it coordinates with the Ministry of Transportation and the police are ready to do engineering so that congestion can terminimalisir flow.

Answering questions about the budget increase for the BM Djoko said the budget increase is always followed by a decrease in road damage throughout the province. For example, severe damage to the national road diperkicil to 0.9% (2009) and 2010 targeted smaller ie 0.75%.

Similarly, the condition of road to be increased to 86% (29 789 km) and is targeted to reach 33 555 km in 2010. From the available budget (16.8 T) at this time her physical progress has only reached 56%. Attend and participate in assisting the Directorate General of Highways Press Temu including Director of Program Development, Coal Harris, Director of Region I, Khairul Taher, Director of Region II, Winarno and Technical Guidance, Directorate General of Highways Director, Purnomo. (Sony)

Source : www.pu.go.id

Coordination meeting today chaired by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs and attended by Minister of Communications, Minister of State, Minister of Finance, Director of Angkasa Pura I and Angkasa Pura II Director with the agenda of discussion Jakarta Automated Air Traffic Control System (JAATS) at Soekarno Hatta Airport decided to speed up the procurement system of the New JAATS. Procurement will be conducted initially in 2012 will be accelerated into the year 2010. This acceleration is necessary to avoid system failures such JAATS which occurred on August 29, 2010. New JAATS should also be integrated with the system in Makassar, which was built in 2004 and was restarted in 2009. Funds needed for the New JAAT around Rp 1 trillion by source of funds derived from partially the State Budget (APBN) of approximately USD 150 billion and the rest comes from Angkasa Pura.

JAATS traffic guiding system is used to regulate aviation aircraft operating in Jakarta. JAATS existing system is quite old, built in 1985-1986 and diupgrading in 1996. This system originally designed to serve about 400-600 movements / day whereas nowadays has approximately 2000 movements per day. The level of service performed by the Jats in the current high enough to be overloaded. The system is also not able to support traffic growth and to accommodate technological developments. JAATS failure caused the air traffic services in FIR Jakarta becomes disrupted.

Other short-term handling done is speed up routine maintenance system (restart system) is increased from the original one once a month to once every two weeks. Besides, the division will be Air Traffic Services (ATS) to establish the Special Public Corporation / Agency for Air Traffic Services Aviation Services. ATS non-commercial use but the nature of service by focusing on aspects of security or aviation safety. Entity formation will be discussed further by the Minister of Communications, Minister of State and Minister of Justice and Human Rights, which is expected to air traffic services could have formed later this year, so that in the year 2011 has been able to operate. (Fh)

Source : www.ekon.go.id