CSIS Survey Reveals Jakarta's Problems Won't Diminish After Capital Relocation

The relocation of the Indonesian capital city (IKN) to East Kalimantan is not believed to reduce various existing problems in Jakarta. This opinion is based on a survey conducted by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

The survey revealed four main problems in Jakarta that will not necessarily decrease after the capital relocation: traffic congestion reduction, slum settlement management, flood mitigation, and ease of access to clean water.

A recorded 66.5% of respondents were not confident that traffic congestion in Jakarta would decrease after the IKN's relocation to East Kalimantan. Furthermore, 84.1% of respondents were not confident that slum settlement management in Jakarta would improve.

Regarding flood mitigation, 83.5% felt unconvinced it would improve after Jakarta ceased to be the IKN. Meanwhile, 49.4% of respondents were not confident that ease of access to clean water in Jakarta would improve.

"The majority of expert respondents are not confident that Jakarta's problems will decrease after Jakarta is no longer the capital city," said CSIS researcher Noory Okthariza on Monday (June 6, 2022).

On the other hand, expert respondents also predicted four issues that would not change if Jakarta were no longer the capital city: policymakers' attention to pro-environmental policies, handling the Covid-19 pandemic health crisis, the quality of health facilities, and natural disaster management.

This survey was conducted from March 28 to April 12, 2022, involving 170 respondents from expert groups considered to have the knowledge and expertise to predict and analyze social, political, and economic issues.

The respondent categories in this survey included researchers, academics, journalists, entrepreneurs, members of the DPR/DPRD (House of Representatives/Regional Representatives Council), political party members, bureaucrats, and students.

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