NTT, Indonesia's Best Province for Inclusive Social Competitiveness Index in 2022

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) was named the region with the highest competitiveness index in social inclusion in 2022. This is evident in the Sustainable Regional Competitiveness Index (IDSDB) released by the Regional Autonomy Implementation Monitoring Committee (KPPOD) together with Terra Komunika and Kinara Indonesia.

According to the IDSDB, social inclusion emphasizes the importance of fostering human capital and access to economic opportunities in improving the quality of life.

“Inclusive social development aims to empower individuals as a result of state services or independent achievements in education, health, productivity, and all crucial dimensions in efforts to cultivate resources to produce key supports for improving welfare,” wrote the IDSDB on its official website, Wednesday (22/2/2023).

This index aims to measure the achievements of regions in strengthening sustainable competitiveness. The measurement of this index is a combination of contributions from a number of documents and findings from various institutions.

There are four main pillars that serve as benchmarks in the IDSDB, namely the sustainable environment pillar, the sustainable economy pillar, the social inclusion pillar, and the sustainable governance pillar.

In the social inclusion pillar, the IDSDB is measured using the following variables:

* Human Resources Excellence: life expectancy of schooling, life expectancy, and Gini ratio.
* Employment: workforce growth and open unemployment rate.
* Security Conduciveness: crime rate and number of social conflicts.
* Availability of social infrastructure: primary and junior high school education infrastructure, health infrastructure, and access to clean drinking water.

The index measurement results are formulated into a score on a scale of 0-100, with the following categorization:

* Score 0 to 30: Low competitiveness
* Score 30.01 to 60: Moderate competitiveness
* Score 60.01 to 80: High competitiveness
* Score 80.01 to 100: Very high competitiveness

East Nusa Tenggara achieved a score of 74.35 in the social inclusion pillar. This score falls into the high competitiveness category and is also the best score among the 29 provinces researched.

Next, Bali ranks second with an IDSDB score of 74.17 in the social inclusion pillar. This is followed by Central Java and North Sulawesi with scores of 71.47 and 70.05 respectively.

Furthermore, KPPOD hopes that the IDSDB can be one of the foundations in national and regional development patterns, as well as a reference for public and non-public incentives for regions.

The complete report of the Sustainable Regional Competitiveness Index (IDSDB) can be accessed at [this link](https://idsdb.id/index/data/?dat=nasional.svg).