Jakarta
- Kecak Dance and Asmara Ark have a solemn sign that marks the
beginning of the "Indonesian Population Census Capacity Building"
Coordination Meeting and Indonesian Building in the 1st Floor of
Building 1, BPS (24/6). The event which was attended by representatives
of ministries / agencies and the United Nations was a forum to introduce
the Population Census 2020 (SP2020) while also informing BPS
preparation in implementing the SP2020.
UNSD
Headquarters expressed its support for BPS, starting from the technical
side to dissemination in the SP2020. However, UNSD Headquarters
Interregional Advisor on Population and Housing Census, Meryem Demirci
said that more discussion was needed on the combination methods to be
used in the SP2020.
Support
was also stated by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA). "We will
clearly collaborate with BPS in the 2020 Population Census by providing
population registration data," said Director of Population
Administration Information at the Ministry of Home Affairs Director
General of Civil Engineering, Akhmad Sudirman Tavipiyono. Tavi added
that the census data will be given back to the Director General of Civil
Engineering to complete and update the previous population registration
data.
The
BPS-Ministry of Home Affairs collaboration was commented on by the
Director of Planning and Social Protection of the National Development
Planning Agency, Maliki. He said that the collaboration could produce
consistent population data. The resulting data is expected to be used as
a basis for effective policy making and government intervention in the
field of population.
"This
is a very good innovation and a risky challenge. We certainly expect
more support from various parties regarding the 2020 Population Census,
"said BPS Head, Kecuk Suhariyanto.
