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News from ADEKSI National
Congress
UCLG ASPAC & ADEKSI NATIONAL
CONGRESS
UCLG ASPAC sent 4
(four) representatives, led by Secretary General Emeritus Mayor
Peter Woods OAM, to attend the National Congress of the
Indonesia Municipal Councils Association (ADEKSI) in Palembang,
on 25-28 January 2007. Secretary General Peter Woods also
presented a paper introducing UCLG ASPAC, its structure, aims
and activities in effort of helping to enhance local government
performance especially in the region, like creating employment
and ending ‘red tape’ practices in local governance and
creating new convenient administrative climate instead.

From left to right
: Drs. H. Dimyati Suja'i, M.Si (ADEKSI Secretary General),
Emeritus Mayor Peter Woods OAM (UCLG ASPAC Secretary
General),H.M. Soerya Respationo, SH. MH. ( Chairman of ADEKSI),
Dr. H. Eddy
Santana Putra, MT (Mayor of Palembang), H.M. Yansuri (Speaker
of Regional Council, Palembang), Mr. Rudy Alfonso (Executive
Director of ADEKSI)
ADEKSI, representing
86 city members covering 2,800 Regional Council members, now led by
Mr. Soerya Respationo, is one of the new members in the
family of UCLG organization. From the speeches of the Mayor of
Palembang (Mr. Eddy Santana Putra MT) and the Speaker of the
Regional Legislative Council of Palembang (Mr. H.M. Yansuri), it
was understood that issues discussed by the Congress would
include problems confronting the City of Palembang (host City)
like the controversial issue on Legislative Council members
payment known as PP 37/2007, instructive approach by the Central
to the Regions in discharging the state administration, land
administration issue, unemployment reduction, poverty
alleviation, attracting foreign investors and enhancement of the
performance of the Council members.
The Congress was well
attended with outstanding speakers of Indonesian dignitaries.
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