The World Bank – Justice for the Poor Seminar & Workshop

VILLAGE JUSTICE IN INDONESIA. The World Bank Country Director for Indonesia, Andrew Steer, opened The World Bank - Justice for the Poor Seminar held in Jakarta Hilton International on 18 February 2004. The seminar presented as study conducted by the Justice for Poor Team (The World Bank), Village Justice in Indonesia, and featured a number of including Prof. Dr. Bagir Manan (Head of Indonesia’s Supreme Court) as keynote speaker, Prof. Dr. Sutandyo Wignjosoebroto (University of Airlangga), Hamdan Zoelfa (Indonesia’s House of Representative), and Karni Ilyas (SCTV). The event was attended by legal professionals, government officials and international organizations representatives.

COMMUNITY BASED LAW REFORM. The World Bank – Justice for the Poor Project held a Seminar and Workshop in an attempt to socialize the study conducted by Justice for the Poor Project Team (The World Bank), Village Justice in Indonesia. Speaking at Press Conference was Matt Stephens of Justice for the Poor Project Team (The World Bank), Andrew Steer of The World Bank Indonesia, and Prof. Dr. Bagir Manan of Indonesia’s Supreme Court. Themed “Community Based Law Reform”, the seminar was held in Jakarta on 18 February 2004 and followed by a two-day workshop on 19 – 20 February 2004 at Wisma Kinasih, Bogor.

Pemda perlu bantu delegasinya ke Royal TIME 2004
As appeared on Bisnis Indonesia, 24 February 2004

JAKARTA (Bisnis): Pemerintah daerah dinilai perlu mensubsidi industri pariwisatanya yang akan berpartisipasi pada Royal TIME 2004 di Yogyakarta sebagai upaya untuk mempromosikan pariwisatanya masing-masing, kata Susilowani Daud, managing director, dari Pacto Convex.

“Kegiatan seperti Pasar Wisata Indonesia (PWI) atau biasa disebut Tourism Indonesia Mart and Expo (TIME) in sudah menjadi calendar of event tingkat internasional seperti layaknya bursa pariwisata dunia lainnya seperti ITB Berlin, WTM London sehingga harus dimanfaatkan semaksimal mungkin oleh daerah yang mengandalkan pariwisata sebagai sumber PAD,” kata professional conference organizer (PCO) yang menangani penyelenggaraan Royal TIME 2004 di Yogyakarta pada 26-29 September mendatang.

TIME 2004, ujar Susilowani, memenuhi kepentingan berbagai pihak yang menjual produk dan jasa pariwisata ke pasar internasional. Kegiatan ini akan menampilkan seluruh daerah tujuan wisata, termasuk daerah tujuan wisata populer, obyek wisata, kawasan wisata dan pengembangan produk baru.

Industri pariwisata, ujarnya, mengalami masa-masa sulit setelah ditimpa dengan krisis multidimensi dan terakhir kasus wabah SARS dan flu burung sehingga untuk mengikuti kegiatan berskala internasional di dalam negeri sendiripun mereka kesulitan dana, tambahnya.

Dia menyarankan agar kalangan industri yang tergabung dalam Asosiasi Perusahaan Perjalanan Indonesia (Asita) atau Perhimpunan Hotel dan Restoran Indonesia (PHRI) duduk bersama dengan pejabat Pemda masing-masing untuk mempersiapkan kehadiran mereka di arena pasar wisata tersebut.

“Saya rasa Pemda memahami keterbatasan industri pariwisata, apalagi tahun ini ada kebijakan visa on arrival dan agenda politik yang menghambat kunjungan wisatawan mancanegara ke Indonesia, sementara biro perjalanan, perhotelan adalah ujung tombak dalam mendatangkan wisman,” tandas Susi.

Pasar Wisata Indonesia mempertemukan para penjual berbagai produk wisata di Indonesia dengan para pembeli asing yang diundang untuk mendatangkan turis ke Indonesia.

Sebagai PCO yang dipercaya menyelenggarakan kegiatan ini untuk yang kesebelas kalinya, Susilowani telah memberikan harga booth (stand) yang murah dan terjangkau, tapi tetap saja seller mengeluh karena keterbatasan dana akibat anjloknya turis yang mereka tangani pasca bom bali.

Bursa pariwisata yang selama 10 tahun ini berlangsung di Jakarta, untuk pertama kalinya akan diselenggarakan di Yogyakarta, September mendatang di gedung Jogjakarta Expo Centre.

Penyelenggaraan TIME 2004 dibuat berdekatan dengan PATA Travel Mart di Thailand, 22-24 September, sehingga mereka dapat melanjutkan perjalanan ke Indonesia, selain mempertimbangkan kampanye pemilu yang telah berakhir.

Bali plays host to ASEAN leaders
As appeared on IMA (Incentive & Meetings Asia), February/March 2004

Event: 9th ASEAN Summit
Theme: Towards an ASEAN Economic and Security Community
Client: Indonesia National Committee of 9th ASEAN Summit
By: Pacto Convex
Date: October 7 – 8, 2003
Venue: Bali International Convention Center (BICC), Nusa Dua, Bali
Number of People: Approximately 1,600
Participants:
Heads of States/Government (HOS/G) of ASEAN member countries + four ministers (China, Japan, Korea and India), high-ranking officials, media and other delegates
Number in organizing team: 150 personnel

Events which involve HOS/G are generally high profile and bring their own particular challenges. Pacto Convex project director, Febiandi Kurniawan, talks to Mimi Hudoyo about the organization of the recent successful 9th ASEAN Summit in Bali.

The Brief
This is an annual summit which member countries take turns to host. This is the second time for Indonesia after the country hosted the event in 1976, which was also in Bali. Present at the summit were member nations and delegations from another four countries. The 9th ASEAN Summit was held in conjunction with Brunei Indonesia Malaysia the Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP – EAGA) Summit and ASEAN Business and Investment Summit.

Highlight of the Event
Indonesia president, Megawati Soekarnoputri, and her husband, Mr. Taufiq Kiemas, hosted a dinner for the heads of states and their spouses, economic ministers, foreign affairs ministers and 10 representatives of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC) at the Tampak Siring presidential palace.

The spouse programme included visits to the Runi Palar silver house and Puri Bongkasa in Ubud to see the day-to-day life of Balinese community, including a fashion show of Balinese traditional costumes which are reserved for special occasions and a Balinese dance performance.

Entertainment
Indonesia traditional performances were the highlight of the presidential dinner on October 7. A traditional kecak performance welcomed the dignitaries upon arrival at Tampak Siring and the dynamic movements and yells of the kecak dance helped set the the exciting mood of the evening.

Torches were lit on both sides of the lanes leading guests from the gate to the dining room. They were also placed along the corridor leading to the dining room, which helped to lighten the way and set the mood of the evening. The dining room was elegantly decorated in red and white.

During dinner, the guests were entertained with a variety of popular songs from Indonesia and other regions by a Balinese singer.

After dinner, the guests moved to pendopo (a Javanese model house) to watch the cultural performances. Located adjacent to the dining room, the pendopo was decorated in Balinese style. For 90 minutes, the guests enjoyed a collaboration of various traditional music and dances performances from Sabang to Merauke with the theme of Beautiful Indonesia.

The performances were designed to represent the uniqueness and the diversity of Indonesia’s various cultures. Widely known for his expertise in creating cultural composition, Professor I Made Bandem conducted the choreography and music arrangement, putting Balinese tone into every piece of the show.

Challenges
Co-ordination and consolidation were very much required as our client, the National Committee of 9th ASEAN Summit, consists of a number of parties from various departments.

This included high involvement of security personnel as the event was attended by country leaders, spouses, ministers and high-ranking government officials. This was a chance for Indonesia to show it is a safe destination.

Meeting the challenges
We deployed more resources in some particular areas of work, including assigning more manpower in certain areas which were not in our scope of work to make sure everything was well-managed and co-ordinated.

Moreover, we maintained a close approach to the decision makers of every area of work to ensure the smoothness of work.

We were proud the Indonesian government trusted us to organize such a prestigious event, which required not only expertise but also all our experience.