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adb Minggu 2 Februari 2003 19:31:55 WIB INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS TO RECOVER INVESTMENTS IN THE ENERGY AND MINING SECTORS THE COORDINATING MINISTRY FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA Gedung Utama Departemen Keuangan Lantai IV, Jl. Lapangan Banteng Timur No.2-4 Jakarta Pusat Tel: (021) 380-8384 Fax: (021) 344-0394 Website: http://www.ekon.go.id PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2 February 2003 During the recent meeting of interested parties involved in the “Dialogue of Multi-stakeholders in Energy and Mining” impaneled in Nusa Dua on 1-2 February 2003, the Indonesian Government and international and domestic business communities have agreed to develop and enhance an ongoing partnership to recover real investment in this critical sector. This meeting was attended by approximately 475 participants representing businessmen from the mining and energy sectors, including representatives of the international communities and affiliated agencies. The conference was opened by President Megawati Soekarnoputri and chaired by the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Dr. Dorodjatun Kuntjororo-Jakti. Also in attendance was the Indonesian Government Minister of Finance, Minister of Interior, Minister for Forestry, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Man Power, Chairman of the Investment Board, the Chief of National Police and the Minister for Energy and Mines acting as the host. In her welcoming address, the President hailed the dialog as a very timely and progressive step toward addressing these issues, as it augments the Government's priority agenda in 2003 in promoting investment and exports for the benefit of the Indonesian people and the economy as a whole. During her remarks, President Megawati also stated that: “Strategic investment and exports play an important role in domestic employment development, which is crucial to the advancement of our economy and the well-being of our people". At the same time, the Government acknowledges that there are various areas of concern which may curtail investment growth within Indonesia. While these growing pains may be attributed from time-to-time to the unique transitional period from authoritarian government to a democracy that we are presently experiencing, the Government is confident that the eventual elimination of these aberrations is a certainty. "It is therefore that the Government encourages the business community to contribute input and ideas on how to improve the investment climate in Indonesia.” Megawati said. The President recommended that a meeting of CEOs take place within six months, to be followed by an expanded, enlightened and enlarged meeting one year from now. In his report, the Minister for Energy and Mines describes tangible successes in the energy and mining sectors. Yesterday the Government officially launched the availability of unleaded gasoline in Bali, an important part of the Government’s Blue Sky Program. This same program has been implemented in two other regions; Jakarta and Northern Java. The Government plans to gradually implement this program in rest of the country and expects full implementation by 2005. During his address, the Minister stated that "Energy and Mines has and continues to play a major role in the economy and foreign exchange earnings, as well as taxation revenue. This sector contributes approximately 29% of the Government’s revenue, while at the same time investment in this sector is expected to reach US 5 to 6 billion, approximately 40% of total investment in Indonesia." In addition, there were presentations by three business associations during the meeting. These were the Indonesian Petroleum Association, Electricity Power Community and the Indonesian Mining Association. Their presentations highlighted the concern of the decline in investment in these sectors, which are now being aggressively addressed. The main issues of concern, duly recognized by the Indonesian Government, are related to rules of law, local regulations, good governance, taxation administration. Referring to the “Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2002/2003” report by the Fraser Institute, many businessmen stated that despite Indonesia’s mining potential being among the best in the world, the country attracts less than 1% of the global mining exploration budget. According to this survey, the problem is policy…not political stability or security. Indonesia is ranked the lowest from 47 countries surveyed in Policy Potential Index, despite being rated as 16th in the Mineral Potential Index. A single case that was raised by almost all of the speakers was the prohibition of open-pit mining in a “protected forest” areas as regulated by Law number 41 introduced in 1999. This law did not stipulate mining concessions that were already given before the law was implemented. As a result, there has been a cancellation of over US$1 billion investment, and a potential loss of tens of billions dollars in new investment. Responding to this issue, the Ministers for Forestry and Environment stated that despite restrictions of law imposed by the previous government and the parliament, the present Government would like to do its utmost to see these problems resolved. As the newly democratic legislatiture now works with the parliament, the Government will consult the parliament in finding the right solution to this problem. It must be remembered that Indonesia is now a democracy. A similar situation was also presented by the Minister for Man Power in responding to questions on the controversial issues stipulated by Minister Regulation number 150, specifically dealing with severance payment to workers. The Minister stated that this regulation was issued by the previous government and would be replaced by two new laws on manpower currently under deliberation by parliament. On other related issues, the Minister expressed his willingness to discuss with businessmen in this sector issues concerning manpower and ancillary issues. However, at the same time he made a strong appeal to the business community that they should not maintain a policy to retain temporary workers for years or even decades just simply to avoid minimum wage payment. The Minister of Finance explained that special treatment could not be allocated to any specific sector, since it would distort the entire taxation system put in place. The Minister is open to discussions on comparative studies on Indonesia’s taxation system to other countries’ that would influence the level of competitiveness with regard to Indonesia. With regard to local regulations, the Minister for the Interior has stated that the evidence suggests that local governments are quite responsive to concerns related to the present investment climate. Regarding 68 local regulations that were classified as hindering business development in various regions, 52 were cancelled voluntarily by the local governments concerned. Only 9 were cancelled by the Minister for Interior, while the rest is still in the process of review. This is ample evidence that local governments are serious in improving the investment climate in their respective regions. The Chief of Police then took the opportunity to brief the audience on how the police prefer to take preventive and preemptive actions rather than repressive measures in dealing with security issues. It is notable that he made an appeal to businessmen to improve the effectiveness of their respective community development programs. The Chief of Police has guaranteed that he would stand ready, willing and able to augment police presence should businessmen require more personnel to protect their operations. The Chairman of Investment Board stated that the Government is firmly commitment to protect current investments in order to avoid relocation. The Government has henceforth developed a “one roof system” of investment procedure to expedite all the processes, inquiries and concerns required by investors. Also during the meeting, the Secretary of Tourism Ministry briefed the audience as to various policies and actions undertaken following the bombing in Bali. The latest on this issue is the release issued by World Travel Organization (WTO) that stated security condition in Indonesia has recovered, as well as the tourism capacity. Based on these developments, the Government has reviewed down the impact of the bomb on tourists arrivals this year. It is expected the number of arrivals would be down by only 2,5% much less than expected earlier. This meeting and other similar meetings in various parts of Indonesia has demonstrated that that Indonesia is relatively safe for tourism and business conventions, as safe as any other country in the world. In concluding, The Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs welcomes the direct dialog, in conjunction with a joint effort to promote economic recovery and stability. The investment sector is a very real and vital component of this equation. To follow this up, the Minister has briefed his staffs to form a partnership program that will create a common understanding and shared vision between sectors and institutions of the Indonesian Government as to how to best utilize the mineral wealth of Indonesia for the economic and social development of the nation. As this vision is gradually implemented, our international partners will hopefully share their best developmental practices with us to develop a new mineral policy for Indonesia, and regulatory framework that best meets the needs of Indonesia and the world. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andang Bachtiar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 5:27 PM Subject: [iagi-net-l] IAGI & Stakeholder Meeting di Bali 1 Pebruari 2003 (1) Mewakili IAGI, Andang Bachtiar (Ketum), Bambang Manumayoso (Ketua Bidang Migas), dan Sukmandaru Prihatmoko (Ketua Bidang Pertambangan) datang berpartisipasi dalam Dialog Lintas Stakeholder ESDM di Bali, 1 Pebruari 2003, hari Sabtu yang lalu. Acara berlangsung di Bali Convention Center Sheraton Nusa Dua. Peserta yang terdaftar hadir berjumlah 470 orang yang meliputi CEO, VP, dan managers dari perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang tambang, migas, energy dan kelistrikan di Indonesia + 12 mentri + semua pejabat eselon 1 dan 2 ESDM + Presiden Mega. Event ini "sangat luar biasa" dari segi kwalitas kehadiran/partisipasinya, tetapi sayangnya panitia pelaksana tidak dapat memanfaatkan potensi berkumpulnya orang-orang penting tersebut untuk sesuatu yang jauh lebih serius dan produktif selain suatu briefing satu arah yang monolog dari menteri-menteri ke para stakeholder. Tida begitu jelas: apakah memang acara tersebut sengaja didisain demikian (walaupun namanya dialog tapi ternyata isinya monolog/briefing?), atau memang panitianya salah menghitung bahwa untuk dialog / panel diskusi yang melibatkan 12 mentri dan 470 undangan ternyata dibutuhkan waktu lebih dari hanya sekedar 2.5 jam (dari 3.30-6.00 pm)? Topik pembicaraan: 1. Presentasi oleh IPA 2. Presentasi oleh MKI (Masyarakat Kelistrikan Indonesia) 3. Presentasi oleh IMA (Indonesian Mining Association) 4. Presentasi oleh 12 Menteri. 5. Kesempatan 2 stakeholder bicara (tanpa dikomentari) 6. Penutup. Acara sebenarnya sudah dimulai hari Jumat sebelumnya yaitu dengan golf tournament, peluncuran bensin tanpa timbal di bali, dan ice-breaker party. Hari Sabtunya, jam 11.30 semua peserta lunch bersama, sementara itu secara bersamaan ada juga VIP Lunch Ibu Mega, para Menteri, CEO perusahaan migas, tambang, listrik, pejabat esdm eselon 1 dan ketua asosiasi profesi. Acara resmi yang berjudul DIALOG LINTAS STAKEHOLDER ESDM itu dimulai setelah makan siang, sekitar jam 2. Setelah Pak Purnomo dan Ibu Mega pidato, acara dilanjutkan dengan penandatanganan 6 kontrak kerjasama (INCO-ANTAM, INKOPENRA-ANTAM, PLN-PLTU Sibolga, PLN-PLTU Amurang, Indonesia Power-Santos, dan PGN-Chandra Asri), dan peluncuran 11 blok untuk ditawarkan kepada investor eksplorasi migas (9 di Jawa Timur Offshore, 2 di Jambi). Setelah itu semua, barulah rangkaian acara yang 6 diatas dilaksanakan. Esensi dialog dalam forum tersebut tidak terjadi, karena: 1. Tidak semua aspirasi industri migas terbawakan oleh IPA. Saya melihat baik dari kalangan Asosiasi Pemboran Indonesia, Hiswana Migas, maupun dari beberapa KPS mereka tidak puas hanya dengan presentasi tersebut. Ada beberapa agenda penting yang mereka siapkan untuk dibicarakan tapi karena tidak ada waktunya maka tidak tersampaikan. 2.Demikian juga dikalangan industri tambang dan kelistrikan, tidak semuanya terwakili aspirasinya oleh IMA dan MKI. KAsus yang sama terjadi, dimana, banyak sekali rekan-rekan dari berbagai perusahaan tambang maupun services menungg-nunggu kesempatan untuk ikut bicara melontarkan unegh-unegh-nya tapi tidak kesampaian karena tidak ada waktu. 3. Model presentasi tiap Menteri juga sangat normatif/standard, yang dari koran-koranpun kita semua sudah tahu apa jawaban mereka soal hal-hal yang ditanyakan (terutama oleh IPA, IMA, dan MKI). Padahal hadirin yang 470 orang itu mengharapkan adanya dialog interaktif dan berkembang bukan hanya jawaban normatifnya saja, tapi lebih ke jawaban rinci menyangkut kasus-kasus. 4. Karena waktu tersisa setelah menteri-menteri bicara hanya 12 menit lagi, maka ada 2 orang yang diberi kesempatan maju ke depan diluar IPA, IMA, dan MKI, yaitu Pak Qoyyum dari PGN dan Dutabesar Australia (kalau tidak salah) yang keduanya mengungkapkan usulan: revolusi penggunaan gas sebagai ganti BBM (Qoyyum), dan model penanganan konflik daerah dg pendekatan kesejahteraan pertambangan - kasus Halmahera (Dubes). Keduanya pun tidak sempat ditanggapi oleh para menteri, karena setelah itu langsung ditutup oleh Pak Purnomo. Masih beruntung mereka-mereka yang ikut sessi VIP Lunch, karena pada saat itu diperbolehkan memberikan komentar, opini, dan saran kepada pemerintah sembari menikmati makan siang. Yang bicara disitu semuanya CEO-CEO Perusahaan Migas, Tambang, dan Listrik, yang pada umumnya meng"highlight" komitmen mereka untuk Indonesia (besarnya investasi, program CD, komitmen lingkungan, dsbnya, dsbnya). Lebih beruntung lagi, karena saya sempat juga maju bicara didepan mereka sebagai ketua asosiasi profesi (IAGI), dengan meng"highlight" permasalahan lapangan yang dihadapi oleh para eksplorasionis baik di industri tambang maupun migas yang berkaitan dengan: level pendidikan masyarakat dan pemahaman mereka yang masih sangat kurang tentang eksplorasi&proses-2nya shg seringkali membuat tindakan dan aspirasi mereka menjadi keliru dan membuat kita-kita yang melakukan eksplorasi menghadapi "marabahaya" kesalahpahaman tersebut. Untuk itu saya meminta bantuan semua yang hadir, kalau memang mau bersama-sama menggairahkan investasi dibidang industri ekstraktif, ikut berpartisipasi dalam mendidik masyarakat kita lewat program-program CD, Pendidikan maupun sponsorship program sosialisasi eksplorasi-geologi ke masyarakat. Selain itu, saya sempat bicara juga tentang perlunya ditingkatkan koordinasi di tingkat menteri dan yang paling penting pejabat eselon satunya untuk masalah konflik pertambangan/migas dengan kehutanan dan lingkungan. Dan yang terakhir saya minta stakeholder meeting macam begini musti diteruskan dan mustinya melibatkan juga LSM-LSM atau pihak-pihak yang concern dg industri ekstraktif tapi sering dianggap menghambat atau mengkritisinya; karena kalau tidak, ini bukannya stakeholder meeting tapi lebih ke investor meeting.(Bu Mega dalam sambutannya sempat tidak membaca teks dan mengungkapkan bahwa 6 bulan atau paling lambat setahun lagi, stakeholder meeting kedua harus dilaksanakan). 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