Beauty Contest of West Java Province 2022: the Bandung City Government Revealed Some Secrets
In the Beauty Contest evaluating development funding through competitive financial support held by the West Java Province, the Acting Mayor of Bandung City, Yana Mulyana, revealed several secrets of the plans and targets of the Bandung City Government in its development and one of which is economic development.
The Acting Mayor of Bandung City, Yana Mulyana, revealed several secrets of the plans and targets of the Bandung City Government in its development
They started from economic development targets, Covid-19 vaccination, to sports potential optimalisation in Bandung City.
They were stated during the evaluation of the Beauty Contest of Development Funding Innovation through Competitive Financial Support that was held by the Bandung City Government in Mason Pine Hotel, Baru Parahyangan City, Bandung Barat Regency, Thursday night, 31 March 2022.
Concerning the economy, Yana said that in 2022 the economic growth of Bandung City was at -2,28%. However, in 2021, it grew to 3,76%.
“The Bandung City Government keeps trying to recover the economy. It is even higher compared to that of the West Java Province, even to the national,” Yana said.
Some measures taken by the Bandung City Government to promote the economic growth range from tourism quality improvement strategies, economic ecosystem improvement, investment improvement, trade competitiveness improvement to public empowerment.
As to the activity procedures of the economic growth, they cover the Salapak Micro Shop of the Cooperative and MSMEs Agency of Bandung City. Salapak accommodates both online and offline MSMEs entrepreneurs.
Salapak is a mobile application and Web Base platform created as a strategy in improving SMEs in Bandung City.
Additionally, in the economic growth in tourism sector, there is Piknik Kreatif created by the Culture and Tourism Agency of Bandung City.
The program covers research into cultural heritage buildings, creative mural workshop, creative photography workshop, film, and urban design.
“The expected outputs (cover) film screening in several different wards in Asia Afrika, City Hall, and Braga areas. There is also a culinary festival of with various special food of Bandung City,” he said.
As to the vaccination, Yana ensured that Bandung City kept accelerating it starting with the first to third dose.
“The first dose has even reached 113%. Despite that fact, we keep asking the public to comply with health protocols,” he said.
Concerning Sports, there were some recommendations such as sport potential development, entrepreneurship and creative economy development, and pemuda peduli lingkungan.
Despite that fact, Yana said that the development in Bandung City required financial support from other parties, including from the West Java Province Government.
“Of course, we need support, including the development funding. We expected support in acceleration programs in Bandung,” he said. (yan)**
The Head of the Communication and Informatics Agency of Bandung City
Yayan A. Brilayana
