host by Magister of Urban and Regional Planning Universitas Gadjah Mada

1. Jakarta’s Approach to Covid-19
Strategy, Lessons Learned, Next Agenda
Oswar Mungkasa
International Joint Studio (Lecture Series)
Magister of Urban and Regional Planning
Universitas Gadjah Mada

2. Current Situation of
COVID-19
DeathsRecovered
Confirmed
Cases
As of May 7, 2020
Intensive Care Self Isolation

3. Strengths
• Capital city
• Big economy
• A unique culture and
community
• Smart city
• Resilient city
Challenges
• Data availability
• Government and
community financial
capacity
• Large high density
and slum area
• Recovery unknowns

4. Resilient Jakarta

5. Jakarta’s Approach
March 13, 2020, J
 Public library, park, and school
closure for all level
March 17, 2020
 Covid 19 Task Force of Jakarta
established
March 19, 2020
 closure of house of worship, and
tourist attraction
March 23, 2020
 Public transport restriction

6. Jakarta’s Approach
April 7 2020, Jakarta
Governor Anies Baswedan has issued
 Jakarta Governor Decree No.
380/2020 on the Enforcement of
Large-Scale Social
Restriction (PSBB) in the handling of
COVID-19 in Jakarta,
 Jakarta Governor Regulation No.
33/2020 on the Implementation of
PSBB in the handling of COVID-19 in
Jakarta.
 the PSBB status will be officially
enforced from April 10

7. Jakarta’s Approach
these restrictions are placed:
 Gatherings of more than 5 (five) people
are forbidden.
 Public transportations will only operate
from 6am to 6pm
 Public transports may only carry half of
each of its designated capacity.
 The number of public
transport vehicles operating daily to be
reduced.
 Wearing mask in the public area
 the PSBB applies to all workplaces
except for these 8 (eight) sectors:
health, staple goods, energy,
communication, finance and banking,
logistics, retail and strategic industries

8. Jakarta’s Approach
April 20, 2020
 Indonesian Minister of Social
Affairs announced that the
government will be distributing
direct social aid in the form of staple
goods valued at Rp 600,000 per
month per family to residents in
Jakarta and its greater areas of
Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi
April 24, 2020
 Prohibit people from returning to
their hometown in celebration of the
annual tradition of “exodus” during
the Islamic Holiday Eid Mubarak.

9. Jakarta’s Approach
April 27, 2020
 Relieve Taxpayers by issuing Three
Regional Tax Incentive Policies
during PSBB period.
April 29, 2020
 Launching Large Scale Social
Collaboration (LSBB). Hand-in-hand
sharing goodness, from those who
care to those who are vulnerable
because of COVID-19. Working
closely with several NGOs.

10. Network Graph of the Spread of COVID-19
Information related to COVID-19 transmission in Jakarta in the
Network Graph visualization. The data source used came from the
Jakarta Health Department.
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Public Mobility Monitoring.
Monitor the vehicle and people density activities in
Jakarta by using artificial intelligence technology
COVID-19Monitoring

11. Others Strategy
 Encourage Remote working
 Health support
 Enlarging of health system response capacity
 Mobilizing additional housing and hotel for medical
personnel
 Obligatory quarantine for persons arriving from affected
Countries
 Early identification
 Educational support
 Virtual education system
 Digital library
 Communication
 Provide assistance channels
 Regular press conference
Jakarta’s Approach

12. Lessons Learned (from Jakarta and others)
• Collaboration among cities and municipalities
in the metropolitan area and between
metropolitan and central government need to
be improved (metropolitan governance)
• The struggle against COVID-19 is a collective
societal effort and inclusive partnership are
needed. Collaborative governance approach
is a must.
• Working through trusted leader, and faith-
based groups is essential

13. Lessons Learned (from Jakarta and others)
• Communication among all stakeholders will be
key to effective collaboration
• Data should be updated all the time
• Government fund is not the only source of
fund

14. Next Agenda
• A chance for us to set new norm.. A new
normal …
• Emphatic society (social capital)
• Go virtual (digital shift for all activities)
• ‘home sweet home’ life style
• more healthy life style
• Data and information should be improved and
establishing BIG DATA.
• Shifting focus from response to recovery