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The Importance of Papuan Participation in the Revision of the Papua Special Autonomy Law

  Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Ma'ruf Amin stated that he would thoroughly evaluate the governance of the Papua and West Papua special autonomy funds (Otsus) so that it targets effectively for development and improving the welfare of the Papuan people. Apart from evaluating, Ma'ruf said that his party would compile a new design and way of working in implementing the accelerated development program in Papua . He said he had held a Steering Board meeting for the Integrated Team for the Acceleration of Welfare Development in Papua and West Papua Provinces some time ago. Currently under the coordination of Bappenas as the National Secretariat for the Integrated Team, an inventory and consolidation of data, work programs, and budget allocations for ministries, agencies and the Papua Regional Government is being carried out to ensure accuracy, adequacy and effectiveness of budgets and synchronization between Ministries, Agencies and Local Governments. Ma'