Supporting the Prabowo-Gibran government, Dekopin makes 7 recommendations for the implementation of Indonesian cooperatives as a national economic system

JAKARTA – The National Leadership Meeting of the Indonesian Cooperative Council (Dekopin), held at the Aron Suites Hotel Kemang Jakarta on October 12-13, 2024, decided to support the leadership of the government of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Rak for this period. 2024-2029.

“It is of course hoped that the Prabowo-Gibran government can implement the values ​​and principles of the Indonesian cooperative as an economic system of the country, as required by Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution,” Dekopin deputy chairman Robbie Ferliansya Ashshiddiki said in a statement. The application was received on Sunday, October 20.

According to Robbie, the meeting also recommended the following: 1. The Minister of Cooperatives, who will be appointed by the President, should be people with a clear track record in the cooperative movement, both as leaders, drivers and executives of cooperatives.

2. The Minister of Cooperation, appointed by the President, must facilitate the holding of the Dekopinsky Consultative Assembly in November 2024 or before the end of 2024.

3. Continue to implement the Indonesian Cooperative Council as a unified forum for the struggle of the Indonesian cooperative movement and government partners.

4. The Government of Prabowo-Gibran is requested to implement the values ​​and principles of cooperatives as a national economic system by: a. Adoption of the Law on the National Economic System. b. Expediting the discussion and ratification of the Third Amendment to Law No. 25/1992 before National Cooperative Day on July 12, 2025, in accordance with the spirit of the bill prepared by the Indonesian Cooperative Council. V. Recognizing the role of the government, the Indonesian Cooperative Council and the Indonesian Cooperative Movement in the development of Indonesian shared cooperatives, the government acts as a regulator and advocate for the development of Indonesian cooperatives. Then the Indonesian Cooperative Council as an advocate, educator and facilitator for the development of Indonesian cooperatives and the cooperative movement as the main participant in the development of Indonesian cooperatives. The birth of an economic development policy that creates fair conditions for equalizing the position of cooperatives as subjects of the national economy is equally honorable and parallel to economic actors outside of cooperatives.

5. The Ministry of Cooperation together with Dekopin are fighting for education: a. Co-operative education/institutions and training as a forum for revitalization which also functions as a body for ensuring the values ​​and principles of co-operatives at the national, provincial and district/city levels, financed from a portion of the education budget provided for in the 1945 Constitution. b. Cooperative Savings and Loan Supervision Agency.c. cooperative member guarantee.

6. The Ministry of Cooperation, together with Dekopin, is fighting for the implementation of policies to ensure convenience for real sector cooperatives in: a. Organic rice business development through a community-based cooperative business model. b. Manage and provide new and renewable energy sources for the community as a whole and especially for the community in the 3T region (the most remote, frontier and underdeveloped) through a community-based collaborative business model.c. Providing IUP to copper and nickel mining joint ventures through a community-based cooperative business model.d. building permits and housing management through a community-based cooperative business model.

7. The Dekopin National Conference will be held on November 10, 2024 in Surabaya, East Java.

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