Hi guys, it’s time for me to share my experience during the pre event of APUFY 2015. I do hope this brief review would be useful to gain the knowledge.
Before the Opening
In connection
with the holding of the Asia Pacific Urban Youth Assembly (APUF-Y) on 17-18
October 2015 in Jakarta, the Ministry of Public Works and Housing of Republic
of Indonesia held a briefing for APUFY participants coming from Indonesia. This
activity was attended by 150 delegates elected, held on 21-22 September 2015 at
Hotel Sahid Jaya, Jakarta.
with the holding of the Asia Pacific Urban Youth Assembly (APUF-Y) on 17-18
October 2015 in Jakarta, the Ministry of Public Works and Housing of Republic
of Indonesia held a briefing for APUFY participants coming from Indonesia. This
activity was attended by 150 delegates elected, held on 21-22 September 2015 at
Hotel Sahid Jaya, Jakarta.
Global
urbanization is the engine that drives the world toward prosperity in the 21st
century, and young people are the main drivers. Today
there are many people under the age of 25 years, nearly three billion; 1.8
billion of the total population is aged between 12-24 years old. Young
people living in cities and the number is increasing. It
is estimated that approximately 60% of all urban dwellers will be under the age
of 18 in 2036.
urbanization is the engine that drives the world toward prosperity in the 21st
century, and young people are the main drivers. Today
there are many people under the age of 25 years, nearly three billion; 1.8
billion of the total population is aged between 12-24 years old. Young
people living in cities and the number is increasing. It
is estimated that approximately 60% of all urban dwellers will be under the age
of 18 in 2036.
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| With Pandu, my friend from Young Leaders for Indonesia |
Young
people need to be empowered as stakeholders, observers, and a leader for
sustainable urban development in the Asia-Pacific region. Young
people can participate to improve urban governance that is inclusive, ensure
the protection of the urban environment, and lead by using an innovative and
entrepreneurial approach in its implementation. Young
people are very concerned about good education and jobs.
people need to be empowered as stakeholders, observers, and a leader for
sustainable urban development in the Asia-Pacific region. Young
people can participate to improve urban governance that is inclusive, ensure
the protection of the urban environment, and lead by using an innovative and
entrepreneurial approach in its implementation. Young
people are very concerned about good education and jobs.
The involvement
of today’s youth is investment in the future as sustainable development and
inclusive. So,
it is necessary to strengthen its capacity and increase the concern in the
implementation of urban problems which is to be faced in the future. APUF-Y event
tried to achieve the following objectives:
-
To discuss the priority issues and strategies to strengthen
the youth participation in municipal
government in Asia–Pacific; - To facilitate
increased capacity based on various models of
successful youth leadership and solutions; - To demonstrate the ability of young people and knowledge to design
leadership volunteerism in high-level, management, and participation in a
set of diverse and innovative
activities; - To strengthen
the voice of young people in the
Asia–Pacific with urban policy dialogue on
regional and global levels related
activities and processes of
APUF–6 and HABITAT
III including input to MGCY UN–HABITAT
III and beyond.
From the Pre Event
yesterday, there were 10 themes raised in parallel sessions:
yesterday, there were 10 themes raised in parallel sessions:
Session 1: Child-Friendly
City
Session
2: Youth Leadership in Disaster and Beyond
Session
3: Investing in Youth Initiatives (Financing Mechanism)
Session 4:
Youth Civic Media Training
Session
5: Data Innovation and Inclusive Cities
Session
6: Participatory Public Space / Infrastructure Design
Session
7: Innovating Our Way Out of Traffic Jam
Session
8: Toward Socially Responsible Real Estate Development
Session
9: Out of The Box Urban Policy (or dialogue with Mayors)
Session 10:
Youth Led Waste Management
At
the Plenary Session (Before Parallel Session) delivered on “Implementing
the SDGs and New Urban Agenda – the role of local government” by Mr.
Wicaksono Sarosa, Ph.D. The
opening session was my favourite with tremendous inspiration from him who are
alumni of Architecture ITB and completed his master’s and doctorate at the
University of California at Berkeley with a Fulbright scholarship.
the Plenary Session (Before Parallel Session) delivered on “Implementing
the SDGs and New Urban Agenda – the role of local government” by Mr.
Wicaksono Sarosa, Ph.D. The
opening session was my favourite with tremendous inspiration from him who are
alumni of Architecture ITB and completed his master’s and doctorate at the
University of California at Berkeley with a Fulbright scholarship.
“The
Future of Our City, Our Future: Scenarios, Challenges and Proposed Urban Agenda
for Indonesia” became the title of the Mr. Wicaksono presentation. Then
the question arises, “Why New Urban Agenda?” There are several
reasons, one of which is the many people who live in urban areas than those
living in rural areas. We
can see, that the condition of the city today is a reflection of society, right
? The
healthy city is a picture of a society that promotes a clean and healthy
lifestyle.
Future of Our City, Our Future: Scenarios, Challenges and Proposed Urban Agenda
for Indonesia” became the title of the Mr. Wicaksono presentation. Then
the question arises, “Why New Urban Agenda?” There are several
reasons, one of which is the many people who live in urban areas than those
living in rural areas. We
can see, that the condition of the city today is a reflection of society, right
? The
healthy city is a picture of a society that promotes a clean and healthy
lifestyle.
There
are three major challenges to the “optimistic scenario” urban such as:
are three major challenges to the “optimistic scenario” urban such as:
Common challenge: how to optimally utilize a variety of potential posed by the process of urbanization (the formation of regional / urban communities) using limited resources.- Demographic challenge: how to capitalize on “the
demographic bonus” for the future
of our city. Human resource is
a great potential if it can be improved. - Challenges of Governance : how to implement effective governance,
fair, accountable, transparent, participatory, efficient, and others (good regulation and coordination between
sectors are arranged).
That’s all my review until the plenary session. I hope to continue for the couple day soon, insyaAllah.
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| Indonesian Delegates |
For your information, those who are interested to join APUFY next October for internastional participants, please register yourself to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xloZidlM9Anl9zWktlv8KtO58t0eL71skF6j3RA9Mn4/viewform .
Accommodation and food will be provided during the event on October 17-18. There are no registration fees, however, international participants will be required to find funding for flights through their own personal and community networks.
CLOSING DATE
Please note, registration is open until Wednesday, September 30th, 11:59pm UTC/GMT time and for all young people between the ages of 18 to 32. Participation is limited to 150 international youth and 150 national youth who will be assessed by the Selection Committee through an ongoing selection process.
CONTACTS
For further questions or inquiries, please contact the APUFY Secretariat on info@apufy.org with subject “Registration Inquiry”.
Together as Asia-Pacific youth let us pave a New Urban Agenda!
Regards,
APUFY Secretariat
APUFY Secretariat