Jakarta (Antara Bali)- Vice President Jusuf M. Kalla chaired a limited cabinet meeting at his office here on Wednesday to discuss the progress of infrastructure projects.
The meeting is a follow up to last week's meeting that was held to discuss plans regarding national design and engineering development to improve infrastructure in Indonesia.
"If we want to simultaneously improve the direction of urban development and boost domestic technological capabilities, we must establish a national design and engineering center that can be beneficial in various fields," Kalla emphasized.
To expedite the development of infrastructure projects, the nation needs to improve its planning and development schedules, he affirmed.
The meeting was attended by Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Indroyono Soesilo, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Sofyan Djalil, Head of the National Development Planning Agency Andrinof Chaniago, and chairman of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), among others. (WDY)
