Our Programs
At Nixon Presidential Museum and Library, Yorba Linda, California after session on "Local and Regional Economic Development: Building Blocks and Growth Drivers."
With Ms. Linda DiMario, Executive Director of Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce who gave a session on "Tips and Strategies to Develop Local Business and Economy" at University of California Irvine.
Dr. Tobing who gave session on "Local and Regional Economic Development: Building Blocks and Growth Drivers" at University of California Irvine.
Mr. Kent Sisson, President of SIAM Professionals and former Senior Foreign Service Officer of United States of Department of Agriculture, who gave a session on "Exploring Export of Indonesia's Agriculture Products to the United States" at INADATA Consulting, LLC. meeting room.
With Dr. Terri Horton, Independent Human Capital Consultant, who gave a session on "Workforce Development and Challenges of the Future: The Case of California" at University of California Irvine.
With Dr. Stuart Strother, Head of REDS Program at INADATA Consulting, LLC., who gave a session on "Tax and Subsidies Incentives and Local Economic Development: Cases from the United States" at University of California Irvine.
Regional Economic Development Strategy (REDS) III
REDS III ran from November 11 to 21, 2017. The program focused on the strategy and coordination among stakeholders in promoting local/regional business, labor force, and community development. The classroom meetings and discussions were held at University of California Irvine. Among the site visits were Irvine Business Center, Yorba Linda Community Center, Orange County Great Park, Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and the Farm in Salinas, Central Valley.
Among the topics were:
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Local and Regional Economic Development: Building Blocks and Growth Drivers
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Tips and Strategies to Develop Local Business and Economy
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Regional Economic Planning and Institutional Partnership: Learning from Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
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The Role of Local/City Government in Managing a Large-scale and Strategic Sector: A Case Study of Port of Long Los Angeles
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Workforce Development and Challenges of the Future: The Case of California
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Tax and Subsidies Incentives and Local Economic Development: Cases from the United States
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Sharing from Local Government: The Development of the City of Irvine
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Coordination among Public Institutions and Local/Regional Development: Cases from the United States
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Models of Public-Private Partnership in Promoting Local and Regional Economic Development
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Exploring Export of Indonesia's Agriculture Products to the United States
What do they say about REDS III?
The participants were asked to describe two of their most important lessons or experiences from the REDS III Program. Below the testimonials of some of the participants.
Parhan Ali Bachsin, Regent of West Bangka and Ridwan Gunawan Samsudin, Head of Development Planning Agency and Regional Development of West Bangka
Through this REDS Program, we learned so many things and we would like to implement two policies at home:
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Strengthening research and development in order to lay a solid foundation in the formulation of our local development policies and programs.
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Applying one vision, one team, and one voice principle in planning, implementation, evaluation of our local development.
Demianus Katiop, Assistant I of Government, Mimika Regency
Through this REDS Program, I learned at least two lessons:
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The system and coordination of planning, implementation, and supervision of city and region development is very good.
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The city and regional facilities and infrastructure and the functioning of government, from the lowest to the highest level in California are well run. We do not have such experience in Indonesia.
Kristian Viktor Kabei, member of Mimika Assembly
I learned two important things in this Program.
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To work on the first building block of local and regional development, that is the institutional foundation with "one vision, one team, and one voice” principle.
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To help the development of partnership between local government and private sector in promoting the business economic development of Mimika.
Robby Omaleng, member of Mimika Assembly
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This Program increases my understanding of the importance of cooperation in the planning and implementation of local and regional development programs.
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I hope the REDS program can assist the economic development throughout Papua especially in helping the frameworks on the partnerships of the stakeholders in local and regional developments of Papua.
Michael Gomar, Head of Community Empowerment Agency, Mimika Regency
I learned two lessons:
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The importance of good coordination and cooperation in the planning, implementation and monitoring of local and regional development.
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The importance of the sustainable strategic development planning and the joint commitment of the stakeholders to execute it.
Slamet Sutejo, Head of Government Section, Mimika Regency
Two lessons that are stuck in my mind:
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Government as a regulator must be proactive and adaptive in anticipating the dynamic progress and global change.
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Local and regional development policies must be based on good quality data and research.
George Deda, member of Mimika Assembly
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I now understand how useful it is to have database of population and the wide-economy to local governments in managing the development.
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A comparative study like this needs to be held more in order to assist local and regional governments in Indonesia in managing their economic development.
Visiting the Farm in Salinas, Central Valley, California. Central Valley is the biggest producer of vegetables in the United States.
Mr. Parhan Ali, Regent of West Bangka, sharing his experience and lesson learned from REDS III at Embassy Suites, San Francisco, California.
Mr. Viktor Kabey, member of Mimika Assembly, sharing his experience and lesson learned from REDS III at Embassy Suites, San Francisco, California.
Visiting the Farm in Salinas, Central Valley, California. Central Valley is the biggest producer of vegetables in the United States.
Mr. Slamet Sutejo, Head of Government relations of Mimika Regency sharing his experience and lesson learned from REDS III at Embassy Suites, San Francisco, California.
