Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has identified five strategic priorities for the transport sector to strengthen connectivity, improve safety, ensure equitable access to services, and enhance national economic competitiveness.
Transport is a key pillar of economic competitiveness and equitable national development, said Odo R.M. Manuhutu, deputy for connectivity coordination at the Coordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development.
“We want to highlight five strategic issues that require attention. The first is integrating connectivity and improving logistics efficiency. We need to accelerate integration across transport modes to ensure smoother goods distribution and lower logistics costs,” Odo said at the 2026 Strategic Transport Issues Agenda-Setting event in Jakarta on Thursday.
The second priority is ensuring equitable access to various transport services, particularly in underdeveloped, outermost, and border regions, so that all communities can access affordable and reliable services.
The third is improving transport safety and reliability through stricter enforcement of regulations, including measures to address vehicles that exceed permitted dimensions or weight limits, a practice known as overdimensioning and overloading (ODOL).
The fourth priority is transitioning to low-carbon transport as part of Indonesia’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2060.
“The fifth priority is strengthening governance, regulations, and financing to ensure that transport policies are better coordinated, practical to implement, and sustainable,” Odo said.
Meanwhile, the Transportation Policy Agency of the Ministry of Transportation is identifying priority issues to strengthen the national transport system, focusing on connectivity, logistics efficiency, safety, sustainability, and evidence-based policymaking.
Agency head Hermanta said the agency was ensuring that its studies focused on the most pressing strategic issues amid challenges affecting land, sea, air, and rail transport, as well as those spanning multiple modes.
"The Transportation Policy Agency is tasked with providing policy recommendations,” Hermanta said at the 2026 Strategic Transport Issues Agenda-Setting forum in Jakarta.
He added that the agenda-setting process marked the starting point for developing policy recommendations by identifying, mapping, and prioritizing challenges and opportunities across Indonesia’s transport sector.
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