Chinese Government pledges $250 million loan for Population Administration Information System (SIAK) Project

Chinese Government pledges $250 million loan for Population Administration Information System (SIAK) Project In a 2009 List of Planned Priority External Loans and Grants, the Government of Indonesia’s Planning Ministry (BAPPENAS) identified a potential $250 million concessional loan from the Chinese Government for the Population Administration Information System (SIAK) Project.

The expected duration of the project was 60 months and Indonesia’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MOFA) was identified as the executing and implementing agency. The overall purpose of the project was develop a system of obtaining and managing population data. The specific project objectives were as follows: a.

To develop a comprehensive, accurate, updated and secure national population database (at districts/cities, provinces and national level). b.

Availability of the software and hardware as well as the infrastructures and facilities supporting the SIAK operations; c.

To build a network system to facilitate population administration information management and integrate every working unit. d.

To develop a customized software application to provide a complete and accurate platform for population information management. e.

To distribute accurately and quickly citizens’ data and information to related Central and Local Government Institutions as well as the related stakeholders linked to the MoHA network. f.

To design and implement a flexible and expandable system to foresee the increasing workload and be able to keep up to the technology development. g. To provide a true technology transfer towards MoHA officials in order to guarantee the project sustainability. h.

Increased technical knowledge and skills of the staff in charge of operating the population administration services at the national, provincial and district/city levels; i.

Completion of the process of socialization as well as operation of the SIAK in population registration, civil registry and population administration information management in all regions in Indonesia.

This project is status-coded as a pledge because AidData has not identified any evidence that it ever resulted in a signed loan agreement (i.e. an official commitment) with a Chinese Government institution.