JOKOWI RATED AS THE THIRD BEST MAYOR IN THE WORLD

JOKOWI

RATED AS THE THIRD BEST MAYOR IN THE WORLD

Author: Widjaja Kartadiredja / Retired Lieutenant Colonel

Jokowi figure Contemporary Leaders.

Joko Widodo or Jokowi former mayor of Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, plus popular after his victory in the election of Governor of Jakarta Capital Special Region, September 2012, and was sworn in as governor in October 2012. Under conditions of a nation that has been very rare example of the value that should be a role model, then Jokowi is a person who exists as a contemporary leader today.

January 9, 2012 News Tribune reported that Jokowi elected as mayor of the World's Third Best by "The City Mayors Foundation" as institutions / foundations thinkers about urban problems, through election by the World Mayor Project 2012 that has been collecting and assessing candidates for mayor best in the world. Awards such as this should give pride to the people of Indonesia, where a citizens whose position outside the euro area are included in the category of best mayor in the world.

Performance As a Basic Assessment.

What kind of performance are used as benchmarks in evaluating candidates for the award like that? It's good to know to study materials so that in times of future performance leadership at any level of government in the region in this hemisphere, mainly in Indonesia for the better.

Jokowi ranked as the world's third-best mayor, according to the official website explanation World Mayor Project 2012 as executive assessments, the first pointer Jokowi has made the city of Surakarta in the administration of a city whose condition is laden with problems of crime, the city turned into a center of art and culture. Which then many interesting international tourists coming to Indonesia or city. The second pointer, he is the most honest politician, is not corrupt, and campaigned against corruption. Both of these pointers made Jokowi awarded worldwide level.

Ranked second is Lisa SCAFFIDI, Mayor Perth (Australia). According to the daily The Western Australia January 8, 2013, has brought the city SCAFFIDI Perth in Australia to be the best city in Australia after Sydney and Melbourne, which was then known internationally Perth city. SCAFFIDI said to use social media as a promotional tool, and using IT and communication technologies to communicate with people who can not be reached by more traditional communication model.

The award ranks first obtained a so Inaki Azkuna Mayor Bilbao (Spain) since 1999. Inaki Azkuna credited with making the industrial city of Bilbao from getting worse, turned into an international city for tourists and art.

That's a bit of an overview of the performance of the three award recipients as the World's Best Mayor.

It should be a lesson learned.

What Jokowi itself felt heartened by the judgment in the category of best mayor of the world? Such assessments Jokowi feel mediocre, because the pattern of his views more obsessed with the option to continue working for the people, because he felt the people who judge him.

Jokowi say: "I have never worked with the award, but if given, be grateful."

That's a characteristic that is reflected in the personality Jokowi.

A glimpse of the events described above, we should see, and we learned a lesson. Have time for our nation, more particularly the young generation as future leaders of future generations, not to be lulled by the conditions experienced by the nation today. Should be on their conscience instilled a desire or intention to revive the values ​​that have long faded devotion among our nation. Imitate exemplary leaders, such as the example figure Jokowi, contemporary leaders of the nation in the face of conditions that had not been forthcoming about the name change.

Conversely, if because of the scarcity of role models or leaders should emulate, the "present value of the example comes from below", and not waiting for the arrival of the first. This method as well as shortcuts to accelerate the regeneration process. Rouse the nation from behind the work culture through the hands of the younger generation. Through its mission, take steps to repair the nation's mentality and performance, as well as repair work ethic for the future creation of a clean government, at least as the aptitude for generations to come.

That's the lesson to be learned from the news item on "Jokowi elected as mayor of Best Third World" which was released by the Tribune January 9, 2013. Π

The author, Widjaja Kartadiredja, Ebook Compiler Performance www.widiakertapranata @ yahoo.co.id website. Living in Cimahi, West Java, Indonesia.

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