Economic Development Strategies to Support Defense and Security As the Foremost and Outermost Regions in the Natuna Regency of Riau Islands Province
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International Journal of Kybernology ISSN : 2087-3107 Volume 4 , Number 2, December 2019: 124-135 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT DEFENSE AND SECURITY AS THE FOREMOST AND OUTERMOST REGIONS IN THE NATUNA REGENCY OF RIAU ISLANDS PROVINCE Tjahya Supriatna, Dedeh Maryani, Meltarini, Siti Zulaika and Asep Hendra Faculty of Government Management Institue of Home Affair Governance Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT The title of this research is "Economic Development Strategies to Support Defense and Security as the Frontier and Outermost Regions in Natuna Regency, Riau Islands Province; Economic growth is slow. While its natural potential is quite high, especially in the tourism, agriculture and marine and fisheries sectors, it has not shown progress. Vision, mission Nawacita Jokowi-JK pay special attention to the border region, to maintain the integrity and sovereignty of the nation. Economic development must be carried out so that it does not depend on supplies from neighboring countries. The purpose of this study is to determine the condition of defense and security, economic conditions and their development as well as economic development strategies that should be expected to be able to face threats that disturb the integrity of the Republic of Indonesia. Descriptive qualitative research methods and SWOT analysis. In conclusion, the defense conditions of the Army, Air Force and Navy are still lacking. The security conditions in Natuna Police Station are still lacking. The lack of sea transportation facilities and the high cost of living and the lack of communication facilities (cellular providers). Economic conditions, the agricultural sector is only able to meet their own needs, transportation difficulties. The small industry sector began to develop into online marketing. Trade and Koperasi and Micro Business. The number of large, medium and small traders experienced a significant increase. Increasing tourist attractions, but domestic and foreign tourists have not significantly increased. The advice of the central government to immediately implement a program to increase the number of Army, Air Force, and Navy personnel and the police. Economic Development Strategy will be realized soon. Keywords: Defense and Security, Economy development. INTRODUCTION In the new autonomous regions, Gross Regional autonomy is one of the Regional Domestic Revenue and economic driving forces for the region, both the regional growth have shown an increase and some are government and the community to explore the slow to increase, when compared to the merging potentials of the region in various fields that can of the new autonomous region with the regency be developed in the context of implementing / parent city. This depends on various factors, appropriate development, so that there is an one of which is the excavation of regional increase in the welfare of the community potential in various fields is still not optimal. concerned from year to year. One area that strongly supports other fields in The economic field is one of the fields the implementation of development is the that has a multiplier effect to other fields, if economic field which consists of various development in the economic sector is carried sectors, as follows: the agricultural sector, the out in a directed, clearly measurable and in industrial sector, the mining and quarrying accordance with the targets that have been sector, the tourism sector and the electricity carefully calculated by considering all factors or sector. all aspects that influence and influence it. One of the new autonomous regions in Among the factors or aspects or this reform era was Natuna Regency, which was variables that indicate the success or failure of formed in 1999 in accordance with Law of the development in the economic field are Gross Republic of Indonesia Number 53 of 1999 Regional Domestic Revenue and the rate of concerning the Division of Riau Islands economic growth (Pieter Abdullah: 2002). Regency into three districts, namely Riau Islands Regency, Karimun Regency and Natuna DOI : 10.33701/ijok.v4i2.799 Published: December 24th International Journal of Kybernology Volume 4, Number 2, December 2019 125 Regency on the 12th October 1999. Since then, products is still very lacking. Natuna Regency Natuna Regency has become a new autonomous has 12 subdistricts and 154 islands, of which 27 region. When viewed from economic are inhabited (17.53%), most of the islands development, Natuna Regency shows a change (127) are uninhabited. towards improvement, but not as fast as In addition to the many uninhabited expected by the community and local islands, there are seven outer islands (Natuna government, because when viewed from its Regency Central Statistics Agency), said to be high natural potential, particularly in the outermost because they are bordered by other tourism sector, the agricultural sector and the countries. The islands are Subi Kecil Island, marine and fisheries sector has not shown rapid Sekatung Island, Sebetul Island, Semiun Island, development. Tokong Boro Island, Senua Island and Coconut Natuna Regency has an area of Island. 224,684, 59 km2 with a land area of 2,001.30 Meanwhile there is also what is said as km2 and sea area 222,683, 29 km2. Although the front island in Natuna Regency, said to be the sea area of the Natuna Regency is 99.24% the front because it borders with other countries km2 compared to the data of only 0.76% of the or other districts. The foremost island referred whole Natuna Regency area, the export of sea to is as shown in table 1.1. Table 1.1 The Outermost Islands in Natuna Regency No Name of Islands District Village Neighbor Country 1 Perantu Serasan Timur Air Nusa Sambas Regency 2 Merendai Serasan Timur Arung Ayam Vietnam 3 Murik Serasan Kampung Hilir Vietnam 4 Midai Midai Sabang Barat Bintan Regency Source: Statistical Board Center of Natuna Regency, 2017. Natuna Regency has many uninhabited development at the border, is actually not only islands, there is a sense of concern because done in order to prosper the local community. these uninhabited islands are bordered by But more than that, namely an effort to maintain neighboring countries. The release of the the sovereignty of the State. "Unitary Republic islands of Sipadan and Ligitan from Indonesia, of Indonesia Unlimited Prices" should not only should be an important warning for the be a slogan in the context of securing the border Indonesian government to pay more attention to region but as the front porch of the Unitary the small islands in Indonesia which are still Republic of Indonesia which requires serious scattered. Not to mention the frequent attention from the government. In line with the occurrence of various violations and crimes in vision and mission of Nawacita Jokowi-JK one border areas such as fish theft, drug smuggling, of them is to pay special attention to the border smuggling of goods and services, illegal region. Because the border region has a central logging, human trafficking, terrorism, the rise role in maintaining the integrity and sovereignty of transnational crime and exploration and of the nation. Development must be carried out exploitation of natural resources. It is so that border areas are not increasingly left appropriate if the border area according to Law behind. As is the condition of infrastructure, Number 26 of 2007 concerning National Spatial strive to ensure that people in the border region Planning has been designated as a National do not depend on the supply of daily necessities Strategic Area in the field of defense and from neighboring countries. Building a security. Therefore, increasing people's welfare sustainable spatial and environmental through and developing the economy at the border is a the development of new centers of economic strategic approach in the context of maintaining growth. the sovereignty of the State. Economic ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT DEFENSE AND SECURITY AS THE FOREMOST AND OUTERMOST REGIONS IN THE NATUNA REGENCY OF RIAU ISLANDS PROVINCE (Tjahya Supriatna, Dedeh Maryani, Meltarini, Siti Zulaika and Asep Hendra) 126 International Journal of Kybernology Volume 4, Number 2, December 2019 In developing potential in the border region, the economically, culturally and foster a sense of Jokowi-JK government is currently building love for the Unitary State of the Republic of seven Cross Country Border Posts. Indonesia. This regency has the basic capital to Development of border areas can be a window make it happen both from its abundant natural of development that is being carried out by the resources and its human resources. Its natural government to neighboring countries. resources are very potential to be developed Projecting the border area into a new point of because of their content and beauty, but until economic growth, so that development and now the management is still not optimal. The welfare in the border will increase. Not only step that must be done immediately is to make does it stop building Cross Country Border Natuna Regency more optimally empowered in Posts, but it also builds supporting managing its potential. infrastructure such as roads and power plants, in The population growth rate in Natuna the context of improving the economy. As the Regency from 2016 to 2017 is 1.21%. The Open frontier area is the pride of the Indonesian Unemployment Rate in 2017 is 4.07%. nation, both in terms of the economy as a point Natuna Regency Original Revenue in of economic growth to encourage Indonesia to 2017. Selama periode 2013-2017, Pendapatan become an exporter to other countries. The Domestik Regional Bruto per kapita Kabupaten duties and responsibilities of the central Natuna mengalami pertumbuhan rata-rata government to the regional government and the sebesar 9.06% per tahun. community to maintain the integrity of the In Natuna Regency, if divided into Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia several groups of expenditure per capita per constitute the mandate of the Law regardless of month, the greatest percentage of the population status.