Surakarta – General Administration Assistant, Dra. Eny Tiyasni Susana, MM on behalf of Surakarta City Secretary, Ir. Budi Yulistiano, M.Si emphasizes that it is important for every civil servant to fully understand every step and mechanism necessary for overseas travel and to do it in a timely manner. “We’ve imposed stringent sanctions to all of them who break the rule. That is to say every overseas travel must be done in compliance with the current regulation,” she said at the opening of Promotion of Overseas Travel Guideline for Civil Servant, Head of Municipality, Deputy of Municipality, Head and Member of Municipal Regional House of People’s Representatives of Surakarta at Paragon Hotel and Residences Surakarta, Thursday (28/4).

Speaking as the first panelist, Had of Partnership Division, Governmental Bureau, Regional Autonomy and Partnership of Secretary of Central Java Province Danang Purwanto, SE, M.Si said that Government has clearly laid out the regulation and mechanism to outline the procedure and mechanism for traveling overseas in Minister of Internal Affairs Regulation Number 29/2016 about Permit Recommendation for Official Overseas Travel. Meanwhile, The Ministry of State Secretary has released an application for Android and iOS called SIMPEL (Information System of Official Overseas Travel) to apply for official overseas travel permit. “We hope the innovation will facilitate the application for official overseas travel permit that previously considered costly and time consuming,” said AM Ardiyanto Sumardjono, SE. M. Hum, The Head of Technical Foreign Partnership  and Administrative Support Division, Technical Foreign Partnership, Ministry of State Secretary as the second panelist.

Held by Partnership Division of Surakarta City Secretariat, the programme was attended by 90 participants from The Members of DPRD (Municipal Regional House of People’s Representative of Surakarta, Surakarta Government Agencies, and Boyolali, Karanganyar, and Sragen Regency Government that are parties to Interregional Partnership Body -SUBOSUKOWONOSRATEN. Acting as moderator, Head of Partnership Division of Tourism Office fo Surakarta City, Gembong Hadi Wibowo, S.Psi, M.Si.

Handout can be acquired from the link below:

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