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Anti Privatization Debate, Opaque Rules and Neglected ‘Privatised’ Water Services Provision: Some Lessons from Indonesia
Below is my background paper for a conference held at IDS, Sussex University, a few months ago. It is being submitted for a publication, so I may need to withdraw this draft once the paper is accepted. Comments welcome!
Access here: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1885726
University of Dundee - Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science
July 14, 2011
Abstract:
Out of 100 Articles in the Water Law, only one is dedicated to specifically regulate the drinking water and sanitation sector. Even this one article regulates Private Sector Participation (PSP) very vaguely. The Water Law neither provides clarity on the form of ownership nor the desired regulatory model. The implementing regulation of the Water Law implies that contracts between the government and the private sector will be the desired model, but left no clarity as to how the contract should be regulated.
As a result, there is a major lack of regulation in the water services sector. The idea to retain the ownership of assets while allowing PSP through contracts appears to be a modus-vivendi generated by the privatization debate. However, the contracts are not complemented by higher regulation to safeguard consumer's interest. In many regions, service levels and consumers rights are thus subjected to contractual negotiations to be agreed bilaterally between the authorities and the private sector while citizens are considered only as an auxiliary to the whole process.
Anti Privatization Debate, Opaque Rules and Neglected 'Privatised' Water Services Provision: Some Lessons from Indonesia
Mohamad Mova Al 'Afghani
University of Dundee - Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science
July 14, 2011
Abstract:
Out of 100 Articles in the Water Law, only one is dedicated to specifically regulate the drinking water and sanitation sector. Even this one article regulates Private Sector Participation (PSP) very vaguely. The Water Law neither provides clarity on the form of ownership nor the desired regulatory model. The implementing regulation of the Water Law implies that contracts between the government and the private sector will be the desired model, but left no clarity as to how the contract should be regulated.
As a result, there is a major lack of regulation in the water services sector. The idea to retain the ownership of assets while allowing PSP through contracts appears to be a modus-vivendi generated by the privatization debate. However, the contracts are not complemented by higher regulation to safeguard consumer's interest. In many regions, service levels and consumers rights are thus subjected to contractual negotiations to be agreed bilaterally between the authorities and the private sector while citizens are considered only as an auxiliary to the whole process.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 11
Keywords: water, law, privatisation, indonesia, infrastructure, utilities
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Registrasi I-4 Talks: Kuliah Umum BJ Habibie
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From: Teuku Reiza Yuanda
From: Teuku Reiza Yuanda
Rekan-rekan,
Sehubungan dengan penutupan registrasi keikutsertaan untuk menghadiri Kuliah Umum Dr.-ing. B.J. Habibie di RWTH Aachen tanggal 30 Juli 2011, maka registrasi keikutsertaan secara online melalui I-4 Talks telah dibuka.
Untuk informasi lebih lanjut dan prosedur registrasi silahkan membuka situs resmi I-4 Talks di:
Silahkan rekan-rekan membuka menu Registrasi di bagian atas dan mengisi form registrasi I-4 Talks spesial. Untuk isian "organization" mohon diisi secara lengkap termasuk mencantumkan nama perguruan tinggi (untuk pelajar atau kandidat doktor), nama instansi (untuk profesional atau ilmuwan), atau nama organisasi (untuk aktivis), dll.
Admin I-4 Talks kemudian akan menyetujui registrasi secara selektif, dikarenakan keterbatasan quota pendengar. Sehingga rekan-rekan diharapkan mengisi form registrasi secara akurat. Aplikasi yang digunakan adalah Webinar yang berjalan di sistem operasi MS Windows, MacOS dan iPadOS.
Registrasi akan ditutup ada hari Rabu, 27 Juli 2011 namun dapat dilakukan lebih awal tanpa pemberitahuan sebelumnya.
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Kegiatan ini diselenggarakan oleh Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia di Aachen, Masyarakat Indonesia di Aachen dan Ikatan Ilmuwan Indonesia Internasional; serta didukung oleh the Habibie Center dan Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Berlin.
Rilis berita:
http://www.detiknews.com/read/2011/07/11/024914/1678336/10/sinergikan-ilmuwan-bj-habibie-diundang-ke-aachen
Registrasi akan ditutup ada hari Rabu, 27 Juli 2011 namun dapat dilakukan lebih awal tanpa pemberitahuan sebelumnya.
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Kegiatan ini diselenggarakan oleh Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia di Aachen, Masyarakat Indonesia di Aachen dan Ikatan Ilmuwan Indonesia Internasional; serta didukung oleh the Habibie Center dan Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Berlin.
Rilis berita:
http://www.detiknews.com/read/2011/07/11/024914/1678336/10/sinergikan-ilmuwan-bj-habibie-diundang-ke-aachen
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Information materials on the human right to water and sanitation
Forwarded Message from IISD Listserve
Information materials on the human right to water and sanitation
On the occasion of activities jointly organized by the UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC), UN-Habitat, the UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC) and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) at Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum (20-22 June 2011), different information materials on the human right to water and sanitation have been produced. These include:
· A Short Glossary on the human right to water and sanitation which defines frequently used terms http://bit.ly/kimZ4D
· A Media Brief presenting the current situation and some examples illustrating how the human right to water and sanitation is being implemented in practice http://bit.ly/mCz9g8
· A Reader, which provides basic references for easy reading and some of the latest and most relevant United Nations publications on this issue http://bit.ly/iAvqri
· Eight Short Facts on the human right to water and sanitation http://bit.ly/k45MFs
· A UN Milestones document presenting the UN historical background and evolution of recognition of the human right to water and sanitation http://bit.ly/jEnOiq
Also, a new thematic section on the human right to water and sanitation is now accessible from the Water Decade website: http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/human_right_to_water.html
Further information on activities organized at the Forum can be found at: http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/media.html
The Unsettling Truth About Life (Allan Watts)
I red somewhere that this was cartoonized by the creator of South Park.
Well, happiness is in the present moment, they said.
Infrastruktur Indonesia Ranking 82, Kesiapan Teknologi Ranking 91
Menurut Indonesia Competitiveness Report 2011, infrastruktur Indonesia masuk ranking 82, jauh dibawah Singapura (rangking 5), Malaysia (30) dan Thailand (35). Infrastruktur yang diukur ini meliputi transportasi, telekomunikasi, air dan sanitasi.
Sementara itu, walaupun penetrasi telepon genggam dinilai tinggi, kesiapan teknologi (technological readiness) Indonesia masuk ranking 91, karena akses internet cepat hanya bisa dinikmati segelintir orang yang punya uang.
Dua hal yang paling mengganggu sektor bisnis, disamping infrastruktur yang tidak memadai adalah birokrasi yang tidak efisien dan – apalagi kalau bukan – korupsi.
Silahkan baca laporan lengkapnya disini.