Pray for Indonesia! Berdoa untuk Indonesia!

28 oktober: "Hari Sumpah Pemuda".

SOEMPAH PEMOEDA
Pertama :
- KAMI POETRA DAN POETRI INDONESIA MENGAKOE BERTOEMPAH DARAH JANG SATOE,

TANAH AIR INDONESIA

Kedua :
- KAMI POETRA DAN POETRI INDONESIA, MENGAKOE BERBANGSA JANG SATOE,

BANGSA INDONESIA

Ketiga :
- KAMI POETRA DAN POETRI INDONESIA MENGJOENJOENG BAHASA PERSATOEAN,

BAHASA INDONESIA

Djakarta, 28 Oktober 1928

Selamat Hari Sumpah Pemuda Mungkin sebagian dari kita lupa bahwa tiap tanggal 28 Oktober kita memperingati hari Sumpah Pemuda dan mungkin sebagian dari kita juga sudah lupa bagaimana bunyi Sumpah Pemuda.

Sumpah Pemuda mempunyai makna yang sangat mendalam bagi bangsa ini, sumpah pemuda berisi ikrar bersatunya dan disatukannya tunas-tunas bangsa oleh kesamaan tanah air, bangsa dan bahasa.  Ini mengingatkan kembali jati diri kita sebagai bagian dari NKRI yang harus senantiasa menjaga dan mempertahankan NKRI dari segala macam tantangan, ancaman maupun krisis.

Sudah selayaknya kita bersatu dan memperkuat ikatan satu sama lain agar Indonesia tetap kokoh dan bertahan di tengah krisis global yang mengancam ekonomi negeri ini. Sumpah Pemuda membawa beritabaik bahwa sampai saat ini kita masih disatukan oleh tanah air, bangsa dan bahasa Indonesia. Persatuan dan Kesatuan merupakan langkah dasar kemajuan suatu bangsa. Selamat Hari Sumpah Pemuda.

19th, 20th and 21st october 2010 International seminar and meetings in the context of Global Climate Change, jakarta-Indonesia(images gallery).

International Seminar and meetings on urbanisation Challenges and tools in the context of Global Climate Change. (South east asia story and the Indonesian tales).

How we design a sustainable Green city? Tools to strenghten the inter-district development and co-operation! Bottom up approach or the reverse? creating new jobs based on Green Economy! (added by our conclusion) The answer to our metropoles Transportation hazard! Dissusions and remarks was noted and interpreted in different levels of authorities and accross different sectors of competencies.



David Darmawan from Darmawan Consulting acting for LEKAD Advisor with Mr. Benyamin Abdurahman, Executive Director for LEKAD (Lembaga Pemberdayaan dan Pengembangan Kerja sama Antar Daerah)





From Left to right: Mr. David Darmawan, Prof. Soegiono (UNDIP) and Prof. Goldblum (Univ. PARIS)



David Darmawan with Dr. Ranjith Perrera from Asia Institute of Technology.

Séminaire sur les grandes métropoles d’Asie. (l’Ambassade de France en Indonésie, la Délégation Régionale pour l’Asie du Sud-est (Bangkok), l’Association des Urbanistes Indonésiens (Ikatan Ahli Perencanaan Indonesia, IAP), avec le soutien d’ONU-HABITAT, de l’Institut de Recherche pour le développement (IRD) et d’Universitas Indonesia.

L’urbanisation des grandes métropoles d’Asie : défis et réponses dans le contexte du changement climatique

Les métropoles d’Asie du Sud Est offrent un excellent laboratoire d’observation des problématiques liées à l’urbain. Leur croissance rapide, souvent incontrôlée, présente des défis majeurs en matière de cohésion sociale et de ségrégation spatiale, d’accès aux services essentiels et de précarité foncière. En plus de ces sources de tensions et d’insécurité, ces villes s’exposent davantage aux risques générés par la dégradation de l’environnement, le changement climatique et aux risques naturels récurrents dans la région. Confrontés aux insuffisances des politiques urbaines classiques et aux enjeux actuels résultant de la multiplicité des acteurs présents - pouvoirs publics locaux, pouvoirs économiques, société civile - les gouvernements des grandes métropoles éprouvent de plus en plus de difficultés à relever seuls ces défis auxquels ils ont et auront à faire face. Ces enjeux rehaussent ainsi la pertinence des questions de politiques urbaines, de la mise en place de stratégies et d’instruments de planification, de mitigation et de résilience, de renforcement des autorités locales et de participation concertée et solidaire de l’ensemble des acteurs impliqués. La ville s’inscrit parmi les priorités de l’action internationale de la France (Orientations de la coopération française en appui à la gouvernance urbaine publiées en 2009). Regroupant les multiples acteurs impliqués dans ce champ, le Partenariat français pour la ville et les territoires mobilise et coordonne l’expertise française afin de présenter une vision commune et un diagnostic partagé à l’international, comme cela a été le cas lors du 5ème Forum urbain mondial de Rio de Janeiro (23-23 mars 2010). L’ONU Habitat, organisateur de ce forum, a d’ailleurs placé la France en chef de file pour la mise en œuvre de lignes directrices sur la décentralisation et l’accès aux services de base.

C’est pourquoi l’Ambassade de France en Indonésie, la Délégation Régionale pour l’Asie du Sud-est (Bangkok), l’Association des Urbanistes Indonésiens (Ikatan Ahli Perencanaan Indonesia, IAP), avec le soutien d’ONU-HABITAT, de l’Institut de Recherche pour le développement (IRD) et d’Universitas Indonesia, ont pris l’initiative d’organiser un séminaire sur l’ « urbanisation des grandes métropoles d’Asie : défis et réponses dans le contexte du changement climatique », qui se tiendra à Jakarta les 19 et 20 octobre 2010 et s’inscrira dans la continuité de la Journée Mondiale de l’Habitat.

Visant à favoriser le partage d’expérience entre chercheurs, praticiens, universitaires, et autorités locales, ce séminaire vise à identifier et débattre des défis communs auxquels les métropoles d’Asie du Sud-Est font actuellement face. Dans le contexte d’une urbanisation effrénée et du changement climatique, il s’agira en particulier d’engager une réflexion à l’échelle régionale - par une approche comparée de grandes métropoles comme Jakarta, Manille, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh Ville, ou Singapour - sur les solutions possibles et les instruments susceptibles d’améliorer la gouvernance urbaine des métropoles ou pouvant inspirer en amont les métropoles en devenir.

 Date : Mardi 19 and Mercredi 20 octobre 2010
 Lieu : J.W Marriot Hotel. Mega Kuningan Complex, Jakarta, INDONESIE

Pour plus d’informations, veuillez contacter M. Philippe Maurel.

Le programme du séminaire est consultable ci-dessous

Programme du Séminaire Métropoles d’Asie

A Conglomerate for Good! Darmawan Kapital Good Group

Conglomerates Abound There is no shortage of conglomerates whose purpose is to maximize profit, at any cost, provided that no laws are broken (of course, we all know that laws are stretched and often broken).  In fact, publicly traded companies have a fiduciary duty to their shareholders to maximize profit; that is, they are required by law to do so.  What this means is that a company cannot focus on social or environmental goals unless working towards those goals somehow helps the bottom line.  As a result, the traditional approach taken by corporations with respect to social and environmental goals has been to 1)influence laws to their benefit, 2)avoid litigation, and 3)lower operating costs (e.g., by installing CFL light bulbs, cutting wages or benefits, or reducing packaging waste).

A consequence of this paradigm is that, at least in an industrialized country such as America and Europe or an emerging one like us in Indonesia, public policy is too often shaped by what benefits corporations rather than individuals; getting corporations to follow the law is time-consuming and expensive, since large companies have a fleet of high-powered attorneys at their beck and call; and only limited inroads have been made on fair trade, environmental sustainability, and other important issues. 

The Limited Success of Corporate Social Responsibility Some companies have embraced the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), defined as “a concept whereby organizations consider the interests of society by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities on customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders, communities and other stakeholders, as well as the environment. This obligation is seen to extend beyond the statutory obligation to comply with legislation and sees organizations voluntarily taking further steps to improve the quality of life for employees and their families as well as for the local community and society at large.” (source: ) However, the problem with CSR is that it is only adhered to so long as a company is making a healthy profit; the moment financial difficulties arise, CSR is dropped as “costs are trimmed” and “belts are tightened.”

So, what’s the answer to all this?  Obviously, policy makers need to free themselves from the grip of corporate influence, and corporations needs to find better ways to incorporate CSR, the Triple Bottom line, and other approaches into their day-to-day operations.  But I would like to propose another solution: I’ll call it A Conglomerate for Good.

A Conglomerate for Good !

The basic idea is simple: to create a conglomerate (that is, a large organization) whose mission is to maximize social and environmental return on investment.  To put it another way, the bottom line will not be measured by profits, but rather by how effectively the organization invests money--be it from donors or investors--into solving social problems.  And just as McDonalds, Nike and Coca-Cola have extended their reach and influence to every corner of the globe in order to maximize profits, the Conglomerate for Good will touch the lives of as many people as possible in as positive, sustainable and just manner as possible.  The impetus and the visions behind Darmawan Kapital Good Fund, is to be just such an organization.

Start Dreaming--Then Start Doing Imagine a company that lobbies politivs for stricter laws and enforcement on everything from wages to carbon dioxide emissions.  Imagine a company that treats its workers fairly and with dignity, provides products and services that are restorative and regenerative to ecosystems, safe for consumers, recyclable and serve a real, rather than manufactured, need.  Imagine a company whose reach is global, but whose various branches and subsidiaries understand and respect regional, local and cultural differences. Imagine a company whose profits are reinvested in communities rather than in wealthy investors.  Imagine a company that revolutionizes how wealth is generated and defined.  Imagine.  And then start to bring that dream to fruition.

Think about this: without capital, oil companies can’t drill for oil, but neither can solar panel manufacturers enable us to harness sunlight for clean, just energy. Capital is not the problem.  Muhammad Yunus has shown us that access to capital is an essential tool for helping to rid the world of poverty.  But what we see today is that capital is used to generate more capital, without consideration for what happens in between.  For those that want a secure investment that provides a healthy return and returns health and prosperity to the world, there are very few options.  Yet everyone knows that it takes money--and a lot of it--to finance the energy and social revolutions that we need. After all, we already have the technology to generate clean energy, and the energy of human beings to lift themselves out of poverty is boundless; solving both problems requires innovative investment strategies.

Yet when we put our money into a bank account at Citibank or Bank of America, we have no idea what the bank is doing with our money.  They could be financing a massive damn in Brazil that is displacing native populations, or a coal-fired power plant in China, or a wind-farm in India.  Chances are, however, that we wouldn’t feel very good about what the bank is doing with our money.  Same goes for much of the consumer products we buy: chances are, we wouldn’t be in agreement with the ethics of the company with which we are doing business.

The great thing is that people from all walks of life--conservatives, liberals, and political agnostics--can agree that it would be better to have a just economy.  What’s more, the rise of global problems--poverty, terrorism, climate change, energy wars, to name a few--have highlighted the need for new approaches to emerging challenges.

For all the above reasons I hope to turn Darmawan Kapital Good Group of Funds into a conglomerate for good.  We hope to franchise our models for solving problems in much the same way that McDonalds franchises its model for selling fries and hamburgers.  The idea is to conspire to change the world, to unlock the potential of human beings, to protect the beauty of the natural world, to fight against entrenched interests, and to permit goodness to flourish.  If it sounds lofty, we are keenly aware of that; the fact of the matter is that these are lofty times, and lofty ideas are needed to steer the world in the right direction.

Green Web Hosting: "One of Our Mission Foundation at Darmawan Consulting".

Our Green Mission

At Darmawan Consulting we have two important goals.

• Provide quality advices in the field of dependable Green Computing Technology including but not limited to web hosting services at affordable rates with the best customer service in the business.
  
  We live by very simple and important principle, which is, without customers we have no business. Our customer's satisfaction is the #1 focus for every team member of the company and I personally guarantee my attention for to every customer. Therefor We Chose the Best of the best! La creme de la creme from Our Suppliers list.

• Promote every web site on the internet to be hosted by a web hosting company utilizing Green Energy through our Affiliates Link.

By the way, going green for your own web site and your business almost assuredly will lead to higher sales compared to your non green competitors. In 2006, 81% of Americans polled by the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies felt that they had a personal responsibility to do something positive about the environment. So all things being equal and you.ve gone green and your competitors have not, you should win the business 81% of the time and that.s where going green and promoting green makes good economic sense. 

We have all seen in articles, news reports and documentaries about how we've failed to realize until relatively recently how harmful many of our actions have been to the environment. To think that we need to reverse over a century.s worth of heavy pollution on a global scale can seem daunting. This is why at Darmawan Consulting, we feel that now more than ever we can and must collectively work together to heighten awareness and force a change in philosophy for as many individuals as possible.

You can start today to make your lifestyle and businesses greener. We offer some information and facts on how to go green within our site and we have developed Affiliationship Program with Our Green Web Hosting Provider.

Darmawangreenfund: "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT"

Darmawangreenfund: "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT": "'Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet..."