Indonesia’s Smartand Sustainable
Forest City
Bambang Susantono, Ph.D.
Chairman, Nusantara Capital Authority
6th Spatial Planning Platform Conference
Balikpapan, Indonesia – 7 November 2023

From Jakarta to Nusantara
Jakarta–Nusantara: 1,236 kilometer2 hours by air from Jakarta to Balikpapan+ 90 minutes by car / 40 minutes by boat

Samarinda

Nusantara

Balikpapan
EAST KALIMANTAN

Nusantara

Jakarta2

Nusantara as Part of “Indonesia 2045” Vision
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Human development andtechnologicaladvancement
Cultivating world-classtalents with strong
academic and digitalfoundation

Sustainable economicdevelopment
Boosting East Kalimantan’s
regional GDP up to 3 times by2045 through economic
diversification andtransformation

INDONESIA
204543

Enhancing nationalresilience and governance
Establishing new regulatory
standards supported byinvestment and innovation

Equitable development
Catalyzing eastern Indonesia’s
regional GDP andstrengthening overall domestic
value chain3

Nusantara as Indonesia’s Active Contribution
to Global Campaigns
Biodiversity
Protecting and conserving
the Nusantara’s biodiversity
including those that areendangered through
Nusantara Nature Positive
Plan to ensure wildlife
habitat’s existence andsecurity.

Sustainable
Development Goals
Nusantara will have its own
Voluntary Local Review(VLR) to track SDGs
achievements at local level,
and accelerate theattainment of UN 2030
Sustainable Development
Agenda.

Climate Change
Nusantara is Indonesia’s
first city that declares its
locally-determined
contributions (LDC) and
it is instrumental inensuring its carbonneutral goal by 2045 andhelping to deliver
national climate changetargets.

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Nusantara’s Knowledge Journey:
International Collaboration (selected)
Development of Nusantara’s smart city
masterplan

Roadmap to Carbon-Neutral City,
Locally-Determined, and Lovable City

Business preparation including
in education and health sectors

Proof of concept for advanced
air mobility

Biodiversity assessment and wildlife
protection framework

Knowledge exchange on developing
livable city

Tracking Sustainable Development
Goals (SGDs) in Nusantara

Creation of a smart andhappy city in Nusantara

Research collaboration onsustainability

Development of sciencebased climate targets

5Nusantara’s Alignment with ESG Principles
ENVIRONMENTSOCIAL

GOVERNANCE

Climate change mitigation
and adaptation, pollution
control, circular economy,
preservation of biodiversity

Equality, inclusiveness,
human and community
development, public safety
and healthZero-tolerance to corruption,
staff diversity and integrity,
healthy working environment

ESG Committee
for Nusantara
The Committee helps to alignNusantara's planning anddecision-making with ESG
principles, enhancing the city's
sustainability and credibility.
→ First Indonesia’s city toimplement ESG standards
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Nusantara’s Scope of Development
and Connectivity

Samarinda

Total Area approx.
(Land and Water)

320,000 Ha
Land Area approx.

252,000 ha

KIKNCore Urban
Area

56,180 ha

KP-IKN
Buffer Area

Existing toll road:
Balikpapan – Samarinda199,962 ha

KIPP
Government CoreArea

Water Area +6,671 ha

68,000 ha

VVIP Airport
New Toll Road:
Balikpapan – Nusantara’s Core Area
Travel time: 30-40 minutes

Balikpapan

7Planning Hierarchy of Nusantara
National
Spatial Plan
(RTRWN)The IKN Master Plan serves
as a reference for the
preparation of the National
Strategic Area Spatial Plan
(RTR KSN IKN)
arrangement.

Kalimantan Island
Spatial Plan
(RTR PULAU
KALIMANTAN)

National Strategic
Area Spatial Plan
(RTR KSN IKN)

Detailed Spatial Plan
(RDTR IKN)

Urban DesignGuidelines(RTBL IKN)

Presidential Regulation
63/2022 Details of IKNMaster Plan
Spatial Direction
Scale 1:50.000

Regulated by
PRESIDENT’S REGULATION
Scale 1:25,000

Presidential Regulation
64/2022
National Strategic Area
Spatial Plan
RTR KSN IKN
Depth of City Spatial
Plan
Scale 1:25.000

Regulated by
AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN’SREGULATION
Scale 1:5,000

Nusantara
Chairman’sRegulation
Detailed Spatial
Plan (RDTR)
Scale 1:5.000

Include RDTR

Area Development Plan (RPK)
Urban Design
Development

Urban Design Development (UDD)
Scale 1:1.000

8Nusantara’s Nine
Economic Generators

Samarinda

North:
Education Services
East 2:Innovation
and Research56

West: Economic andFinancial Center

2

4

East 1:
Tourism andLeisure9
Muara Jawa:
Fisheries & Agriculture

KIPP
137

South:
Renewable
Energy Area

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Kuala Samboja:
Agriculture Industry

Simpang Samboja:
Agro-commodities,
Trade & Logistic

Balikpapan

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Nusantara’s Development Phases
IIIIIIIV

V

2022–2024

2025–2029

2030–2034

2035–2039

2040–2045

Transfer ofpriority
government
officesStrengthen Nusantara’s
core areas; Expand
housing, office, andcommercial zones

Scale up education,
health sectors andhigh-tech sectors

Complete construction of all
major infrastructure, bolster
three-city ecosystem(Nusantara, Balikpapan,Samarinda)

Consolidate
reputation as “TheWorld Class City
for All”

Population:~260,000

Population:~1,911,000

Sub-area 1A
2,876 haSub-area 1B

By 2024: Developing
a fully-functioning
city ecosystem in anarea of 921 ha. in 1A:
Center of government
supported by key
infrastructure andfacilities

Sub-area 1C
KIPP

10Nusantara in 2024
A fully-functioning city ecosystem in 1A
Center of government supported by key infrastructureand facilities to support the livelihood of its residents
Presidential Palace
Co-working officefor Ministries

Co-working officefor Ministries

Central Bankand FinancialAuthorities

Offices and Business Area
(SOEs and Private)

Point Zero

High-density mixed use(trade, services,such as shopping area)

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Nusantara as Sustainable Forest City

65%

Tropical forest createdthrough “reforestation”

25%

Highly-controlled urban
area to minimize carbon
footprint and emission

Carbon-Neutral City by 2045
Launched at
COP27 (2022)

To be launched at
COP28 (2023)

A scoping study to map
Nusantara's pathway to bea carbon-neutral city

A comprehensive strategy
and action plan to achieve
Nusantara’s net-zero target

12Autonomous,
On-Demand
Public Transport

Advanced Air Mobility:
An urban air transportsystem for 5 persons

Integrated
Command Center

Autonomous Mobile
Drones and Robots
to support the city’slogistics system

Comprehensive
Electric Vehicle
Ecosystem

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A city fully poweredby renewable energy,
optimized by smart
grids and meters

Smart Farming
Ecosystem:
Precision Farming,
Urban Agriculture,
Smart Agroforestry

IoT-based
Water Quality
Monitoring andControl System

Natural Disaster
Early Warning
SystemForest Management
System: Fire andClimate Censors,
Hotspot Monitoring,Firebreak System
Biodiversity andCarbon Stock
Monitoring System14Development Progress: Infrastructure(November 2023)

Presidential Palace and the Ceremonial Plaza
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Dam to supply Nusantara’s raw water

Plant nurseries

Water intake and piping system

Water reservoir
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Progress:
Community Re-skilling and Up-skilling

Coffee-making Class

Business Skills Training for MSMEs

Cooking ClassSewing Class

Hydrophonic Farming17

Progress:
Digital Empowerment“Coding Mom” classComputer literacy for children“Solar Mom” workshop

Podcast training18

“Some people make things happen,some watch things happen,
while others wonder what has happened.”~ Eleanor Roosevelt

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