Mimika – The Central Papua Provincial Government hosted the 2026 Coordination Meeting on Government Goods and Services Procurement for the Papua region at the Horison Diana Hotel, Mimika Regency, on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The meeting was themed “Optimizing Government Goods and Services Procurement Governance to Support Accelerated Development in Papua and Improve Public Service Quality.”
Martinus Agapa, Acting Head of the Central Papua Province Goods and Services Procurement Bureau, stated in the organizing committee’s report that the event was a follow-up to the agreement reached at the 2025 coordination meeting, which designated Central Papua as the host for the 2026 edition.
“This coordination meeting serves as a platform for coordination, policy synchronization, and strengthening the governance of government goods and services procurement across the entire Papua region,” Martinus said.
He explained that the meeting aims to foster a shared understanding regarding the implementation of procurement policies, improve governance quality, strengthen procurement planning, optimize the use of electronic catalogs, and increase the utilization of domestic products and local MSMEs.
The event, held over two days from September 23 to 24, 2026, was attended by approximately 300 participants. Attendees included representatives from provincial and regency/city governments across Papua, regional secretaries, heads of Procurement Service Units (UKPBJ), procurement officials, functional procurement management officers, and resource persons from the National Public Procurement Agency (LKPP), the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), and other relevant agencies.
Suharti, Deputy for Human Resource Development and Capacity Building at LKPP RI, stated that the procurement of goods and services must be positioned as a strategic instrument to support development and enhance the quality of public services.
“Procurement must serve as a strategic instrument for development, rather than merely an administrative process,” Suharti said. According to Suharti, the vast territory of Papua, its challenging geography, uneven inter-regional connectivity, high logistics costs, and varying levels of human resource and local market capacity necessitate an adaptive procurement strategy.
Suharti also urged regional governments across the Papua region to strengthen collaboration among regional government agencies (OPD), procurement commitment officials (PPK), procurement service units (UKPBJ), regional development planning agencies (Bappeda), internal government auditors (APIP), business players, MSMEs, local communities, and beneficiary groups. Such collaboration is deemed essential to ensure that procurement processes do not operate in silos and instead deliver broader benefits to the public.
Meanwhile, Dr. H. Tumiran—Assistant II for Economic Affairs and Development at the Central Papua Provincial Secretariat, who attended on behalf of the Deputy Governor of Central Papua and opened the event by striking a tifa drum—stated that the coordination meeting served as a pivotal moment to strengthen procurement governance across the entire Papua region.
“This forum is designed as a platform for communication and policy synchronization among regional governments across Papua to address regional conditions and the challenges involved in implementing government procurement of goods and services,” said Tumiran.
Tumiran highlighted four key pillars requiring reinforcement: policy and planning; institutional capacity and human resources; digitalization and markets; and oversight and public service. Strengthening these four pillars is crucial to ensuring that procurement is conducted professionally, transparently, accountably, and with integrity.
“I hope this forum does not remain merely a ceremonial event but instead yields tangible, long-term impacts for the people of Papua,” he said.
The event also featured the signing of a declaration outlining the follow-up plan for the 2026 Papua-wide Government Procurement Coordination Meeting. Additionally, awards were presented to the Central Papua Provincial Government and six regencies—Sarmi, Manokwari, Maybrat, Lanny Jaya, Asmat, and Puncak—recognizing their outstanding achievements in utilizing domestic products and engaging micro and small enterprises during the first semester of 2026.
