Working Visit by Commission X of DPR RI: BPS Presents Accurate Disaster Data Dashboard for Effective Mitigation

The Working visit by Commission X of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) to the BPS of North Sumatera Province on Monday (23/2) highlighted the strategic role of BPS as the data management coordinator for the Task Force for the Acceleration of Post-Natural Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in three provinces in Sumatera. During the meeting, the Vice Chief Statistician of BPS RI, Sonny Harry Budiutomo Harmadi, presented an innovative interactive dashboard that integrates pre-disaster and post-disaster data to guide targeted recovery efforts across five essential sectors. Sonny also highlighted the significant impact of the disaster on the education sector. Thousands of schools were affected, and dozens more are still forced to conduct teaching and learning activities in emergency tents.

Commission X of the Indonesian House of Representatives also conducted working visits during its recess to East Java Province, attended by the Principal Secretary of BPS RI, Zulkipli, and to Central Java Province, attended by the Deputy for National Accounts and Statistical Analysis of BPS RI, Moh. Edy Machmud.