Jakarta, October 10, 2025 — Indonesia’s Minister of Public Works, Dody Hanggodo, emphasized the importance of sustainable and inclusive infrastructure as the backbone of national resilience and prosperity during his keynote address at the Indonesia International Sustainability Forum (ISF) 2025.
“Infrastructure tells the story of a nation. It is more than steel and stone, it is resilience and vision,” he said. “If poorly planned, it divides. If wisely governed, it unites.”
Hanggodo described infrastructure as both an engine of growth and a guardian of climate balance and social equity. He reaffirmed Indonesia’s commitment to aligning development with global frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Highlighting Indonesia’s rapid urban growth, he warned of pressures on coastal cities, housing, and mobility. “We cannot build just more roads; we must build more futures. Cities must not only grow, but glow with dignity, equity, and opportunity,” he said.
Hanggodo outlined the Ministry’s PU-608 vision, which aims to achieve prosperity with justice by 2045. The plan includes developing 50 cities across the archipelago to balance growth between Java and other regions, focusing on infrastructure that strengthens resilience, food and energy security, and community empowerment.
He also detailed Indonesia’s efforts to expand community-based infrastructure programs and promote public-private partnerships (PPP) to finance sustainable projects such as dams, toll roads, and sanitation facilities. “No government can stand alone, no business can thrive alone, no community can endure alone. Together we can, and together we must,” he stated.
Concluding his address, Hanggodo called for collective responsibility in building a greener and fairer future. “Sustainable infrastructure is not just concrete, it is conviction. It is not just a project, it is protection,” he said. “Let us build not for some, but for all. Not for today, but for tomorrow.”