Jakarta, July 29 -- National Development Planning Minister and head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Rachmat Pambudy, has said that the government is working to refine the National Socio-Economic Single Data (DTSEN).

DTSEN is a comprehensive database of real and detailed by-name, by-address data, which captures people's individual social and economic conditions.

"With accurate and up-to-date demographic data, we have a solid foundation for development planning that targets the most vulnerable communities," he said during a meeting with chair of the Indonesian National Council for Social Welfare (DNIKS), Effendy Choirie, according to an official statement released in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Rachmat stressed the urgent...