Jakarta, Oct. 24 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) has launched a national training program aimed at strengthening the leadership and public service competencies of regional heads across Indonesia.

The initiative was formalized through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian, Governor of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) Ace Hasan Syadzily, and Chairman of the Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC) Purnomo Yusgiantoro here on Friday.

Minister Tito Karnavian said the training program was urgently needed as many newly elected regional heads lack sufficient experience in managing regional governance.

He emphasized that the ability to deliver quality public services is t...