Jakarta, Nov. 14 -- Vice President Ma'ruf Amin drew the collective attention of all policy makers at the central and regional levels to involve the public in the policy-making process through sound communication.

"I call upon all of us to more frequently listen to the aspirations developing in the community and actively conduct good communication with the public before adopting any policy," he stated while closing a National Coordination Meeting between the Central Government and Regional Leaders Coordination Forum (Forkopimda) at the Sentul City International Convention Center (SICC) in West Java on Wednesday night.

Public participation is crucial in the policy-making process, and any policy adopted will be beneficial and run in accord...