Jakarta, June 19 -- The Domestic Policy Strategy Agency (BSKDN) held a strategic forum to strengthen governance, synchronize central and regional policies, and evaluate the implementation of the President's priority programs at the regional level.

"Priority programs must not run separately from regional planning and budgeting. Therefore, policy synchronization is very important so that national programs are connected with the real needs of the community and regional capacities," Head of BSKDN Yusharto Huntoyungo remarked in a statement here on Friday.

The statement was delivered during the Regional Coordination Meeting for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Implementation of the President's Directive Programs Batch IV in Surabaya, East Ja...