Nusantara Capital City Authority (, abbreviated as OIKN)UU Nomor 3 Tahun 2022 Pasal 1 Ayat 9: "Pemerintah Daerah Khusus Ibu Kota Nusantara yang selanjutnya disebut sebagai Otorita Ibu Kota Nusantara adalah..." is a cabinet level-agency formed by the Indonesian government, working directly under the president of Indonesia. It is a special agency tasked with managing and governing the city of Nusantara, future capital of Indonesia located on Kalimantan.
A third cabinet reshuffle of Onward Indonesia Cabinet was done on 10 March 2022, with both the Head and Deputy Head of Nusantara Capital City Authority inaugurated at the reshuffle.
On 4 May 2022 the permanent constitution of the Authority, Presidential Regulation No. 62/2022 was published, formally establishing the Authority, although the date of the Decree backdated to 18 April 2022.
Since enactment of Presidential Decree No. 75/2024 on 11 July 2024, the authority also made as special region governing body of Nusantara, resulting the head of authority possessed political and governor power on par to a provincial governor.
Powers
According to the State Capital Act, the Authority executive office has power and will enjoy the status of a ministerial office, but with additional unique powers vested to the office. The executive office shall hold both executive power (similar to all provincial governors) and legislative power of a provincial regional representative council, hence no election for provincial governor or legislative body shall ever be held in the future new capital. The capital residents will only participate in three elections: presidential, senatorial, and congressional elections, different from other provinces who may participate up to seven elections.Currently the Special Capital Region of Jakarta have up to five elections, the presidential, senatorial, congressional, gubernatorial, and regional congressional elections. This is due to Jakarta's status as a Province-level Region, but all five cities and one regency under it function as administrative subdivisions, rather than autonomously as in other Provinces. These privileges resulted with the future capital of Indonesia in a unique position among other provinces of Indonesia, even from existing special regions of Indonesia.
Aside of the unique power given by the executive which combine the local executive and legislative function, the law also granted the executive office other powers in:
Providing local investment licensing within Nusantara. Providing easiness for businesses within Nusantara. Providing special facilitation to parties which financially support the preparation, construction, and final move to the new capital. Providing development of Nusantara, its satellite cities, and surrounding areas. Managing finances and assets. Regulating and collecting its own local taxes imposed within Nusantara. Regulating land control, with special land rights and priority rights for purchasing land within Nusantara. Regulating environmental protection and management. Regulating disaster mitigation; and Implementing defense and security through integrated planning mechanisms as regulated through Nusantara Capital City Master Plan and the Strategic Plan for Nusantara Capital City National Strategic Area. For the defense and security affairs, it does not mean that the Authority having special forces under its control. The defense and security will still be provided by the central government, but its zonation determined by the Authority.
Government Regulation No. 27/2023 On 15 May 2023, President Joko Widodo signed into law Government Regulation No. 27/2023, which detailed rights granted to the authority. Save for powers reserved for central government (namely, foreign policies, defense and security, legislation, national fiscal and monetary affairs, and religious affairs), the authority is granted special autonomy for:
Investment-related permits, ease of doing businesses, and special facilitations for government partners in capital city transition to Nusantara; Spatial planning, land use management, environment management, and disaster countermeasures in Nusantara; Strategic spatial planning, guidance, implementation, and monitoring in Nusantara; and Strategic inter-institutional and inter-sectoral spatial planning use in Nusantara.
The regulation also specifies various public sectors of governance, usually granted in relations to regional governance, that is authorized for the Authority (a central government institution) to manage. For example, the Authority may add local contents in the curriculum for schoolchildren or implement stricter food safety code.
Organization On 4 May 2022, Presidential Regulation No. 62/2022 () was enacted as the founding document of the Authority, though the regulation itself was backdated to 18 April 2022. As of 31 January 2023, the head, deputy head, the Authority secretary, 3 deputies, head of Legal and Compliance Unit, and 10 directors and bureau heads have been appointed. The secretariat, deputies, as well as Legal and Compliance Unit are designated as the governing apparatus of the Authority (), assigned to support the head and deputy head in executing their duties.
The structure of the Authority according to the Nusantara Capital City Authority Regulation No.1/2022 () is as follows:
Executives
Head of the Capital City Authority (), which also a concurrent post with Governor of Special Capital Region of Nusantara () since 11 July 2024; and Deputy Head of Capital City Authority (), whose main duties is to assist the head in executing their duties, filling for the head in their absence, and executing other duties as assigned.
Secretariat The Authority Secretariat (), headed by a Secretary of the Authority, is tasked to coordinate Authority program implementation, to provide administrative guidance and support, as well as to handle the organizational administration of the Authority and its apparatus. To this end, the Secretariat is tasked to:
Prepare for the Authority's program planning, budget, institutions, and resources Provide administrative guidance and support for the Authority management of human resources, finances, household affairs, archives, and documentations Manage the Authority's public relations, protocols, and security details Promote and foster forms of cooperation with the Authority Guide and manage the Authority organization and administration Manage various property, asset, and services that belonged to the State and/or the Authority, as well as its procurement.
The Secretariat is organized into several bureaus, as follow:
Bureau of Planning, Organization, and Cooperations () Bureau of Human Resources and Public Relations () Bureau of General Affairs and Procurement () Bureau of Finance, State-owned Properties, and Authority-controlled assets ().
Deputies Seven Deputies () are tasked to assist the Head and Deputy Head of the Authority, specifically concerning Capital City preparation, development, construction, and relocation from Jakarta. They are composed of:
Deputy for Planning and Agrarian Affairs () Directorate of Macro Planning () Directorate of Micro Planning () Directorate of Agrarian Affairs () Deputy for Development Monitoring () Directorate of Governance Monitoring and Building Permit () Directorate of Oversight, Monitoring, and Evaluation () Directorate of Public Order () Deputy for Socio-Cultural and Community Empowerment () Directorate of Basic Services () Directorate of Community Empowerment () Directorate of Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy () Deputy for Green and Digital Transformation () Directorate of Development of Digital Ecosystem () Directorate of Green Transformation () Directorate of Data and Artificial Intelligence () Deputy for the Environment and Natural Resources () Directorate of the Environment and Disaster Management () Directorate of Development and Utilization of Forestry and Water Resource () Directorate of Food Security () Deputy for Finance and Investment () Directorate of Investment and Ease of Business () Directorate of Funding () Directorate of Finances () Deputy for Facilities and Infrastructures () Directorate of Basic Facilities and Infrastructures () Directorate of Social Facilities and Infrastructures () Directorate of Building, Zoning, and Urban Management ().
Legal and Compliance Unit The Legal and Compliance Unit of Nusantara Capital City Authority (), headed by a Unit Head, is tasked with providing the Authority with legal advice and advocacy, contract and legislation drafting, conducting internal supervision, coordinating compliance, violation prevention within the Authority.
The Unit is composed of several units, as follow:
Directorate of Legal Affairs () Directorate of Compliance () Directorate of Supervision and Internal Audit ()
Advisory Staff The Head is allowed to have up to 5 advisors (). They are tasked to advise the Head on matters relating to the administration of the Authority which is not previously handled by existing units. Advisory board The Presidential Regulation which founded the Authority, also allowed for the formation of a Nusantara Capital City Authority Advisory Board () by the President. The Advisory Board is not part of the Authority, which means that it does not have any governing role. As its name points out, it may only have advisory role within the administration of Nusantara.
It is yet to be known whether the board will have legislative powers alongside the Head of the Authority, as it has yet to be formed by the President.
Funding Indonesian Government allocated 71,8 trillion rupiahs for the operational of the Authority for 2022-2024 period from government fund. 5.5 trillion rupiahs for 2022, 27 trillion rupiahs for 2023, and 39.3 trillion rupiahs for 2024.
President-elect Prabowo Subianto expected to allocate 16 trillion rupiahs annually for the Authority during his presidency and will be so for the next 30 years by his successors. He expected during his presidency and 30 years in the future, foreign and domestic investment gradually will replace government spending in IKN development. On 22 January 2025, Prabowo approved 48.8 trillion rupiahs for 2025.
History
Formation The idea of moving Indonesia's national capital away from Java had been around for decades. In 2019 during the Widodo Administration, the plan to seriously move the center of power was put forward and announced to the public in a televised speech. During the annual 16 August address in 2019, in the presence of the People's Consultative Assembly, the president then officially inquired the two houses of the legislature for their support in the new capital initiative.
On 18 January 2022, the People's Representative Council (or DPR, the lower house of Indonesian legislature) passed the 2022 State Capital Act (), with the future capital named Nusantara. All factions in the house supported the passing of the bill into law except PKS, who questioned the necessity of moving the national capital in the middle of COVID-19 pandemic.
The capital will be governed by Nusantara Capital City Authority, governed by a Head and a Deputy Head, directly answerable to the President as a cabinet-level official. Meanwhile, the formation of the Authority, the appointment of officials, and the transfer of assets and personnel to Nusantara will happen following the issuance of relevant regulations.
Early leadership candidates Four people were reported to have "higher probability" for the candidate: Abdullah Azwar Anas: former Regent of Banyuwangi Regency (2010-2015, 2016–2021). Basuki Tjahaja Purnama: former President Commissioner of Pertamina (2019–2024), former Governor of Jakarta (2014-2017), former Deputy Governor of Jakarta (2012-2014), and former Regent of East Belitung (2005-2006).