The Institution of Engineers Indonesia (PII) of Makassar City held a Working Meeting of the 2024-2027 Period which was coupled with breaking the fast together at the Four Points of the Makassar Hotel on March 16, 2025. The event was attended by the Secretary General of the Central PII, Dr. Ir. Teguh Haryono, S.T., MBA., IPU, ACPE., ASEAN ENG., Which at the same time officially opened the activity.

In his remarks, Ir. Teguh appreciated the Makassar City PII for the initiative to hold a Working Meeting in the Holy Month of Ramadan. He stressed that the contribution of the PII branch is very important in supporting the three main programs of the organization, namely reindustrialization, the formation of the Indonesian Engineers Council, and the transformation of organizational governance.

This working meeting was also attended by the management of the South Sulawesi region PII. Deputy Chairperson, Prof. Dr. Eng. Ir. Muhammad Isran Ramli, S.T., M.T., IPM., ASEAN Eng., In his direction confirmed that the programs proposed by the Makassar City PII must strengthen the role of engineers in development and synergize with the strategic policy of the Makassar City Government.

Makassar City PII Support in City Development

Chairman of the Makassar City PII Branch, Prof. Dr. Ir. Rustan Tarakka, S.T., M.T., IPM., ASEAN Eng., Said that the theme of Working Meeting, "Synergy and Professionalism of Engineers for Indonesia Gold 2045", must be a guideline in formulating work programs that are oriented to the progress and welfare of Makassar City. He asserted that some of the strategic agendas of the Makassar City Government had involved the Makassar City PII, such as the Public Consultation Forum of the RPJMD 2025-2029 and the RKPD Musrenbang in 2026. "We will bring the strategic work program from this working meeting in a friendly meeting with the Mayor of Makassar later," said Prof. Rustan.

PII Makassar City, consisting of engineers from various disciplines and professions, discussing 21 fields of management in this working meeting. Some strategic issues that are the focus of discussions include the solution to the limited water source in Makassar City, flood mitigation through the preparation of flood points as a reference in urban development planning, and the development of city parks to create a healthy environment and reduce pollution.

Chairperson of the Raker Committee, Ir. Sirmayanti, S.T., M.Eng., Ph.D., IPU, ASEAN Eng., Explained that this working meeting began with online pre-rackers involving all PII management of Makassar City. In this session, each coordinator of the field explained the proposed work program that refers to the strategic agenda of the Makassar City Government. Previously, several Makassar City PII representatives had participated in the 2025-2029 RPJMD Public Consultation Forum and RKPD Musrenbang in 2026 Makassar City, so that the work programs that were prepared had synchronization with local government policies. In the plenary session, the superior program was sharpened by the formulating team, which was tasked with mapping the readiness of PII Human Resources (HR) and developing a program implementation strategy. Ir. Sirmayanti is optimistic that this excellent program will soon be submitted in an audience and presentation to the Mayor of Makassar 2025, Munafri Arifuddin.

The Makassar City PII Working Meeting was closed with a hammer beat by the chairman of the session, marking the ratification of all work programs that had been prepared. These programs will then be refined by the formulating team, before being reported to the Mayor of Makassar.

As part of the event, this activity was also coupled with breaking the fast together. Tausiah was delivered by Ustadz Armin, S.Pd., M.Pd., which emphasized the importance of the value of worship in togetherness, the example of the Morals of the Prophet, and made charity as the provision of the afterlife. This tausiah ended with a prayer asking for a blessing to the Makassar City PII work program, so that it could contribute significantly to the development and resolution of various problems in Makassar City.