The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The World Bank launched an Indonesian version of parts of its website Wednesday so as to expand its audience here in response to requests from visitors to its regional development information centers located in 16 state universities around the country.
The service, which can be accessed through its official website http:\\www.worldbank.org, contains the latest data and statistics on the economy and social indicators, project and program information, and poverty, tsunami reconstruction in Aceh and the District Development Program.
"We hope this site will be the main portal for economic and social information in Indonesia," said Muhamad Al Arif, an external affairs executive in the office of the World Bank's vice president for East Asia and Pacific Region.
Arif added that the site was primarily directed at those who needed data for research purposes.
"Sooner or later, the World Bank's role as a funds provider will be reduced, but its role as an information bank will be broadened," he said.
At present, the World Bank website is presented in five major languages -- Spanish, Chinese, French, Russian and Arabic. Its English-language version currently draws 8,000 visitors in Indonesia and generates 35,000-page views per month.
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