Student Association of the Department of Sociology would organize a public discussion entitled “The Strategic Roles and Contribution of State Enterprises Through CSR Programs in Empowering and Improving the Welfare of Farmers, Fishermen, and Small and Middle Scale Enterpreneur”. In this discussion, the Association will invite Minister of State Enterprise, Dahlan Iskan, Governor of East Kalimantan, and Coordinator of East Kalimantan Farmers and Fishermen Association. The discussion will be held on May 29, 2009 at the Graha Satya Dharma building, Samarinda.
Minister Dahlan Iskan is known as a populist minister who is so concerned with the poor and disadvantage communities. He is also welknown as a minister who encourage all government institutions to provice the best services to the people. In this context, it is not surprising therefore when he commuted with other passenger to know the services provided by state-owned commuter. In another occasion, he use ojek (motor cycle transportation) to go to his meeting place as well as to open toll gate to reduce traffic congestions. When he was a director of a state-owned electricity enterprise, he had been successful in reducing blackouts in Indonesia.