This series of Citiestalk discussed a plan to develop ten new cities and metropolitan areas, as well as the discourse on moving the capital city. Through Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning, Indonesia’s government planned to develop ten areas/regions into a new metropolitan area to decrease the regional disparity. The talks presented Bernardus Djonoputro as the moderator and Indonesian and International experts with various backgrounds.

The discussion summarized that many financing alternatives encourage accelerating new city development. In this session, Dani Muttaqin emphasized that private sector participation relies on strong legal certainty, clear spatial and land agreements, and well-structured financing schemes through public–private partnerships, national consortia, and international institutions to ensure the feasibility and accelerate the development of the new capital city.