Prof. Ir. Suyono Dikun, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Suyono Dikun PhD is a retired professor in Transport and Infrastructure Policy and Management at the University of Indonesia. Trained as a civil engineer and graduated from the University of Indonesia, he was then graduated from Post Graduate Course in Highway and Traffic Engineering and certified as Highway/Traffic Engineer from Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung.  He continued his study in the USA and finished his Master degree in Transportation Engineering in 1984 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA and got his PhD in Transportation System Planning in 1988.

Since 1993 Dr. Dikun engaged in infrastructure and regional development policy and planning for the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas). He took a significant part on the making of the Sixth Five Year Development Planning (Repelita VI) in the areas of science and technology, human resources, transport, telecommunication, water resources, and regional development strategies. During his subsequent assignment with Bappenas, Dr. Dikun was responsible for oversighting policy direction and budget allocation for regional development. He then subsequently got new assignment to oversight the same portfolio in transport sector, covering roads, ports, airports, and land transport facilities. In 1998-2000, Dr. Dikun’s assignment was enlarged to cover industry and services responsible to the Coordinating Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industry. In 2022, Dr. Dikun was apponinted as Deputy Minister for Infrastructure in Bappenas. In 2004 he was transferred to the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs with the same portfolio.

During the last 5 years, Dr. Dikun’s engagement with infrastructure had been widened when he got involved with the establishment of the National Committee for the Acceleration of Infrastructure Provision right from the beginning and played a significant role in the making of new policy and regulation frameworks for infrastructure, including the 2006 Infrastructure Policy Package. He also had taken a critical part in the government’s effort to conduct Infrastructure Summit 2005 and Indonesia Infrastructure Conference 2006.

Dr. Dikun has participated in a great number of national and international forum and seminars, leading a delegation for talks and negotiations with bilateral and multilateral organizations and lending agencies. Since 1993, Dr. Dikun has been very active in different tasks and working groups on infrastructure development and provisions in Indonesia, both as a member and as a chairman. Dr. Dikun was also the Chairman of Indonesia Transport Society for two terms between 1995-2003. He is also a member of many national and international professional organizations in transport science and project management. Dr. Dikun has written a book in 2003, entittled “Indonesia Infrastructure: Before, During, and After the Crisis”, and has written more than 200 articles, research report, papers, and other publications.