Joko Widodo or Jokowi, former mayor of Surakarta who is now the governor of Jakarta, was elected mayor of the third-best in the entire world in the selection of World Mayor Project 2012.

Joko Widodo

Joko Widodo or Jokowi, former mayor of Surakarta who is now the governor of Jakarta, was elected mayor of the third-best in the entire world in the selection of World Mayor Project 2012.




Joko Widodo or Jokowi, former mayor of Surakarta who is now the governor of Jakarta, was elected mayor of the third-best in the entire world in the selection of World Mayor Project 2012. Above Jokowi, the world's best mayor in 2012 was mayor of Bilbao (Spain) Inaki Azkuna. Meanwhile, the Mayor of Perth Lisa SCAFFIDI ranks second.

This decision was taken following a nomination and voting process in the selection of World Mayor Project 2012, which lasted for nine months by a judging panel comprised of members of the Foundation of the World Mayor (The City Mayors Foundation).

The World Mayor Project was organized in 2004 by the Foundation of the World's mayor, a think tank for urban problems.

The newspaper reported Western Australia, Tuesday (01/08/2013) SCAFFIDI success is because of its success bringing Perth became the third city in Australia after Sydney and Melbourne. SCAFFIDI first elected as mayor in 2007. Since then he was considered successful with Perth is known internationally.

SCAFFIDI use social media as a promotional tool, and said using Facebook and Twitter to communicate with people who can not be achieved with more traditional communication model.

Azkuna Meanwhile, the Mayor of Bilbao since 1999, credited with changing the industrial city of Bilbao from getting worse before becoming an international city for tourists and art. The success of Bilbao began in 1997 with the opening of the Guggenheim museum and then Azkuna election as mayor two years later.

Meanwhile, to rank third for Joko Widodo as mayor of Solo, Central Java, the official website of World Major Project called Solo success of the city changed that much crime at the center of arts and culture, which managed to attract international tourists to come.

According to the site, the campaign against corruption makes Joko Widodo also known as the most honest politician in Indonesia.

Here's the mayor who is ranked 10th in the world: 1. Iñaki Azkuna, Bilbao, Spain; 2. Lisa SCAFFIDI, Perth, Australia; 3. Joko Widodo, Surakarta, Indonesia 4. Régis Labeaume, Québec City, Canada; 5. John F Cook, El Paso, USA; 6. Park Wan-su, Changwon City, South Korea; 7. Len Brown, Auckland, New Zealand; 8. Edgardo Pamintuan, Angeles City, Philippines; 9. Mouhib Katheer, Zeralda, Algeria, 10 Alfonso Sánchez Garza, Matamoros, Mexico.