The planned relocation of the seat of Indonesia’s government was announced by President Joko Widodo in 2019 and Indonesia's parliament passed a law enabling that in 2022. Home to more than 11 million people, Jakarta sits on swampy land: it has become crowded, polluted, and is sinking at an alarming rate owing to the over-extraction of groundwater. The question is underpinned by subsidiary sub-questions in the following areas:

• How will the infrastructure of Nusantara be developed to accommodate 1.5 million civil servants from Jakarta?
• How will the relocation of Indonesia's capital city to Nusantara be managed to ensure minimal disruption to governmental operations?
• What strategies are being implemented to ensure that Nusantara will be a sustainable and smart city?
• What are the implications of the relocation of Indonesia's capital city for indigenous communities in Nusantara?
• What will happen to the population of Jakarta after Indonesia's capital city has relocated to Nusantara?
• How will the relocation of Indonesia's capital city to Nusantara affect the socio-economic dynamics of Jakarta and the rest of Indonesia?

The sub-questions address a different aspect of Indonesian capital's planned relocation to Nusantara, providing a holistic view of potential impacts and challenges.

Responses to the question and any of the sub-questions are welcome. Suggestions for further reading, especially technical reports and lessons from comparable relocations in other countries, would be appreciated.