As a follow-up to the III Habitat Conference (Quito, 2016), the development of national level Habitat institutions was directed by Bappenas as a focal point supported by the National Habitat Secretariat by the daily secretary under the Ministry of PUPR. However, along with its development, the function of the focal point shifted to the National Habitat Secretariat with the chairmanship of the Director General of Cipta Karya. Since there was an organizational change at the Ministry of PUPR which changed the R&D Center to the Directorate of Technical Development, in accordance with the direction of the Minister of PUPR, since 2020 the UN-Habitat focal point has been under the Directorate of Settlement and Housing Technical Development, precisely under the Settlement and Housing Hall area. Apart from involving various stakeholders, this national habitat institution functions to ground and facilitate the implementation of the New Urban Agenda at the local level.

To create a livable and sustainable habitat, the rapid rate of urbanization needs to be seen not only as a challenge but also as an opportunity. With the vision of "A better quality of life for all in an increasingly urban world", transformative changes are needed in human settlements and urban development through knowledge sharing, technical assistance and collaborative action.

In order to support all these roles and adapt to developments to date, it is necessary to revitalize the National Habitat Secretariat as a center of excellence in the field of habitat. The National Habitat Secretariat needs to be developed and repositioned as a knowledge hub or habitat knowledge node, a multi-party partnership network node and cross-sector synergy, as well as a data and information center in implementing the national and global habitat agenda.