Sister city is a formal understanding agreement made between two cities, which have something in common, which is set forth in a memorandum of understanding, to establish cooperation in various fields. Judging from past history, demographic conditions, social culture, and economic performance, Magelang Municipality and Breda Municipality  have many similarities, namely as a City of Military Education, City of Students and Culture, City of Industry and City of Services. This similarity raises the potential for cooperation in the sister city program with the main objective of sustainable development of human, economic, socio-cultural and environmental resources. To achieve these objectives, there are 5 (five) priority programs proposed, namely urban planning, management and construction, vocational education in tourism, water and renewable energy engineering, promotion of cities and regions, and military education cooperation. Some strategic steps, starting from planning and implementation, and the control mechanism and sister city scheme are proposed in this paper as consideration for Magelang Municipality in implementing the program.

Currently the condition of Magelang Muncipality is said to be a "waste emergency" considering the rate of waste production (waste volume) which continues to increase every year is inversely proportional to the rate of waste reduction programs and the decreasing capacity of TPSA. At the upstream level, various waste reduction program efforts have been carried out by the Magelang Municipality Government, including the Waste Bank program, Organic Village, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Waste Disposal Sites (TPS3R), and Integrated Waste Processing Sites (TPST) which have been carried out since 2012 was only able to reduce waste generation by 9.3% of the total waste generated. The main problem of waste management in Magelang Municipality lies in limited land. Therefore, it is necessary to study the efforts that will be developed as far as possible that do not require a large area of ​​land but can produce optimal waste management. In addition, these efforts involve various parties, especially those that focus on community empowerment. This research uses desk research method. The results of the study explain that waste management is not only the duty and responsibility of the Regional Government but also the duty and responsibility of the community. The role of various parties, including local governments, stakeholders, and most importantly the community, is the largest producer of waste. Hereinafter known as community-based waste management or Community Based Solid Waste Management (CBSMW). CBSMW is a waste management system that is planned, compiled, operated, managed, and owned by the community. The goal is to create community independence in maintaining environmental cleanliness through environmentally friendly waste management. The principles of CBSMW are community participation, independence, efficiency, environmental protection, and integration.

The purpose of the preparation of this policy text is to identify the factors that cause the 2015-2018 period of 2015-2018 less than optimal performance of the Magelang City of a Million Flowers (MKSB) program. MKSB is a slogan that supports the branding of Magelang City. This program has been implemented for two periods, namely the period 2012-2015 and the period 2015-2018. Evaluation results from various sources indicate that the quality of human resources for implementing the MKSB program and community participation in supporting the program is still low. After conducting a study, it was shown that the 2 obstacles were caused, among others, by the low participation of the community to support the program, so that the community might not feel they belonged to this program which had an effect on low awareness. Therefore, solutions are offered through more targeted community empowerment, the formation of industrial clusters, and the formation of flower clusters.

The development of toll road and airport transportation infrastructure is considered to have a strategic role in efforts to improve the local economy. The Magelang Municipality area is a strategic place in the construction of the Bawen-Yogyakarta toll road infrastructure and the construction of the Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA). The construction of a toll road with a toll exit located in the city of Magelang and the presence of an airport whose area is adjacent to Magelang Municipality opens up opportunities for the people of Magelang Municipality to get direct and indirect impacts that can improve welfare. This study aims to analyze the strategy of the Magelang Municipality government in dealing with the infrastructure development of the Bawen-Yogyakarta toll road and Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) so that it can have an impact on improving the welfare of the people of Magelang Municipality. This study resulted in recommendations, namely: the need for a grand design of exit toll development that accommodates the interests of the community, initiation of the Community-Based Economic Development (CBED) program to empower the community by forming several cluster centers or MSME villages, as well as increasing the role of ABGC (Academic, Business-Governmental). – community).