INDONESIAN presidential candidate Joko Widodo has promised to open West Papua to foreign journalists and non-government organisations if he wins next month's election.
Access to the troubled Indonesian province is broadly restricted to foreign reporters but this doesn't stop requests for entry, particularly from Australian media.
Those who defy the ban typically report being followed and questioned by Indonesian police.
Visiting Jayapura on Thursday, the presidential favourite known as Jokowi promised to allow access, The Jakarta Post reports.
"Why not? It's safe here in Papua," he was quoted as saying. "There's nothing to hide."
The popular former Jakarta governor promised to improve education and healthcare in West Papua.
Foreign NGOs have reported difficulties getting access to the area, which lags behind the rest of Indonesia in development despite being resource-rich.
In October last year, three West Papuan activists climbed the wall into the Australian consulate in Bali to demand media access to the province.
Ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, the trio presented a letter asking for him to seek the release of political prisoners from Indonesian jails.
Mr Abbott reiterated his support for Indonesia's sovereignty over Papua.
Indonesia's presidential race officially began on Wednesday, with Jokowi facing stiff competition from rival Prabowo Subianto, a former military commander.
Indonesia goes to the polls on July 9.
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