JAKARTA - Chief of Staff Moeldoko has called on outstanding young people members of the World Indonesian Student Association (PPID) to contribute and play an active role in pursuing the vision of Golden Indonesia 2045.
Moeldoko also stressed some points in his speech during the XIII PPID International Online Symposium on Tuesday (27/7), saying that Indonesia needs healthy, intelligent, innovative young people who have a strong nationalism character, are loyal to their homeland and are proud of their nation.
“We need skilled human resources who have a good work ethic and a global perspective but strongly hold onto Pancasila values. It is very important,” said Moeldoko.
"Indonesian youth have an important role in achieving the golden Indonesia 2045. Like people said, youth are the agents of change, therefore I would like to invite all of you to contribute and to be actively involved in the development of this country," he continued.
Moeldoko also wished that the nation's best youngsters would soon become good leaders who fill strategic positions in the country, being highly competitive in comparison with other skilled workers from abroad.
In addition, the former army general also conveyed the importance of reliable Indonesian human resources in transforming the country’s economy into a better one.
He gave an example of a nickel commodity as one of the largest assets belonging to the country with resources reaching around 24% of world nickel. "For this abundant commodity and its added values, we want it as much as possible for the prosperity of the people. We no longer want to export nickel ore. We want to process it,” said Moeldoko, suggesting young people to develop the nickel industry in the country.
However, Moeldoko admitted that pursuing the vision of the Golden Indonesia 2045 was not an easy task.
Based on the report of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Human Development Index in 2020, Indonesia is ranked 107 out of 189 countries. Even among neighboring countries in South East Asia, Indonesia still ranks fifth.
However, he said, the government also continued the efforts in accommodating the development of the Indonesian human resources, one of which is through the National Talent Management (MTN) which aims to encourage each individual to reach his or her highest potential talent.
He also emphasized that President Joko Widodo's administration has always prioritized the development of human resources. This can be seen from the President's directives for ministers and institutions that place human resource development as the top priority, followed by infrastructure development, regulatory reform, bureaucratic reform and economic transformation.
Indonesia has formulated the vision of Golden Indonesia 2045 through the 2020-2024 National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN). Gradually, he expected, Indonesia would enter the developed countries group with an average per capita income of more than 23,000 USD.
As a medium-term measure, by 2036 Indonesia is expected to be excluded from the “middle income trap” condition by ensuring consistent economic growth of 5.7% per year.
Some examples of countries that are included in the middle income group but have yet to become developed countries are Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and South Africa. "We, Indonesia, do not want to experience the same thing," said Moeldoko.
Meanwhile, the International Symposium which is held online will last for 5 days, starting from 27-31 July 2021 with a series of activities involving Indonesian students currently pursuing education abroad.
"It takes the right strategy to get into the Sustainable Golden Indonesia 2045 goals and it must be supported by equitable development and human resources who actively contribute," said the Chief Executive of the Symposium, Siti Nurmalasari.
"We as the committee hope that Indonesian students abroad can help in building the country while competing and adapting to the fast and dynamic global trends,".
