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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Certified Internship and Independent Study (MSIB) program can bridge the gap between the academia world and the business world and industries, according to the Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry.”The MSIB program can bridge (the gap between) the world of education and the businesses and the industrial sector,” the ministry’s acting director of learning and student affairs Sri Gunani Partiwi remarked here on Monday. She explained that MSIB participants are invited to interact with the Industrial Community, Business Community (DUDI) to witness up-close the world of working. Partiwi explained that the MSIB program is part of the Freedom in Learning and Freedom in Campus (MBKM) policy that provides opportunities for students to gain meaningful learning outside the campus. She noted that participants will gain experience during the MSIB program that will be beneficial for their study and character development. Partiwi said this program can shape students into college graduates, who are not only knowledgeable but are also ready to enter the world of working, as they already have the required competencies. The MSIB program was launched in 2021, and as of now, its 4th batch has been running. More than 93 thousand students from 700 universities throughout Indonesia’s 34 provinces have participated in the program. Under the ministry’s coordination, the program has involved over 250 agencies, organizations, ministries, and institutions as partners for the internship and independent study activities. Registration and proposal for partners in the MSIB program’s new batch is open from April 5 to May 5, 2023. By engaging in this program, companies or agencies can secure a talent pool with qualifications that align with their needs. “We hope that more partners can join this batch because we open more than 52 thousand internships and independent study vacancies,” Partiwi remarked.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – Chief of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP)Moeldokohas asked the Nusantara Capital Authority (OIKN) to promptly pay compensation for lands acquired for the new capital to their rightful owners.”If the price has been agreed, the compensation must be promptly paid. Do not delay it, as we will never neglect this issue,” he said during a meeting with the OIKN’s deputy for social, culture, and public empowermentAlimuddinat the Presidential Palace complex here on Monday. The meeting between the two officials on Monday was a follow-up to Moeldoko’s working visit to East Kalimantan last February, when he listened to aspirations from the local customary community regarding the acquisition of their lands for the new capital. The compensation for land acquisition for the new capital project is a complex issue, which requires special attention, he said, according to a statement issued by the KSP. Moeldoko also promised to monitor the land acquisition process by pushing for the payment of the compensation and ensuring that the residents affected by the new capital’s development receive compensation according to the agreement. “We had a similar experience while handling the Wadas case (in Central Java). Once the KSP acted on the issue, the compensation payment went smoothly to its completion. We are keen to see the process in the new capital also go smoothly,” the KSP chief said. Meanwhile, Alimuddin conveyed a request from the local community residing at the new capital site to Moeldoko, asking that the government provide them replacement land for relocation as they are struggling to find suitable land for their customary community. “They expect a relocation, and they need nine hectares (of land),” the OIKN deputy informed. During the meeting, he also highlighted the need to ensure the balance of education in the new capital, primarily for basic and middle-level education.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini unveiled the online learning channel named PENA TV as an entrepreneurship knowledge and skills learning platform for beneficiary recipient families (KPMs).With PENA TV, available through YouTube, Facebook, and Pahlawan Ekonomi Zoom, the minister encourages KPMs to study diligently to develop their businesses. Through a statement, Sunday, she urged KPMs to not give up, as learning to develop major businesses and businesses that can be passed on was no easy task. She noted that the birth of PENA TV was driven by her keenness to have KPMs to be able to know and implement business strategies in their enterprises. Through PENA TV, KPMs receive mentoring, training, and feedback. Moreover, PENA TV is a facility to nurture KPMs’ spirit, so that they do not falter in facing business challenges and competition. “If other people use this strategy, why not try the strategy. Because of this, we cannot stop learning. Thus, we create this PENA TV,” the minister remarked. PENA TV is expected to be able to encourage KPMs to improve their skills, so that their businesses can go up to the next level and expand their market target. She explained that businesses should raise their level, as selling for the middle to low customer base may yield several transactions but also low profit. There are several examples in which a product may produce 10-percent profit, but if it is sold to the upper-middle class customer base, then it can yield up to 100-percent profit, she noted. During the period from 2022 to this day, the PENA program had reached 5,209 KPMs that are active recipients of the Hope Family Program (PKH) and Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT) Program. PENA has been proven to be able to improve KPMs’ income, so that they are able to get out of social aid membership. In managing PENA, the ministry cannot work alone. The ministry works with strategic partners, such as businessmen, professionals from universities, business world, research and training center, social media, startups, the government, and NGOs. Representatives from the Sampoerna Entrepreneurship Training Center (SETC), Daily Box, and MPM Honda attended the unveiling of PENA TV. The three parties had committed to helping the ministry in the efforts to develop PENA KPMs’ businesses.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – Tourism and Creative Economy Minister (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno has instructed regional tourism offices to directly monitor the condition of tourism objects throughout the 2023 Eid al-Fitr homecoming holiday.”Do not just be at the office and behind the desk, but go directly to the field, monitor the latest situation,” he stressed during “The Weekly Brief with Sandi Uno” held here on Monday. He asked tourism office officials to carry out monitoring and evaluation at tourist locations to ensure the readiness of facilities, infrastructure, and human resources, and report if there is anything lacking. Meanwhile, tourism object managers have been requested to collectively move fast to ensure the readiness of tourist areas. They have also been told to monitor tourist areas, starting from the entrance and parking areas, and review the availability of amenities, safety, comfort, as well as cleanliness of the areas as a part of quality and sustainable tourism recovery. He highlighted that this year’s Eid al-Fitr homecoming holiday is expected to generate an economic turnover of Rp100 trillion150 trillion or US$6.70 billionUS$10.05 billion. Moreover, public mobility this year is estimated to increase by 50 percent compared to last year to reach 123.8 million. The ministry has issued Menparekraf Circulation Letter No. SE/8/DI.01.01/MK/2022 on Tourism Transportation Safety and SE/9/DI.01.01/MK/2022 on Safe, Comfortable and Joyous Tourism Organizing at Tourism Destinations, outlining the health protocols that will need to be complied with during homecoming travel. The circulation letters are expected to anticipate any spike in COVID-19 cases, Uno said. He also underlined that the cleanliness, health, safety, and environment sustainability or CHSE certification will still apply. On Monday, the minister also outlined several tourist destinations that may potentially experience a spike in visitors during the 2023 Eid al-Fitr Homecoming holiday, including Puncak-Bogor, West Java to East Java Park.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The energy transition being carried out by Indonesia must be in line with the country’s development blueprint, and not try to match that of other countries, State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir has said.”This energy transition must be in accordance with our country’s blueprint, not other countries’ blueprints. With the energy transition, we do not want people to pay more for electricity or experience a price increase due to increased electricity bills in industries,” he expounded after a meeting with the chief of Presidential Staff (KSP), Moeldoko, in Jakarta on Monday. Under Indonesia’s development blueprint, the use of coal will need to be reduced within a certain time period, the minister noted. However, this will not be rushed since coal is still a source of electricity production. “For example, we want to reduce coal use in the next 10 years according to our blueprint. We cannot rush it in 2 years because we will be running out of an electricity source,” he explained. Thohir then emphasized the need for striking a balance between accelerating the energy transition and implementing the national development blueprint. During his meeting with Moeldoko, the minister said, he also discussed the development of the electric vehicle battery industry. ccording to him, education regarding electric vehicles must be strengthened at the community level to reduce imports of fuel oil (BBM) for conventional vehicles. In addition, fuel imports can be reduced by using bioethanol fuel. “If we can strengthen penetration regarding electric vehicles to the community, we can suppress our fuel imports. However, we still need to import fuel for the petrochemicals, textile, and medicine industries,” Thohir pointed out. The government has continued to intensify its energy transition program as part of a push to achieve net-zero emissions by 2060, in accordance with the Paris Agreement. s of September 23, 2022, the government has also increased its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) commitment for 2030 by setting an emission reduction target of 31.89 percent (up from 29 percent earlier) through its own efforts and 43.20 percent (up from 41 percent earlier) with international support.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Jakarta provincial government is focusing on addressing six priority issues to support the city’s program planning and development activities aimed at its “global city” transformation.”Besides handling traffic jams, in 2024, Jakarta’s development plans will also solve other national priority issues,” acting Governor of JakartaHeru Budi Hartono informed after attending the 2024 regional work plan (RKPD) development planning meeting in Jakarta on Monday. The national priority issues are flood prevention, recovery from economic slowdown, poverty alleviation, stunting handling, strengthening democratic values, and traffic jams handling, he said. “We will make sure that the people’s aspirations will become inputs in preparing programs and activities that could bring benefits to the community,” he added. He then asked all regional officials to strive for increased innovation and breakthroughs in development programs and activities. This is because it could help accelerate quality development in the economic, social, and environmental sectors. “We must continue to strive for innovation and breakthroughs. In 2024, we must be optimistic that our economy will grow. We must also prepare concepts to overcome troubles and accelerate economic growth with cooperation from the government and business entities,” he said. The Jakarta provincial government is preparing to transform the city into a global city as stipulated by Law Number 3 of 2022 concerning the Capital City. Jakarta will lose its tag as Indonesia’s capital city to the new capital city (IKN) Nusantara in East Kalimantan. Therefore, Hartono has invited the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) and the Ministry of Home Affairs to prepare Jakarta as a global city through several programs and activities. In addition, he said that his administration is committed to fulfilling the achievement index for the transformation of Jakarta into a global city and asked for support from all development policy stakeholders in Jakarta. Earlier, President Joko Widodo said that Jakarta would continue to be improved as a business and tourism city, while IKN Nusantara would become a government city.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry (SMEs) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with LPP RRI to expedite micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) digitalization and promote MSME development programs across the country.The role of national radio broadcasting institution RRI is crucial for optimizing Indonesia’s digital economy potential, which is estimated to rise to US$146 billion by 2025, secretary of the ministry, Arif Rahman Hakim, said. The figure makes Indonesia’s digital economy potential the largest in Southeast Asia, he noted during the MoU inking event here on Monday. In the digitalization era, radio broadcasting is still effective for promoting the government’s programs, specifically digitalization programs, so that MSMEs can actively develop the digital economy in Indonesia, he observed. The ministry itself has seven priority programs in 2023. They comprise KUMKM (Cooperatives, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises) Complete Data Collection, Joint Production House, Modern Cooperatives, Extreme Poverty Eradication, Integrated Business Service Center (PLUT)-KUMKM Redesign, MSMEs Package House Service and National Entrepreneurship Development. Within these seven priority programs, the ministry is optimizing the use of digital technology. It believes that future SMEs or MSMEs will be based on technology and creativity. “However, the main challenge to the digital transformation of Indonesian MSMEs is digital literacy, which is still categorized as low,” Hakim said. “With support and cooperation from RRI concerning MSME development, this can hopefully be handled,” he added. The ministry is optimistic that the MSME digitalization process can continue and reach the planned target. s of December 2022, a total of 21.56 million MSMEs have undergone digitalization and 24 million MSMEs are expected to be digitalized this year. President director of LPP RRI, Hendrasom, stressed that his institution is continuing to increase MSME-themed broadcast programs. RRI is seeking to play a role in MSME empowerment by becoming an MSME hub and catalyst. The cooperation between the ministry and LPP RRI covers information assistance, digital finance literacy, the MSME database, and other supporting programs. This should be done given how important MSMEs are to the nation’s economy. Developing MSMEs is the same as developing the nation, he said.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural Affairs encouraged ministries, agencies, and regional governments to strengthen education on the negative impacts of child marriage.”The education and the dissemination of information on the negative impacts of child marriage need to continue to be strengthened,” the ministry’s assistant deputy for nutrition security and health promotion, Jelsi Natalia Marampa, said when contacted here on Sunday. She explained that child marriage is feared to affect the health of mothers and children. “For example, it is feared that the physical condition of women who get married under the age of 18 is not yet ready to give birth and become mothers. Giving birth at a young age is also feared to put the lives of the mother and the child at risk,” she remarked. part from that, there is also concern that child marriage lacks preparation, so a health check is not carried out before the marriage. “A health check is an essential thing to ensure the prospective bride is free from anemia,” she added. Marampa explained that if the prospective bride has anemia, she is at risk of suffering anemia during pregnancy and giving birth to a child with a lower body weight and a stunted child. She added that the role of families, especially parents, and the surrounding environment is necessary to prevent child marriage. “To this end, education is needed to improve the awareness and understanding of families and the community to prevent child marriage together,” she remarked. The involvement of families and the community in the prevention of child marriage is expected to promote better awareness and action to prevent early marriage. Meanwhile, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs Muhadjir Effendy encouraged all parties, especially parents, to prevent child marriage to avoid the various negative impacts that it may cause. “Child marriage is feared to have negative impacts, such as domestic violence, stunting among children that will be born, and the emergence of new poor families,” he said. The minister added that marriage requires the physical and mental readiness of the couple to build a harmonious family. baca-jugaRelated news: BKKBN raises early marriage issue at Arab-Asian Parliamentarians eventRelated news: Minister stresses need for collaboration to reduce child marriage rateRelated news: Ministry stresses need of synergy for child marriage prevention

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