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President Joko Widodo emphasized that there are five major national agendas that must not be stopped. Even though geopolitical crises and conflicts are still sweeping the world.

"I reiterate, the nation's grand agenda must not stop," said the President at the DPR RI Building, Tuesday (16/8/2022). "Big steps must continue to be taken," he said when delivering a State Speech in the context of the 77th Indonesian Independence Day.

The first major agenda is the downstreaming and industrialization of natural resources. One example is nickel downstreaming which has increased steel exports by 18 times.

"The value was only around IDR 16 trillion in 2014 but in 2021 it will increase to IDR 306 trillion," said the President. In 2022, it is expected that the value will reach Rp440 trillion, and that is only from nickel.

The second agenda, said the President, is the optimization of clean energy sources and a green economy. For this reason, nursery and rehabilitation of tropical forests and mangroves as well as rehabilitation of marine habitats will continue to be carried out.

"Clean energy from the sun, geothermal, wind, ocean waves and bioenergy will attract the industrialization of low-emission products," he said. The green industrial area in North Kalimantan will also be the largest in the world.

The third agenda, legal, social, political, and economic protection for the people must continue to be strengthened. The President said that the fulfillment of civil rights and democratic practices, the political rights of women and marginalized groups must be guaranteed.

"Security and justice must be guaranteed by the state, especially by law enforcement officers and judicial institutions," he said. "Eradication of corruption also continues to be a top priority," the President continued,

The fourth agenda, said the President, is support for MSMEs so that they can immediately advance to class. "We continue to encourage the digitalization of the economy to help empower MSMEs," he said.

The Head of State said 19 million MSMEs have entered the digital ecosystem. It is targeted that the number will increase to 30 million by 2024.

The fifth agenda, the development of the capital city of the archipelago must be maintained for its sustainability. According to him, IKN is not only for ASN but also for innovators and entrepreneurs.

"IKN does not only contain government offices, but also the motor of the new economy," said the President. "This is not an ordinary city, but a jungle city with world-class education and health services," he said. (RRI)