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Adin on the talk show Increasing the Community Literacy Index - 

In the book Literacy Of Life it is said that public literacy is correlated with economic growth in a country. It is believed that the impact of strong literacy will result in lower crime, higher social awareness and increased life chances.

This was conveyed by the Deputy for National Library Resource Development, Adin Bondar, when attending the inauguration of the regional management of the Indonesian Librarian Association (PD IPI) Jambi Province and the talk show Increasing the Community Literacy Index, Tuesday (17/10/2023).

“No developed country has people who don't read. "Everything is knowledge-based," said Adin.

Therefore, the development of human qualities must remain consistently strengthened. One way is through literacy.
When people read, continued Adin, a transfer of knowledge will occur. Knowledge does not stop with one person. Because when reading becomes a habit, human cognition is suddenly active so that they are encouraged to produce innovation and creativity which leads to productivity.

Learning activities are not always obtained in a formal environment. But it can also be done through non-formal education, such as libraries.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Tuesday, Jambi Governor's Expert Staff for Social and Religious Affairs of the Jambi Province Muktamar Hamdi, believes that human quality is one of the big problems in Jambi.

So, it is not surprising that the poverty rate in Jambi is quite high, namely 6.7%. Therefore, the Jambi government has included improving human resources in the vision and mission of Jambi Mantap.

“Our big problem is the quality of human resources. "And three things that need to be considered are infrastructure to reduce logistics costs, improve bureaucracy, and develop human resources," added Handi.

If economic growth is consistent in 2045, Indonesia will become a developed country. It is predicted that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will be around IDR 9.8 trillion, below China, America and India.

Currently, the Jambi provincial government has the DUMISATU program (2 billion 1 district/city). This program encourages accelerated educational improvement so that conditions for the transfer of knowledge remain guaranteed.

The lack of literacy skills, especially among students, is certainly a problem. Chairman of LP2M UIN STS Jambi Ayub Mursalin called it the heart of university or heart of education. Therefore, the existence of libraries as the heart of education should not be ignored.

"If the library doesn't develop, then the others won't develop either," explained Ayub.

If the physical development of the building is inadequate, Ayub suggests taking advantage of the library's digital services. This should no longer be a reason for users to come to the library.

Education and libraries are like trees and roots. The roots are not visible but they are able to support them with their strength, said the appointed Chairman of the PD IPI Jambi Province, Hasudungan Ambarita.

National Library's attention to the province of Jambi is shown in the form of assistance for the construction of public library service buildings in the cities of Sungai Banyak and Batanghari to the expansion of the building using special allocation funds (DAK), stimulants for mobile library cars in the amount of 25 units in all districts/cities in Jambi Province, 9 units in Corner Digital Reading (POCADI) as well as assistance for the needs of Social Inclusion Based Library Transformation (TPBIS)//VOI