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The Education & Cultural Attaché Office along with the Information, Social and Cultural Function of the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra encouraged Indonesian language internationalization by holding a coordination meeting with Indonesian Language and Cultural Agencies across Australia on Saturday (22/01).

Indonesian Education and Cultural Attaché in Canberra, Mukhamad Najib in his press release in Jakarta on Saturday said that he would try to maximally promote the Indonesian language in Australia. According to Mukhamad Najib, making the Indonesian language popular again in Australia is a challenge amid the tight competition with other Asian languages, such as Chinese and Japanese. Nevertheless, he fully supported Indonesian language internationalization and admitted to being optimistic that can be done and the Indonesian Language and Cultural Agencies across Australia can be the driving force.

Najib further explained that there are three stages in making the Indonesian language popular again and can penetrate the people in Australia. The first stage is building people's awareness about the importance of the Indonesian language for Australian people. The second stage is facilitating people's interest in the Indonesian language and culture. The third one is encouraging Australian people to adopt the Indonesian language and culture.

In the future, the Indonesian Education and Cultural Attaché in Canberra also has an agenda to rebrand Indonesian culture because until now the people of Australia have a perception that Indonesian culture is an only traditional culture. According to Najib, Indonesian modern culture also includes a pop culture that is more suitable for younger people.