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A screenshot of Function Analysis Coordinator on Economy and Industry at the State-Owned Enterprises Ministry Sitta Rosdaniah during a webinar on topic “The 2022 G20 National Seminar” here on Saturday (March 19, 2022). (ANTARA/ Juwita Trisna Rahayu) - 

It is time to make Indonesia’s G20 Presidency more accessible to the grassroots level, Function Analysis Coordinator on Economy and Industry at the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry Sitta Rosdaniah stated.

“Let us ground the G20 narration that it is not only for the group of SOEs, group of private sector, group of finance, group of energy, but also for society,” Rosdaniah remarked while speaking at a webinar on topic “The 2022 G20 National Seminar” here on Saturday.

Members of society, especially those from the grassroots level, should be engaged in the activities of G20 since they are the driving forces that will also contribute to the success of the forum, she stressed.

Rosdaniah expressed amazement at one of the G20 activities that involved around 200 participants from various backgrounds -- ranging from ambassadors, professors, and academicians, to elementary teachers -- to write about their contributions that are expected to be transformed into a book.

“I am very proud of all of you that have expressed your contribution through words which I hopefully believe can be included in a book,” she affirmed.

Indonesia is taking up three key agendas in its G20 Presidency: global health architecture, digital transformation, and energy transition.

Rosdaniah underlined the importance of technology during the pandemic and how it has played a critical role in recovery.

With the help of technology, the government can ensure that every sector keeps on their tracks, such as by allowing workers to work remotely, conducting online learning for students and teachers, and providing health services for self-isolation, she explained.

“We strive to utilize the available, existing resources to ensure that all activities continue,” she stated.

Technology should be optimized to make humans more wealthy, she stressed while adding that it should also be reliable and affordable to ensure inclusiveness for all people.

To this end, it is time to again articulate what Japan had earlier come up with its ideas pertaining to Society 5.0 during the previous G20, she noted.

“In the near future, Indonesia will have Society 5.0 Plus. I am very optimistic that through it, we can boost the ‘plus’ by working in synergy with all stakeholders,” she emphasized.

Rosdaniah believed that Indonesia has potentials to realize such a society since its citizens not only possess intelligence but also high spirituality.

“Spirituality can benefit us to be lucky apart from being only smart,” she remarked.

Hence, Rosdaniah urged all parties to tap the opportunity of the G20 Presidency since it is a golden gateway to building a global network.

“We need to ensure that no one left behind. Although there is technology, we have to still foreground humanity,” she stressed//ANT