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Indonesian national literacy meeting - 

Literacy is important to talk about because it is closely related to well-being.

It means the depth of one's knowledge that can be implemented to produce goods and services so that they can be used to win global competition, making literacy belongs to individuals, not institutions.
President Joko Widodo's mandate to improve the quality of Indonesia's Human Resources (HR) must reach up to the fifth literacy level, namely producing goods and services. Therefore, most Indonesians who do not have the opportunity to complete formal basic education need assistance from the library.
"Libraries must provide assistance to those who have not graduated from school with training provided directly or through books of applied sciences," said the Head of the National Library of Indonesia (NLI) in his remarks at the National Library of Indonesia National Stakeholders Meeting in 2022 at the Grand Mercure Harmoni Hotel, Thursday (20/10/2022).
The ability to produce goods and services supports government programs in the success of community-owned Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Syarif Bando added that the National Library of Indonesia is currently trying to produce 3 (three) contents which are planned to be launched to the public in early 2023.
“The information needed by the community will later be facilitated by the contents produced by the National Library. Indonesia must wake up with its works starting from the home industry," he said.

In his report, Plt. Deputy for Library Resource Development, Deni Kurniadi said the role of regional stakeholders, as well as the commitment of regional leaders are very important in encouraging the success of the Social Inclusion-Based Library Transformation program as a National Priority program down to the village level.
"Support from regional leaders and stakeholders can accelerate the mobilization of policies, human resources, and budgets for sustainable library transformation," he explained
Team Leader Consultant Assistance Program from PT. Markplus Inc., Erlyn Sulistyaningsih explained that his party built a Laplit portal (Lapak Production Literacy) which serves to promote that libraries can help people to have businesses.
"Literacy for welfare is the program and in fact many people struggle to come to the library to open a business," he said.
Meanwhile, the Director of Religion, Education and Culture of the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas RI, Amich Alhumami emphasized that in order to advance the community as reflected in the country's economic development, there must be a serious emphasis on improving human resources with literacy.
"It is impossible for a person to be empowered, to be capable, one must have access to sources of knowledge to learn and seek information," he stressed.

On the same occasion, the Director of Synchronization of Regional Government Affairs IV of the Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs, Zanariah, stated that a program in government must have a leading sector. As with the Social Inclusion-Based Library Transformation program, National Library has become a leading sector. However, to be able to implement it in the regions there must be collaboration with other parties.
"There is no single program that can be carried out alone, but requires collaboration with other parties," he explained.
According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Thursday, the Head of the Planning and Finance Bureau of the National Library of Indonesia, Joko Santoso, explained that the importance of literacy is very closely related to improving the quality of human resources, to ultimately provide welfare to the community. He also emphasized that the library is a public space that allows people to share experiences and practice skills. So, when viewed from the benefits of the program, National Library will encourage local governments with similar programs for the coming years.
"With the holding of various kinds of activities that are needed by the community, the context of the library as a necessity in the community will increase," he said.
Sukabumi City Literacy Activator, Putri Wardhani said that in the Cisarua Urban Village library there are 2 (two) types of services, namely the main service and the service for community empowerment activities. In service, community empowerment activities are divided into fields including education, health, and economy.
"For example, in the field of education, we hold foreign language learning classes, because having the ability to speak a foreign language will definitely make people have more value and of course help to improve the welfare of the people of Sukabumi city," he said.
Similarly, Miss Indonesia 2015, Maria Harfanti also shared that she built the Bangun Sekolah Foundation with a passion to improve the quality of education in underdeveloped areas. The 2 (two) main programs developed by this foundation are the introduction of technology and character building training. However, it was not all done alone but in collaboration with other parties.
“We have regular donors and also collaborate with other parties. The point is that we do not walk alone and continue to build collaborations and synergize with many parties,” he concluded//VOI