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Head of the Indonesian National Library, Mohamad Syarif Bando - 

The 28th International Conference of Heads of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania was officially opened in Jakarta, Tuesday (25/10/22). Met after the Gala dinner at the National Library building, the Head of the Indonesian National Library, Mohamad Syarif Bando explained that Indonesia was one of the pioneers in creating digital book applications.

"In our discussion earlier, we discussed the paradigm and momentum of the old library to the new library paradigm, where the library reaches the public with the application of increasingly sophisticated information technology. So now the era is no longer people who visit libraries but libraries that visit people with technological facilities such as in Indonesia to be one of the pioneers in creating an application called I-pusnas where all books purchased from 800 legal publishers can be read in full text via mobile phones", Syarif Bando said. 

Syarif Bando added that with the theme Library Service Impacts on Community: Sustainability, Inclusion, and Innovation, libraries can be fully involved in supporting Sustainable Development or SDG's to end poverty, improve welfare, and protect the planet, through the achievement of 17 goals//VOI