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Stakeholder National Meeting -  

The Social Inclusion-Based Library Transformation Program (TPBIS) fronted by the National Library of Indonesia (Perpusnas) is one of the smart solutions for people's economic recovery, especially in the post-Covid-19 pandemic. However, collaboration and synergy between stakeholders is needed in building community literacy.

"The Stakeholders Meeting brings together stakeholders to be able to collaborate or work together in building community literacy," explained the Head of the National Library Muhammad Syarif Bando at the National Stakeholders Meeting (SHM) in Jakarta, Wednesday morning, (21/6/2023).

The task of educating the nation's children is a joint task. Because a smart nation will provide prosperity. Indonesia from now on must have the courage to compete with other countries.

"We should no longer be deceived by sending raw materials and then processing them in other countries, and selling them domestically again. Therefore, mastery of technology is important, “he added.

The facts laid out before us together should be a cause for concern. 90% of Indonesians who work have primary and secondary education backgrounds. In fact, some are not finished. Only 10% of the working population have a bachelor's degree.

Therefore, the existence of public libraries needs to be strengthened by activities like this. The IFLA Manifesto says that the last place for those who are not in formal school is the public library.

“There is no need for a syllabus or curriculum. The most important thing for the community is reading material that is able to provide knowledge and teaching and is full of tutorials," explained Bando.

Syarif Bando hopes that by holding the National SHM, the regions will have the policy foundation needed for program implementation, form collaborations and networks between regional libraries and stakeholders and expand the TPBIS replication program independently and sustainably.

Head of National Library Development Center for Public and Special Libraries Nani Suryani added that the spirit of this activity is to build stakeholder commitment and support for sustainable library transformation, with the hope of creating a prosperous society through TPBIS.

"The purpose of holding this SHM is besides strengthening the synergy and collaboration of stakeholders in implementing TPBIS, and encouraging the TPBIS program to become a national movement for literacy development," added Nani.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Wednesday, the National SHM was attended onsite by 695 participants from partner provinces and districts/cities in 2022, 2020, 2018, Role Model program partners, accompanying consultants for the TPBIS program, and attended by 1,000 participants virtually.

The 2023 National Stakeholder Meeting was packaged in several event sessions including the delivery of material by speakers regarding the urgency of encouraging the continuation of strengthening community literacy through an independent replication program, and a talk show "Cross-Sectoral Synergy & Collaboration as a Joint Movement for the Development of the TPBIS Program in the Regions".

The speakers who attended the SHM this time included the Deputy for Development of Library Resources, Plt. Director of Religion, Education and Culture, Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas Didik Darmanto, former Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan, Head of Planning and Finance Bureau of National Library of Indonesia Joko Santoso, Head of Sulubombong Village Kab. Banggai, Central Sulawesi Province, Head of STF Driyarkara Jakarta Augustinus Setyo Wibowo, and Cak Lontong//VOI