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VOInews, Jakarta: The Indonesian Diaspora Network (IDN) Global will hold its 7th Congress on Saturday (12/8), in Jakarta. The 7th Indonesian Diaspora Congress (CID) raised the theme Empowering Indonesian Diaspora in the Strategy of Nation Branding Towards Indonesia 2045.

"So we diaspora see that the Nation Branding aspect or the positive image of the nation is very important for a nation. And for Indonesia, the moment is right now where we get so much positive attention from the world and we are walking towards the age of 100, the golden age in 2045," IDN Global President Kartini Sarsilaningsih said in a press statement in Jakarta, Thursday (10/8).

In addition, according to her, this theme was raised considering the characteristics of the Indonesian diaspora who live abroad and have access to communicate with the international community.

"The Indonesian diaspora is not only human capital but also strategic social capital for Indonesia because we live and settle abroad, so we are the faces of Indonesia abroad," she said.

In addition to the peak event of the Indonesian Diaspora Congress, IDN Global also held a series of activities leading up to CID-7, ranging from workshops, focus group discussions, visits to MPR representatives, counseling, webinars, to visits to the Capital of the Archipelago (IKN).

The 7th Indonesian Diaspora Congress sessions include:

Nation Branding Towards Indonesia 2045: Strategy and Implementation.
Achievement and Character of Indonesian Leaders 2045.
Professionalism of the Nation Towards Golden Indonesia.
Book Launching and Discussion "Diaspora Proud to be a Nation".
Becoming the Top 5 Economic Power in the World.
Meeting of BIPA Teachers-Activists and Declaration on the Globalization of Indonesian Language. (VOI/Andy)