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President Joko Widodo has asked his staff to work massively to prepare for a new round of industrial revolution 4.0. This was revealed in a limited meeting between the President and a number of working cabinet ministers, Monday afternoon at the Jakarta Presidential Palace. Regarding this matter, Minister of Research and Higher Education Mohamad Nasir said that he had made a number of significant changes in preparing universities to face a new round of industrial revolution. Some of these changes include starting to focus on digital education or e-learning.

"We can no longer leave the information technology. With this, e-learning will definitely occur. If higher learning institutions do not work or develop, they will be definitely left behind. The second thing is that this information technology process must be developed. What we need to pay attention to is how universities respond to study programs that exist in developing communities. Don't stick to the past," said Mohamad Nasir.

Furthermore, the Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education M. Nasir explained that his party had given freedom for universities to determine the study programs that would be respectively developed without being bound by the provisions of the regulations. This is expected to open opportunities for college creativity in opening various study programs that are in line with the times. In addition, according to him, the ministry of research, technology and higher education also provides incentives for tertiary institutions by opening opportunities for collaboration between universities and industry. This is intended to encourage the development of the capacity of higher education students in developing potential in the industrial world. (VOI/Ndy/AHM)