VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

VOInews, Jakarta: The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Informatics continues to strive to restore the Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) 2 which experienced a Brain Cipher ransomware attack. Indonesian Deputy Minister of Communication and Informatics, Nezar Patria stated that the incident was a "very important" lesson to strengthen safer digital transformation in the future.

VOInews, Vienna: Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi met with Executive Secretary of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Robert Floyd in Vienna, Austria. They discussed progress on ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). Minister Retno said the meeting was critical amidst the increasingly uncertain world situation.

The National Coordination Meeting (Rakornas) Hydrography in 2024 in Jakarta, Tuesday (25/06/2024) (Photo : Kemenkomarves) - 

VOInews, Jakarta : Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut B. Pandjaitan revealed that the Naval Hydro-Oceanography Center (Pushidrosal) is one of the institutions that has an important role in achieving the vision of Indonesia 2025. He conveyed this while attending the National Coordination Meeting (Rakornas) Hydrography in 2024 in Jakarta, Tuesday (25/06/2024).

"The results of our study show that Pushidrosal from the start has had a very big role in our Republic, one of which is an important role for the vision of Indonesia 2025," said Coordinating Minister Luhut at the location.

Coordinating Minister Luhut explained that Pushidrosal's intended role was to be part of making Indonesia a high-income country and the center of world maritime civilization. Indonesia must be able to optimize the use and management of maritime resources, one of which is through Pushidrosal.

"In this case, hydrography or seabed mapping is a basic requirement for optimizing the use of maritime resources. "Through detailed seabed mapping, activities in various sectors at sea will increase and produce added value and large employment opportunities," he explained.

Considering that Indonesia is the largest maritime country in the world, continued Coordinating Minister Luhut, Indonesia should be a leader in the maritime sector, including in terms of mapping the Indonesian seabed. Mapping the seabed and maritime resource potential must be a national priority for future development. Indonesia must be able to increase seabed mapping coverage significantly in the next 5-10 years.

"For this reason, it is necessary to strengthen Pushidrosal and increase collaboration between Ministries, Institutions, universities and the private sector. "Apart from that, technology must also be used to speed up seabed mapping, one of which is collaborating with international partners in the short term," he said.

Meanwhile, in the medium to long term, Indonesia must build its fleet capacity to carry out seabed mapping surveys. These steps must be carefully designed in the medium to long term road map for exploration and mapping of the Indonesian seabed, with sufficient funding and budget support to accelerate seabed mapping.

"I told the KSAL (Chief of Naval Staff Admiral TNI Muhammad Ali) that Pushidrosal is an institution whose role must be strengthened further, so that it is more than it is now. We need to strengthen Pushidrosal. "Therefore, I hope that this meeting can get a lot of input for this beloved country," explained Coordinating Minister Luhut.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Tuesday (25/06/24), Chief of Naval Staff (KSAL) Admiral TNI Muhammad Ali revealed that through today's momentum, Pushidrosal initiated the National Coordination Meeting on Hydrogaphy with the theme of the importance of hydrogaphy to support national defense and development, which is none other than to show Pushidrosal's fighting spirit to strengthen its existence as an Institution Military Hydrography and National Hydrography in the framework of national development.

"This National Coordination Meeting is also intended as a form of public accountability for Pushidrosal's performance so far, both in the field of defense, support for navigation safety, national and international hydrographic cooperation, as well as public support in other maritime fields," concluded KSAL Muhammad Ali//VOI

Acting Head of the National Library E. Aminudin Aziz simbolically give a book to Acting Governor of West Java, Bey Machmudin in Bandung on Tuesday June 25th 2024 (Photo : Perpusnas) - 

VOInews, Bandung : The book assistance program for 10 thousand reading rooms in village libraries and community reading parks (TBM) shows evidence of the benefits of the state's presence in society. The literacy emergency that occurs in Indonesia is not due to a low reading culture but rather the absence of reading books that suit the needs of people's reading interest.

"In fact, Commission X of the house of representative formed a Panja to look at Indonesia's literacy condition, the conclusion of which was that Indonesia was facing a literacy emergency," explained Acting Head of the National Library E. Aminudin Aziz at the socialization of the Indonesian Reading Movement program in Bandung, Tuesday (25/6/2024).

When the lack of reading books became a major problem, continued Amin, the National Library tried to synchronize with the program that had been initiated by the Ministry of Education and Culture by providing reading books for children at PAUD and elementary school levels. 

“They must be taught correct reading habits. "Because the love of reading must be developed from an early age," he added.

The advancement of the internet has indeed changed people's reading habits. They prefer short reading texts. When given a long text, I become lazy. Even with the presence of the digital world, opinions arise, why do you still have to print books?

Responding to this, Amin emphasized that the ability to increase literacy is actually built when physically reading books. Physical relaxation will be much calmer than having to tire of looking at the screen while reading a digital book. The touch of hand on paper has a psychological impact.

"Therefore, until now the National Library and the Ministry of Education and Culture have never thought about stopping the book printing program because books play a much more important and significant role than reading on a device," he said.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Tuesday (25/06/24), the Acting Governor of West Java, Bey Machmudin, acknowledged what the Acting Director of National Library said. The party also felt a literacy emergency due to the limited availability of books.

Therefore, the West Java Provincial Government fully supports the National Library's Indonesia Reading Movement. From the assistance of 10 thousand village libraries or TBM, West Java province received 713 villages. Bey considers this effort a joint effort to increase community literacy as development capital//VOI