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VOI, Jakarta - Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (PAN-RB) Minister Abdullah Azwar Anas stated that Indonesia has learned to improve digital-based public services from Australia.

"Australia has been successful in developing citizen-oriented basic services, namely social welfare services for more than 10 years through a digitalization strategy," Anas noted in a statement received on Tuesday.

The minister explained that the journey of digital transformation in Indonesia had been marked by the presence of Presidential Regulation Number 95 of 2018 concerning Electronic-Based Government Systems (SPBE) and Presidential Regulation Number 13 of 2022 concerning SPBE Architecture.

"The development of SPBE in Indonesia aims to facilitate public access to basic services," he noted.

His working visit to Services Australia aims to learn the operations of Australia Digital Services and map out possible future collaborations. The visit is also expected to broaden Indonesia's views on the various initiatives and programs successfully launched by Australia Digital Services to be implemented in Indonesia.

"The provision of public services in Australia has a similar strategy to that followed by us, namely through a community welfare approach by intensive use of digitalization," the minister noted.

According to Anas, this is similar to SPBE in Indonesia that prioritizes basic community-oriented services, such as social services, health, and education.

"We hope we can increase our efforts to serve people's welfare, similar to the Australian government's program that is Australia Digital Services," he noted.

Australia Digital Services is an Australian government agency providing various government services for public welfare. This agency aims to provide easy, efficient, and inclusive access to integrate various government services, such as financial assistance, health care, education, and pensions.

The Australian government uses the MyGov application to help the public access the service. Anas said this practice is similar to the National Public Service Portal, including the Digital Public Service Mall (MPP) in Indonesia.

"We are conducting a pilot test in 21 districts and cities in Indonesia for Digital MPP using facial recognition. Indonesia has gradually started to integrate various services," he remarked. (Antaranews)

VOI, Jakarta - Indonesia's Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno has said that the 2023 MotoGP race, held from October 13–15 in Mandalika, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, gave a boost to the local economy.

"We were able to collect the temporary data and Mandalika MotoGP reaped good results. The estimated turnover of money and ticket sales was very high and exceeded our target," Uno informed in a statement released here on Tuesday.

Based on the temporary results of research conducted by the ministry, 90 percent of the 102,929 spectators at the 2023 MotoGP showed interest in returning to the Mandalika area and its surroundings, he said.

"They were satisfied with the MotoGP event, the accommodation, and the public transport," he said.

The ministry's deputy for strategic policies, Dessy Ruhati, said that based on temporary data, the creative economy actors and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) around the Mandalika area recorded a 36.54–percent increase in income.

"Business actors agree to participate in this activity again in the future. They also stated that the Mandalika MotoGP had a good impact on increasing their turnovers," she added.

She further informed that the hotel occupancy rate around Mandalika reached 100 percent, even though hotel rates during the event were two to three times higher compared to normal days.

However, there are some aspects that need to be evaluated, such as toilet cleanliness and the availability of prayer rooms, as well as facilities for children, the elderly, and breastfeeding mothers.

"The supporting facilities are good enough but not that clean, and the number and quality of prayer rooms need to be added and improved," she said.

Nevertheless, she expressed optimism that the MotoGP 2024 will run better to support inclusive and sustainable tourism and creative economy.  (Antara News)

"The Weekly Brief With Sandi Uno" at the Sapta Pesona Building, Central Jakarta - 

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/Tourism and Creative Economy Agency (Kemenparekraf/Baparekraf) fully supports the implementation of the World Hydropower Congress in Nusa Dua, Bali which will be held 31 October – 2 November 2023.

In "The Weekly Brief With Sandi Uno" at the Sapta Pesona Building, Central Jakarta, Monday (16/10/2023), Menparekraf/Kabaparekraf Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno said that the hydroelectric power plant congress with the theme "Powering Sustainable Growth" was expected to be able to produce solutions and innovation in an effort to strengthen sustainable tourism and prioritize a green economy.

Apart from that, Sandiaga believes this event will be able to increase the number of foreign tourist visits, where there will be more than 1000 delegates and 175 high-level speakers from 120 countries attending the congress, which will be held offline for the first time after the COVID-19 pandemic.

"This congress gives us a message to respond quickly to the phenomenon of climate change. One of our efforts to prevent the impact of climate change is to utilize green and renewable energy," said Sandiaga.

Apart from that, the Director of Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/Baparekraf Masruroh said that the theme of this event was also in line with the direction of Indonesian tourism development which prioritizes environmental sustainability.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Tuesday, this and the great potential of holding an International MICE congress on a large scale is one of the reasons why the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy provides full support for the implementation of this event, starting from the bidding process to publication on social media.

"This is in accordance with (Indonesia's) tourism (development) vision, encouraging MICE events that (support) _green tourism_. So not only does it bring in tourists, this event itself is also in accordance with Indonesia's tourism vision. This activity is also part of "ASEAN chairmanship program as well as being a road to the World Water Forum (WWF) 2024 program in Bali," said Iyung, his nickname.

Meanwhile, President Designate of the International Hydropower Association (IHA), Malcolm Turnbull, added that water is a new and renewable energy without emissions. And this should be utilized by the nations of the world as a substitute for fossil energy sources.

"I hope that this conference can convince relevant parties throughout the world to achieve a zero-emission energy transition through the use of hydroelectric power plants," said Malcom, who served as Prime Minister of Australia for the 2015-2018 period.

This event was also attended by the IHA Representative in Indonesia, Nick Nurrachman//VOI

Adin on the talk show Increasing the Community Literacy Index - 

In the book Literacy Of Life it is said that public literacy is correlated with economic growth in a country. It is believed that the impact of strong literacy will result in lower crime, higher social awareness and increased life chances.

This was conveyed by the Deputy for National Library Resource Development, Adin Bondar, when attending the inauguration of the regional management of the Indonesian Librarian Association (PD IPI) Jambi Province and the talk show Increasing the Community Literacy Index, Tuesday (17/10/2023).

“No developed country has people who don't read. "Everything is knowledge-based," said Adin.

Therefore, the development of human qualities must remain consistently strengthened. One way is through literacy.
When people read, continued Adin, a transfer of knowledge will occur. Knowledge does not stop with one person. Because when reading becomes a habit, human cognition is suddenly active so that they are encouraged to produce innovation and creativity which leads to productivity.

Learning activities are not always obtained in a formal environment. But it can also be done through non-formal education, such as libraries.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Tuesday, Jambi Governor's Expert Staff for Social and Religious Affairs of the Jambi Province Muktamar Hamdi, believes that human quality is one of the big problems in Jambi.

So, it is not surprising that the poverty rate in Jambi is quite high, namely 6.7%. Therefore, the Jambi government has included improving human resources in the vision and mission of Jambi Mantap.

“Our big problem is the quality of human resources. "And three things that need to be considered are infrastructure to reduce logistics costs, improve bureaucracy, and develop human resources," added Handi.

If economic growth is consistent in 2045, Indonesia will become a developed country. It is predicted that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will be around IDR 9.8 trillion, below China, America and India.

Currently, the Jambi provincial government has the DUMISATU program (2 billion 1 district/city). This program encourages accelerated educational improvement so that conditions for the transfer of knowledge remain guaranteed.

The lack of literacy skills, especially among students, is certainly a problem. Chairman of LP2M UIN STS Jambi Ayub Mursalin called it the heart of university or heart of education. Therefore, the existence of libraries as the heart of education should not be ignored.

"If the library doesn't develop, then the others won't develop either," explained Ayub.

If the physical development of the building is inadequate, Ayub suggests taking advantage of the library's digital services. This should no longer be a reason for users to come to the library.

Education and libraries are like trees and roots. The roots are not visible but they are able to support them with their strength, said the appointed Chairman of the PD IPI Jambi Province, Hasudungan Ambarita.

National Library's attention to the province of Jambi is shown in the form of assistance for the construction of public library service buildings in the cities of Sungai Banyak and Batanghari to the expansion of the building using special allocation funds (DAK), stimulants for mobile library cars in the amount of 25 units in all districts/cities in Jambi Province, 9 units in Corner Digital Reading (POCADI) as well as assistance for the needs of Social Inclusion Based Library Transformation (TPBIS)//VOI