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 Talk on Increasing the Community Literacy Index (PILM) -

Voinews, Jakarta - A prosperous, prosperous and superior Golden Indonesia 2045 can only be achieved by encouraging literacy. When literacy has spread to various lines of knowledge, skills and attitudes as a literate human being will emerge.

"What is needed is to orchestrate brilliant ideas through collaborative programs so that the ideals of a Golden Indonesia can be realized," said Deputy Chancellor I of Universitas Prima Indonesia (UPI) Abdi Dharma, starting the talk on Increasing the Community Literacy Index (PILM), Monday (4/12 /2023).

The focus of Indonesia Emas 2045 lies in human resources and mastery of science and technology. Because this is one of the visions of Golden Indonesia 2045 echoed by Bappenas.

The existence of libraries as providers of information and knowledge plays a role in exploring regional potential through reading materials that are suitable for developing the quality of society. Not only serves as a repository. The library paradigm requires changes that make the library an open space.

"And the hope of a Golden Indonesia 2045 rests on the shoulders of today's students," said Head of the North Sumatra Province Library and Archives Service, Dwi Endah Purwanti.

In line with what Endah stated, Deputy for National Library Resource Development Adin Bondar also emphasized that the open space provided by the library is believed to improve the quality of abilities and life of the academic community. Everyone has the opportunity to access and create creativity from the knowledge they obtain.

“Economic poverty makes a person helpless because there is no good educational process to improve the quality of life. "That's why the library must be included," stressed Adin.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Monday (04/12/23), North Sumatra Province, as the region with the largest population in Sumatra, is also struggling to reduce stunting rates through massive literacy strengthening. The current need for reading materials has not yet reached ideal conditions compared to the population. In fact, the Pakpak Bharat and Simalungun areas still record illiteracy rates among elementary students.

It is hoped that the literacy promotion program, talk shows on the love of reading, access to digital books (e-books), reading carts, borrowing books through delivery applications, and the establishment of dozens of digital reading points (POCADI) can be a solution to literacy problems in society.

In the midst of conditions where technology 4.0 is still in progress, the world community is already faced with industry 5.0 which combines machines, workflows and intelligent network systems that are capable of controlling each other independently, communicating via the Internet of Things (IoT) or the Internet of People ( IoP).

Meanwhile, Professor at the University of North Sumatra, Jonner Hasugian, assessed that the emergence of Industry 5.0 must be addressed by libraries as an innovation in the use of digital knowledge services.

“The development of artificial intelligence (AI) is an interesting solution and has the potential to optimize roles and libraries. AI encourages unlimited access and timeless libraries," explained Jonner.

AI is capable of performing tasks that usually require human intelligence, such as object recognition, speech recognition, decision making, and translation between languages. Advances in AI programming make the development of smart libraries just a matter of time.

“Libraries are user oriented. Without users, the library will run out," concluded Jonner//VOI

Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia giving speech at media gathering with Indonesian Medias - 

Voinews, Jakarta - Indonesia and Malaysia record a trade value of 30 million US Dollars in 2022. This was stated by the Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia, Syed Mohamad Hasrin Tengku Hussin in his remarks at the media gathering event on Tuesday (05/12/23) in Jakarta.

"Economic cooperation is also good, last year 30 million US Dollars for total trade, which is a big figure. In terms of investment, Malaysia is the fifth largest in Indonesia. Indonesian investment in Malaysia is small and this is also one of our tasks to attract Indonesian investors to Malaysia. I hope media colleagues can help", Ambassador said. 

Mohamad Hasrin added that the media is one of the important things for the Malaysian embassy so that cooperation can be better in the future.

Meanwhile, from the tourism sector, visits by Indonesian people to Malaysia in 2022 will reach 1.2 million and visits by Malaysian people to Indonesia will reach 1.4 million. It is hoped that in 2023 the number of visits from Indonesian people to Malaysia will reach 4 million visits//VOI

The 4th Indonesia and China Business Partnership Forum - 

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Ad Interim Erick Thohir said that strategic and high-quality cooperation between Indonesia and China had a positive impact on the Indonesian economy. Erick said the value of trade and investment with China had increased significantly in recent years.

"The trade balance deficit has become a trade balance surplus over the last 43 months, even reaching 3 billion US dollars last month," said Erick at the 4th Indonesia and China Business Partnership Forum in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Tuesday (5 /12/2023).

Erick said that this forum was a form of comprehensive strategic partnership that had existed since the delivery of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiative by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Jakarta in October 2013.

Erick said that the strategic partnership had also succeeded in making a number of important achievements such as infrastructure connectivity, the Jakarta-Bandung fast train, downstreaming. industry, especially critical minerals, as well as green energy and the energy transition.

The Indonesian government, continued Erick, appreciates the support from the PRC NDRC, Indonesian and Chinese BUMN, banks, whose collaboration makes the high-speed train operations a success.

He said that the cooperation between the two countries had also encouraged downstream industry which had an impact on economic growth and job creation.

"We appreciate the role of Chinese investors who have become industrial pioneers, laying the foundation and bringing significant changes to downstream industry and economic equality in Indonesia," said Erick.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Tuesday (05/12/23), Erick said that Indonesia is also encouraging increased cooperation in sustainable development to support food, energy and health security, starting from herbal and food estates, fisheries, blue economy downstreaming, deep sea research and observation, development of renewable energy, biotechnology, including the National Gene Bank with BGI .

"Talent development, vocational and vocational training, supported by cooperation in science and technology are also very important for the population of our two countries which reaches 1.7 billion people or more than 20 percent of the world's population," continued Erick.

Erick believes that cooperation based on the principles of mutual trust, respect and benefit will enable the two countries to optimize their resource advantages. This will bring benefits and prosperity to the people of both countries.

"As two large countries, both in terms of area and population, this cooperation which adheres to the principle of mutual benefit will be long-term and sustainable cooperation," continued Erick.

Erick also invited investors and business leaders to not only encourage industrial performance, but also ESG, environmentally friendly technology, and increase research and technology development in Indonesia.

Erick said the Chairman of GEM, Prof. Xu Kaihua, is an example by providing scholarships every year to dozens of Indonesian students, establishing the first Hydrometallurgical Lab in an industrial area and also building a Joint-Lab for new energy with ITB and other leading universities in Indonesia.

"The most valuable investment is investment in people. The most useful development is development that is centered on human development, development that is people-centered," said Erick.

This event was also attended by the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Head of the Indonesian Quarantine Agency, Chairman of China Chambers, Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia in Jakarta, Indonesian Ambassador to China in Beijing, Special Staff of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries for Infrastructure and Technology/Deputy Secretary General I HDCM RI-PRC and Regional Assistant II to the East Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government//VOI

Digital Reading Corner (POCADI) in Cilegon - 

Voinews, Jakarta - The urgency of increasing literacy is crucial to creating an intelligent and highly competitive society in the era of globalization.

Collaboration and strengthening the synergy of literacy programs must be designed comprehensively and touch various aspects of community life.

This collaboration was carried out by the National Library in collaboration with the Cilegon City District Attorney's Office by providing a Digital Reading Corner (POCADI) which was coupled with a talk meeting on Increasing the Community Literacy Index (PILM), Monday (4/12/203).

The POCADI provided is a form of National Library support for literacy development in Cilegon. Cilegon Mayor Heldy Agustian hopes that the development of literacy points will not only be placed in the Kejari office, but will also target other public locations.

"If possible, expand the POCADI service to other public arenas, such as shopping centers, correctional institutions (prisons) and so on," said Heldy.

The urgency of increasing literacy referred to by the Deputy for National Library Resource Development, Adin Bondar, is a program to expand knowledge and information as well as expand library services that can result in community welfare, such as POCADI or the social inclusion-based library transformation program (TPBIS).

"We will continue to encourage the development of information access so that people can access information anytime and anywhere," said Adin.

The Head of the Banten Province High Prosecutor's Office admitted that holding this PILM was the first collaboration between Kajati and National Library.

"I want to emphasize that the prosecutor's office will participate in pushing to increase public literacy. This is a new beginning for us to participate in making the nation's life smarter," said Kajati Banten Province, Didik Farkhan.

In line with Kajati, Chairman of the Cilegon City DPRD, Isra Mi'raj, added that outreach to the community regarding the presence of literacy services is also very important so that the use of these services is more optimal and has an impact.

According to a release received by Voice of Indoensia on Tuesday (05/12/23), Until 2023, Cilegon has received a lot of assistance from the National Library, ranging from ready-to-serve books, DAK for physical development, to POCADI.

"POCADI in Cilegon is the third point of assistance provided by the National Library," said the Head of the Cilegon City Library and Archives Service, Ismatullah.

On the same occasion, Indonesian Reading Ambassador Gol A Gong said it was important to form a literacy epicenter in each region so that it could be optimized by the surrounding community, as well as students. Literacy improvement activities do not have to be enlivened by the National Library.

"All parties must work together actively because the task of educating the nation's children is not a partial task," said National Library Main Librarian Abdullah Sanneng//VOI