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UK Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor Leste, Owen Jenkins - 

British Embassy Jakarta and The Indonesian Ministry of Health will launch a Regulatory Sandbox, a testing mechanism for digital health innovators for assessing the reliability of its business process, business models, technology and governance across Indonesia.

The launch will be held in the margins of Health Innovation Day on Tue, 30 May 2023 at the Ministry of Health and will be attended by British Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor Leste Owen Jenkins and Vice Minister of Health dr. Dante Saksono Harbuwono with Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin is scheduled to deliver his speech. 

The regulatory sandbox invite regulators and service providers to jointly explore innovative business models and analyse risks to society, while developing regulations. Lessons learned during the testing process will be shared as recommendations for the development of evidence-based regulations to support the increase of Indonesia’s digital healthcare innovations.

This aims to continue drive the innovation of tele-health industry, whilst supporting the Ministry of Health’s ambition to improve standards for telemedicine in Indonesia and its health care services.

More than 60 applications from healthcare innovators had been received from all over Indonesia, 15 of them will be selected to join Regulatory Sandbox programme.
The UK has first proven the benefit of this approach for its Financial-tech sector.

First established in 2015, the sandbox offers the UK fintech industries a controlled and safe testing environment to foster innovation at early stages of development. Since then, many others have adopted this approach and embraced the sandbox as a means of providing a dynamic, evidence-based regulatory environment to test emerging technologies. 

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Monday, The UK Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor Leste, Owen Jenkins said that the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift towards adoption of digital technology and this regulatory sandbox is the first big step that brings together regulators and key business players to help improve standards for the future of healthcare innovation. 

Digital health transformation enables better access for the community to obtain standardised and quality health services. This supports improvements in life quality and life expectancy. 

"The UK government stands ready to support Indonesia’s effort in transforming its health technology, in particular to support the Development of Health Innovation Ecosystem through the Regulatory Sandbox. I look forward to continuing our partnership as we promote increased networks and connections between the UK and Indonesia’s sectors of digital health and medical technology” Ambassador added. //VOI

Coordination Meeting for the Preservation of Archipelago Ancient Manuscripts in 2023 - 

Head of the National Library of Indonesia (Perpusnas) Muhammad Syarif Bando said that Indonesia has tens of thousands of manuscripts that must be transferred to the media and converted to a new format so that the contents are easy to access and understand.

This was conveyed at the Coordination Meeting for the Preservation of Archipelago Ancient Manuscripts in 2023 which was held Monday (29/5/2023).

The Head of National Library of Indonesia continues to encourage that an inventory of ancient manuscripts of the Archipelago can be carried out in terms of their scientific subject. That way the values ​​and messages contained therein can be implemented.

"We want the contents of the manuscripts we have to be understood and then created and conveyed to the public," he said.

According to the Head of National Library, in the ancient manuscripts of the Archipelago or Indonesian manuscripts there is a lot of knowledge, human values, and the basic values ​​of human relations with nature.

“Ancient texts are priceless treasures. Through the ancient manuscripts of the Archipelago we can also learn the importance of understanding the historical journey of our ancestors and the nation's historical journey so that we can be at this point, he added.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Monday, digitizing manuscripts should also be one of the library's priorities. National Library of Indonesia has stored 15 percent or as many as 12,361 manuscripts from a total of manuscript bags spread throughout Indonesia. But only 4,515 of them have been digitized. In this coordination meeting the National Library of Indonesia asked for support from various parties so that efforts to preserve and digitize ancient manuscripts of the Archipelago could continue to be accelerated.

This is because most of the ancient manuscripts are now more than 50 years old and are at risk of being damaged due to Indonesia's tropical climate and hot weather that occurs throughout the year.

Deputy for Human, Community and Cultural Development, Ministry of National Development Planning/BAPPENAS, Amich Alhumami understands that conservation efforts are one that is difficult to get attention. This is because the issue of manuscript preservation is considered to only have a direct impact on certain segments of society.

"The issue of manuscript preservation is still being defeated by infrastructure, creative industries, and agriculture, for example, which are considered more strategic and have a direct impact on society," said Amich.

In fact, according to Amich, efforts to save the ancient manuscripts of the archipelago are fundamental as the foundation of the Indonesian nation's identity, culture and civilization. Therefore, he emphasized that the efforts made by the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas in efforts to preserve ancient manuscripts of the Archipelago were carried out through the support of budget planning.

"In the long-term development plan (RPJP) that we are currently compiling, we are preparing a section on cultural development that cannot be shifted or transferred. We will continue to monitor the idea of ​​promoting and preserving culture in which there is also a message about preserving cultural values ​​through the preservation of ancient manuscripts so that they can continue to be included in the short, medium and long term development plans," he explained.

Amich also advised that sources of funding in efforts to preserve ancient manuscripts of the Archipelago do not always have to rely on the government. According to him, there are many parties, both the private sector, business actors and industry who have shown extraordinary interest in being an alternative source of financing for efforts to collect and conserve ancient manuscripts.

"Our commitment is also reflected in terms of infrastructure and facilities that are getting more feasible every year, and technology support can also continue to be adopted," he concluded.

Chairman of the Archipelago Manuscript Society (MANASSA) Munawar Holil, who is familiarly called Mumu, was also present as a guest speaker, revealing that the role of the community in efforts to preserve Archipelago manuscripts has been realized through various efforts made through MANASSA.

"The manuscript has not been preserved and a good study has not been carried out which prompted the presence of MANASSA in 1996. Currently MANASSA has 588 members from various backgrounds," he said.

According to Mumu, in an effort to save the ancient manuscripts of the Archipelago, the assistance and appreciation for researchers and owners of ancient manuscripts still needs to be increased considering that currently requests for manuscript studies at various universities are decreasing. Creative works also need to be reproduced to attract public interest to pay more attention to ancient manuscripts//VOI

The Governor of the State of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, Margaret Beazley AC KC visit Jakarta Governor office - 

The Governor of the State of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, Margaret Beazley AC KC, is carry out visits to Indonesia to strengthen diplomatic relations, trade, and relations between the peoples of NSW and Indonesia. This visit on 25-27 May is his first official visit to Indonesia as Governor of New South Wales and was centered in Jakarta which has a sister state relationship with NSW.  

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Saturday, during the visit, Governor Beazley will meet Indonesian government officials, prominent local business leaders, members of the Indonesia Australia Business Council and the Chamber of Commerce Indonesia, as well as alumni of New South Wales educational institutions. She will also open an Exhibition The first New South Wales Education in Jakarta, which will feature world-class education available in NSW for international students.

“Indonesia and New South Wales have strong and sincere friendly relations. I very pleased to say that this friendship continues to grow,” said Gov. Beazley.

“More than half of Indonesian students in Australia choose to study in New South Wales and businesses in our state are increasingly seeing growth opportunities in Indonesia. This is happy moment. It is a great honor to meet officials and Indonesian leaders in business and education, to listen and learn, as well to move New South Wales forward.”

"I am pleased to welcome the Governor of New South Wales to Indonesia. For decades, New South Wales and Indonesia have enjoyed a close partnership in the areas of trade, investment and education. Governor Beazley's visit was an opportunity to explore new partnerships in fast-growing sectors such as digital, fintech, and healthcare. I can't wait to see this relationship continues to grow,” said Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Penny Williams PSM//VOI

James Cleverly, the UK Foreign Secretary - 

The UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, recently set out the UK position on China as combining 2 currents – engaging where we must on issues of global significance (climate, health, trade); and recognising our differences on values and security – and 3 pillars Strengthen our national security protections where there is a threat to our people or our prosperity, Deepen our cooperation and strengthen our alignment with friends and partners in the Indo-Pacific and across the world, Engage directly with China, bilaterally and multilaterally, to preserve and create open, constructive and stable relations, reflecting China’s global importance. 

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Saturday, Britain will engage on issues of global significance but recognise their differences on values and security. 

Recognising the depth and complexity of Chinese history and civilisation – something that would be mirrored in UK policy – and the myriad achievements of the Chinese people, the Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, said that Chinese inventions – paper, printing, gunpowder, the compass – have transformed the fortunes of the whole of humanity.

Then calamities struck, one after another; some caused by foreign aggression; others coming from within China itself. Yet the last 45 years have seen another astonishing reversal. By releasing the enterprising genius of its people, China has achieved the biggest and fastest economic expansion the world has ever known.

Acknowledging the challenges, the Foreign Secretary added that “We should have every confidence in our collective ability to engage robustly and also constructively with China, not as an end in itself, but to manage risks and produce results.

Meanwhile The Indonesian Ambassador to Indonesia, Owen Jenkins said that the Foreign Secretary has set out a clear-eyed and pragmatic approach to China, avoiding cheap soundbites and recognising that they need to achieve three things to protect their national security, align with their friends, and engage and trade with China where their interests converge.

"We believe that our partners will recognise that this honest and open approach is the right one to build stability, openness and transparency in the Indo-Pacific. Indonesia has a special place in the region, as a hugely important partner and in its role as  the Chair of ASEAN in 2023. We will continue to engage actively with Indonesia to shape the future of Indo-Pacific as an open, stable and inclusive region, with ASEAN at its centre”, Indonesian Ambassador to Indonesia, Owen Jenkins added//VOI