Day: October 9, 2021

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Helping hands behind Papua PON

It is Tevina Leberina Ayomi’s first day as a liaison officer for guest referees at the 20th PON National Games, specifically those who have come for the rowing event in Youtefa Bay, Jayapura, and she is expertly tackling grievances.

One guest has complained about the lateness of the food. “When will the food come? It’s past lunchtime!” he yells over the intercom.

The 23-year-old smiles patiently and replies, “Just a moment, sir. A little bit more. I have confirmed with the caterer, the food is on the way.”

“But when?” the guest persists.

In response, Ayomi rushes to the referee’s secretariat room to directly apologize for the delay.

“Even though the delay was in the delivery, I was still feeling guilty because I could not show my best work to them,” Ayomi told ANTARA.

Ayomi may not be an important or decision-making official, who usually gets all the spotlight. She is just one of the thousands of volunteers helping keep the XX Papua PON run smoothly.

However, apart from their small role, people like Ayomi have a big hand in the successful running of the multi-sports event. When the contingents go back to their lodging or the spectators head back to their homes, Ayomi and other volunteers finish up all the work at the venue.

They are also the ones who are at the forefront of dealing and serving athletes, guests, and spectators at the four-yearly national sports event.

The volunteers have been prepared by the PON Grand Committee to ensure the convenience of delegates, athletes, and other participants by providing information or assistance in other necessary tasks. Some have also been prepared to ensure the cleanliness of each arena.

At least 25 thousand volunteers are involved in Papua’s ongoing games. Some are serving as liaison officers, volunteers, or workforce for the event.

They have been recruited after fulfilling all the requirements for PON volunteers, which include furnishing electronic identity cards (e-KTP), a taxpayer’s corporate number (NPWP), a vaccine certificate, and a 3×4 cm photo.

Source: Antara News

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Education Ministry to offer scholarships to talented athletes

Through the direction of President Jokowi (Joko Widodo) with the National Sports Grand Design, talent management in sports is becoming increasingly organized and well-managed.

Jakarta The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology has informed that it is currently selecting students excelling at PON XX in Papua to offer them Talent Achievement scholarships.

“It is being coordinated with the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs and also universities for them to be considered for outstanding talent scholarships,” acting head of the ministry’s of Bureau of Cooperation and Public Relations Anang Ristanto informed here on Saturday.

The scholarship award is meant as an appreciation of students who excel in the national championship, Ristanto said.

Meanwhile, acting head of the ministry’s National Achievement Center Asep Sukmayadi said the ministry is carrying out selections of students at the high school, vocational, and college levels.

“Later, the consideration will be based on their achievements whether it is the national or international level and what medals they won, like gold, silver or bronze, to be awarded the talent achievement scholarships,” Sukmayadi informed.

The Talent Achievement Scholarship is part of the ministry’s Merdeka Belajar program (Freedom in Learning) Episode 10 policies, he said.

Scholarships will be awarded at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, he added.

The scholarship award is a collaboration between the Ministry of Education and the Finance Ministry’s Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP), he said.

It is also a part of the National Sports Grand Design, in which each ministry and institution has its own role, Sukmayadi explained.

“This is a good example of how sustainable talent coaching starts from the national sports competition. Through the direction of President Jokowi (Joko Widodo) with the National Sports Grand Design, talent management in sports is becoming increasingly organized and well-managed,” he remarked.

According to the ministry’s secretary general, Suharti, the ministry is honoring excellent students not only in the academic field but also in non-academic fields.

Meanwhile, UNJ (Jakarta State University) Rector Prof. Komarudin said his team has a policy of awarding scholarships to medalists of PON, the National Student Sports Week, SEA Games, Asian Games, and the Olympics.

UNJ already has a policy for awarding scholarships, especially at the undergraduate level (S1) for medalists, he explained.

The scholarship will be awarded to UNJ students, he informed. For example, PON and Olympics weightlifter Eko Yuli Irawan has been awarded the scholarship, he said.

Source: Antara News

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2021 Esports President Cup can boost sports tourism: KSP

Jakarta The 2021 Esports President Cup (PPE) is a momentum to reopen tourism as it has the potential to encourage sports-based tourism, Presidential Staff (KSP) chief Moeldoko has said.

He made the statement during the 2021 PPE kick-off on Saturday as quoted by a press release from the Presidential Staff Office that ANTARA received here on Saturday.

“It is an incredible potential. Esports can bring up sports tourism, and this is great for Indonesian tourism,” Moeldoko remarked.

According to him, the development of sports-based tourism is currently the government’s special focus and it is working on many sports events.

It is an endeavor to restore the country’s tourism sector that has been affected by the pandemic, he added.

Moeldoko then invited various levels of society to realize and create an environment that supports the development of the esports industry.

Source: Antara News

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East Luwu: Ministry prepares to reinvestigate 2019 rape case

Makassar, Sulawesi The Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry has dispatched a four-member investigative team to gather facts regarding the alleged rape of three children by their father in East Luwu District, South Sulawesi Province, in 2019.

Investigations into the case were stopped by local police at the time due to insufficient evidence.

While four investigators have been dispatched currently, a team coordinator will follow soon, an official said.

“We are still gathering facts, so we came down here to find the facts,” the ministry’s team leader Taufan said in Makassar on Saturday.

However, he was reluctant to share the results of a meeting with the South Sulawesi Women and Child Protection Technical Unit pertaining to the case’s handling.

“We cannot provide information yet because this is only the initial process. We are repeating this process from the beginning to see the facts on the field. We are still here until the process is complete,” he elaborated.

He said that the team from the ministry has come to seek the truth and gather facts so that the case can be reopened, given that the incident involved children who were allegedly sexually abused by their own father, identified by his initials as SA (initial).

“We are looking for facts here. What is clear is that we collect facts from all relevant parties. If all (locations) are revealed (to the public), those will be visited, they will get ready. We want to give an element of surprise so that they do not prepare (tamper with evidence),” Taufan added.

Source: Antara News

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Indonesia urged to increase airport security to avert third wave: IDI

Semarang, Central Java Head of the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) Daeng M. Faqih urged the Indonesian Government to boost security at the airport, as Indonesia’s entry point from overseas, to prevent the risk of a third wave of COVID-19.

“The COVID-19 task force and the government must guard the entry points to Indonesia to avoid falling for (the third COVID-19 wave),” Faqih stated in Semarang on Saturday.

The association’s head called to give special attention to this issue, especially after learning from the earlier example of COVID-19 Delta variant cases that came from overseas.

Epidemiologists have projected a third or fourth wave of COVID-19 that threatens Indonesia. Currently, some regions increased the level of community activities restrictions, he pointed out.

He also drew attention to cases of COVID-19 found at the Papua XX National Sports Week.

Faqih deemed the condition as alarming, and called on all to beware of it and stay vigilant.

He pushed for stricter implementation of health protocols on an ongoing basis in various public activities.

Source: Antara News

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Huawei awarded for contribution towards pandemic mitigation

Jakarta Huawei’s dedication and consistency in contributing its ICT solutions to help mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia have garnered high praise from the public. Huawei is the only foreign investment company to obtain this award.

Initiated by PT Republika Media Mandiri, the theme of the Inspiration Award 2021 was #BangkitBareng (#RisingTogether). Directly handed over by Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir, Huawei Indonesia was awarded the most inspiring company in encouraging resilience and recovery from the pandemic.

“For their service and commitment shown throughout the pandemic, Huawei deserves to be awarded the most inspiring company in encouraging resilience and recovery from the pandemic. This award is our highest appreciation for Huawei Indonesia’s utmost commitment towards helping the nation rebound from the pandemic,” said Irfan Junaidi, Editor-in-Chief of Republika in his opening remarks at the inauguration night.

As recipient of the award, Director of Government Affairs Huawei Indonesia, Yenty Joman, reaffirmed Huawei’s commitment to continuously offer its ICT solutions to realize the nation’s aspirations and broader visions, including the Indonesia Emas vision.

“They are part of our long-term commitment that we have been building since we began operating in Indonesia over 21 years ago. That commitment entails being there at every step of Indonesia’s journey towards becoming one of the world’s foremost nations, able to anticipate various challenges, disruptions, and opportunities. We are reaffirming that our contributions in ICT.”

Huawei’s Contributions during Pandemic

The Inspiration Award 2021 was awarded to Huawei Indonesia for its active, consistent, and continuous efforts in helping Indonesia face the pandemic through its contributions in ICT.

Huawei Indonesia has offered a diverse variety of contributions, including building an emergency telecommunications infrastructure on Pulau Sebaru at the Thousand Islands Administrative Region when the pandemic first struck in the beginning of 2020.

Huawei Indonesia also takes supporting connectivity seriously; together with Telkomsel and the government via BAKTI Kominfo, it brought 4G LTE broadband

networks to Indonesia’s outermost regions.

Thanks to the synergy, connection issues when conducting online classes and other activities during the pandemic were expected to affect fewer people, all the while aiming for democratization of 4G LTE broadband networks. That remote learning in order to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic no longer became a critical issue in those areas was the expected outcome of this cooperation.

In healthcare, Huawei Indonesia offered support for telemedicine and equipping communications equipment in critical hotspots, including in 600 reference hospitals.

Huawei also provided cloud solutions based on AI to accelerate diagnosis of COVID-19 patients by up to six times faster, with an accuracy rate of up to 93 percent. Huawei Indonesia recently arranged the shipments of medical equipment to provide medical supplies and equipment as part of the nationwide fight against the coronavirus.

In education, Huawei Indonesia lent universities its e-Learning Management System. In addition, Huawei is also actively engaging in a series of knowledge- and technologysharing programs for universities all over Indonesia in order to yield highly competent digital talents amidst the pandemic through the 100 Thousand Digital Talents program.

These programs are held in collaboration with the government, industry, academia, communities, and the media and educates participants about the most advanced digital technologies as well as cybersecurity.

Huawei Indonesia held “Berbagi Untuk Negeri – I Do Care” in 15 cities in Indonesia to commemorate Eid al-Fitri and Eid al-Adha 1442H. Through the program, Huawei symbolically offers donation to 30 orphanages and 30 mosques from Jakarta with strict health protocols, followed by other cities simultaneously, making use of live-streaming technology. Huawei Indonesia has offered assistance to affected members of the society, from protective equipment, primary goods, to vaccination programs for employees and their families.

Source: Antara News

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East Java Governor pushes vaccinations of elderly

Sidoarjo, East Java East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa has called for the acceleration of vaccinations of the elderly given the small number of districts that have completed vaccinations for the group.

“There are still few elderly people who have been vaccinated. Therefore, it (vaccinations) must be encouraged and pushed for,” she said during a visit to Al Falah Middle School in Sidoarjo on Saturday.

The alumni association of Airlangga University is hosting vaccinations in several East Java districts and cities, such as Surabaya, Sidoarjo, Gresik, Lamongan, and Mojokerto, so that they can meet the Home Affairs Ministry’s criteria for Level 1 community activity restriction, Parawansa noted.

She said that the achievement of herd immunity will rely on contributions from various stakeholders in pushing up the vaccination rate.

“We also thank Al Falah Middle School for providing a place as a vaccination location. Because vaccination is not only for students but also for local residents,” she remarked.

Meanwhile, head of Sidoarjo district, Ahmad Muhdlor Ali, said that his administration is currently trying to vaccinate 70 percent of the 1.6 million targeted residents.

Source: Antara News

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