Day: August 27, 2022

We are collaborating with various universities to ensure the availability of policy makers in the digital field

Jakarta The Communication and Information Ministry has urged universities to help prepare national digital talents as one of the steps for expediting digital transformation.

“We are collaborating with various universities to ensure the availability of policy makers in the digital field,” Communication and Information Minister Johnny G. Plate informed in a press statement issued on Saturday.

While attending the UPH Festival in Tangerang, Banten, on Friday, he said that when the government develops smart city programs, there should be digital policy makers in those cities.

Universities can also take part in providing digital policy training to startups.

An example of ongoing synergy between the government and universities is the Digital Leadership Academy (DLA), which is offering advanced digital training to prepare digital policy makers.

Source: Antara News

Surabaya, East Java Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa stood on one stage and took turns motivating new students of Airlangga University (Unair) in Surabaya, East Java.

Governor Pranowo and Governor Parawansa were invited by the student forum to the event held to introduce campus life to new students (PKKMB), Rector of Airlangga University, Prof. Mohammad Nasih, informed on Saturday.

“The student forum initiated to bring in the best figures of Indonesia so they could give inspiration and information, especially to these new students,” he said.

During the event, Pranowo and Parawansa took turns offering words of motivation to new students who successfully entered the university through tough competition. The governors also encouraged them to develop themselves and achieve their ambitions.

Both Pranowo and Parawansa are chairpersons of alumni organizations of two well-known campuses in the country.

Source: Antara News

Jakarta The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) put forth four recommendations to the Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry to streamline regulations and the mechanism of new student admissions through university-hosted exams.

The acting spokesperson of the prevention section at the Corruption Eradication Commission, Ipi Maryati Kuding, echoed the ministry’s commitment to improving the system or mechanism of new student admissions through these tests.

“It is expected that efforts to improve will increase transparency and accountability as well as provide opportunities for prospective students to compete fairly and in a corruption-free manner. (This is) especially for faculties that majority of (the members of the) public aim for, such as medicine, engineering, economics, and others,” Kuding noted.

The commission conducted a coordination meeting with the ministry’s officials to discuss improvements in the process of new student admissions through a university-hosted exam on Friday, August 26.

Among the four recommendations issued was firstly for the ministry to immediately conduct a limited audit on universities to gauge weaknesses in the process of university-hosted exam for new student admissions.

The audit can be conducted in collaboration with the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency.

According to the second recommendation, the ministry could prepare guidelines to ensure transparency and accountability in the admission process, with stipulations on information disclosure on the number of seats or available quotas, indicators, and criteria.

Academic-based selection through tests are to be conducted independently, through a consortium, or using other test results, as well as quota transparency for affirmation groups.

Source: Antara News