Day: March 26, 2023

Jakarta (ANTARA) – There was a lesser amount of plastic waste during Sunday’s Car Free Day on Sudirman-Thamrin Boulevards, Jakarta, the first weekend of Muslims’ fasting month ofRamadhan.Based on ANTARA’s observation here on Sunday, there were only a few visitors at the CFD location, held from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. “There is almost no plastic waste this time, other than leaf waste from trees along Sudirman Street, although some people still litter,” a janitor, Ahmad, said. Nevertheless, there were some people who were walking leisurely, jogging, or cycling either alone, or with their family, and friends. hmad explained in the previous CFDs, many visitors left huge amounts of plastic waste that overwhelmed the cleaners. “We do not mind cleaning up the rubbish, because that’s our job. However, many trash cans have been placed along the Sudirman pedestrians; They do not need to walk far to throw the garbage at the trash cans,” he said. He said he once reprimanded people who littered, but their responses were not respectful. “So if I happen to see someone who is about to litter, I go to them and hand out a garbage bag. Maybe then they can come to their senses,” he said. East Jakarta Parking Service Unit officer, Hotler, at the Chaze Plaza spot, said the lack of visitors on the streets where CFD was held was because of the absence of events usually held by private parties or other participants there. “Events such as concerts during this (month’s) CFDs are canceled because they coincide with the Ramadhan month,” Hotler said. Even though there are no events held at CFD during Ramadhan, he said the number of the security team and committee at CFD is not reduced. This year’s CFD committee involved the Greater Jakarta police, the transportation office, the environment office, the public order and security agency (Satpol PP), the youth and sports office, and the tourism and culture office. baca-jugaRelated news: Indonesia, Germany launch pilot project to tackle marine litterRelated news: Bali’s Kuta Beach cleared of 30 tons of marine litter

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia has huge opportunities in producing experts in the fields of electricity, industrial automation, and renewable energy through vocational education, the Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry said.”The 4.0 revolution in the global industry will create high demand for electrical, industrial automation, and renewable energy experts,” the ministry’s secretary, Saryadi, remarked here on Sunday. Hence, the government collaborates with many parties, one of them being the French Embassy in Indonesia through the Center of Excellence (CoE) Program. CoE involves the industry for quality improvement and upskilling of students and teachers with its development carried out at the Center for Quality Assurance Development for Vocational Education in Machinery and Industrial Engineering (BBPPMPV BMTI) in Cimahi, West Java, since 2017. “BBPPMPV BMTI in Cimahi is a CoE facility,” Saryadi said. The CoE establishment at BBPPMPV BMTI is the largest investment by Schneider Electric Global in improving electricity, industrial automation, and renewable energy vocational education in Indonesia. Professional development in the CoE program is led by a French expert, and the curriculum is aligned with the Indonesian National Work Competency Standard (SKKNI). ccording to Saryadi, the CoE will produce competent and capable human resources (HR) that meet the industries’ standards, supporting the link and match between vocational education and industry. “This cooperation can increase the commitment of all parties to advance vocational education,” he said. representative from Schneider Electric Group, Gwenaelle, said her side had invested a training kit worth Rp10 billion (US$659 thousand) in the Cimahi CoE facility for 40 vocational high schools (SMKs). She said the investment aligned with Schneider Electric Global’s vision of training one million young people in energy management, automation, and all relevant soft skills. “CoE in Indonesia is the largest out of the 11 we invested in the world,” Gwenaelle said. Stephane Dovart, a Counsellor of the French Embassy in Indonesia, said that Indonesia has strength in industry and economy, shown by its 14 thousand vocational high schools. “The Indonesian human resources can be trained to improve their quality,” Dovart said. baca-jugaRelated news: Jokowi calls on engineers to make ASEAN economy recession-proofRelated news: Competency-based training offers chance to improve future: Ministry

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – Manpower Ministry states that Indonesia’s vocational training is expected to benefit from the potential of demographic bonus, particularly to meet demands of skilled human resources in industrialsector.”This is because vocational training can be a solution to (the issues of) low competitiveness in workforce and unemployment in this era of digitalization, as well as mismatch with job market during economic recovery period,” Deputy Minister of Manpower Afriansyah Noor noted in a statement received here on Sunday. He said the government remains challenged by how to improve competencies of the country’s human resources amid the fact that informal workforce still dominates the industrial sector. Other challenges that the government needs to address.are related to the ongoing efforts to ensure that Indonesians can have indeed recoveredfrom the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic, and responded to digital technology disruption, as marked by 4.0 industrial revolution, he elaborated. s for the potential and opportunities, Indonesia will reach its period of demographic bonus in 2030; moreover, there will be more jobs for locals considering the line up of national priority projects, he added. “To address.the challenges and gain opportunities, we need competitive, superior human resources,” Noor remarked. He said the vocational training is a usefulmethod that can be applied to help improve the capability of Indonesian human resources capability owing toits relatively short duration; inclusiveness as it does not only accommodate certain age group; focuses on work placement, entrepreneurship, and productivity improvement. Other benefits are its flexibility, as it can be rearranged to fit and follow the changes in market demands, he pointed out. The coach and trainers in these programs are also practitioners, Noor added. Moreover, the vocational training program directly aims at improving the needed competences, and it can be combined with other social safety net programs, such as pre-employment program, he said. He also mentioned that currently, many job seekers and employees are eyeing this kind of program as a way of improvingtheir skills, or even shifting their competences. “This is because vocational training is considered to be a solution tothe low competitiveness of workforce, as well as unemployment during digitalization era, and mismatch during economic recovery period,” he elaborated. Noor disclosed government’s initiative to collaborate with many stakeholders, including Pearson Vue and Certiport, to conduct the vocational trainings. The ministry, Pearson Vue, and Certiport are pursuing collaboration to identify skill gaps, as well as to offer professional certifications in Indonesia, he addedbaca-jugaRelated news: andgtovt continues to revitalize vocational education, trainingRelated news: Minister says local govts play important role in vocational education .

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The number of COVID-19 recoveries rose by 319 on Saturday, taking the total tally to 6,578,261, the COVID-19 Handling Task Force reported on Saturday.ccording to data received from the task force here, the provinces that recorded the highest number of COVID-19 recoveries on Saturday were West Java, with 132 recoveries, followed by Jakarta (87), Banten (36), East Java (27), and Central Java (9). Meanwhile, Indonesia recorded 436 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. The provinces that contributed the most additional cases were Jakarta, with 173 cases, followed by West Java (108), East Java (53), Banten (43), and Central Java (19). With the addition of 436 cases, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country touched 6,743,607. On Saturday, Indonesia recorded 9 COVID-19 deaths: 2 from Jakarta, 2 from West Java, 2 from East Java, and 3 from Central Java. The task force further reported that the number of active COVID-19 cases, namely people who are still undergoing treatment or isolation, rose by 108 to reach 4,352. Meanwhile, out of the total target of 234,666,020 people, the first COVID-19 vaccine dose had been administered to 203,820,924 Indonesians, and the second dose to 174,850,112. Further, as many as 68,606,810 people had received the third dose or first booster and 3,060,600 people had received the fourth dose or second booster. The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture has urged the community to continue complying with the health protocols. The ministry’s assistant deputy for the improvement of health servicesNia Revianisaid that the emergence of new COVID-19 sub-variants is a reminder that the pandemic has not ended yet. Thus, all parties must continue to pay attention to the implementation of the health protocols. The ministry has also continued to encourage synergy and cooperation among various sectors for the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in increasing the tracing, testing, and treatment (3T) efforts. baca-jugaRelated news: 2,172 health workers died of COVID: IDIRelated news: Jakarta govt providing COVID vaccinations in residential areasRelated news: andgtovt-private collaboration helped tackle COVID oxygen crisis: Minister

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Surabaya, East Java (ANTARA) – Joint personnel in Surabaya, consisting of thousands of officers from the Surabaya City Government, military, and local police, carried out the Cipta Kondisi Operation to maintain public security and order during the fasting month of Ramadhan.”The Surabaya Public Order Security Agency (Satpol PP) carries out the Cipta Kondisi Asuhan Rembulan Operation from Monday to Sunday. However, there is a regular large-scale operation with joint personnel for Friday and Saturday evenings,” Chief of Surabaya Satpol PP Eddy Christijanto said here on Sunday. He said the joint personnel had carried out a large-scale operation from Friday evening (March 24) to Sunday morning. ccording to him, the large-scale operation was carried out at the beginning of Ramadhan because there were some minors who started to do things that coulddisturb public security and order, such as the sarung(sarong)war between groups. Christijanto explained that the operation was divided into four regions, namely the east, west, south, and north. Similar operations were also carried out in 31 sub-districts throughout the city. On Saturday (March 25) evening, the team dispatched at least 400 personnel from Satpol PP, the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), the Transportation Office, the military, the police, and the garrison unit, he said. Meanwhile, at the sub-district level, the team involved the local police and the sub-district military, in which 30 personnel were placed per sub-district. “There were 930 personnel at the sub-district level. In total, thousands moved simultaneously,” he added. The operation began at 11 p.m. local time, anticipating the disturbing activities that usually started at 12 p.m. and ended at 3:30 a.m., he said. “There are several points that we concentrate on, especially border points,” he explained. He said all residents can enter the city of Surabaya, but his team will take anticipatory and control efforts against risks of riots and other disturbances. “Let’s keep Surabaya city safe and peaceful,” he said. baca-jugaRelated news: Ministry to optimize communication services during RamadhanRelated news: Palestinian Ambassador meets President Jokowi, conveys Ramadhan wishes

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