Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, delivered his annual state speech on Wednesday in the Nusantara Building, Senayan Parliament Complex, Jakarta, while dressed in traditional costume from Tanimbar, Maluku.
Jokowi was forthright in expressing that being president is not as easy as it appears, as the head of state bears enormous duty because the country faces a slew of issues that must be addressed.
The president also stated that he is aware, thanks to social media, that some people look down on him and abuse him, while others call him names and so on, and see him as someone who knows nothing.
Jokowi, on the other hand, accepts everything and is not sad about it. The one thing that bothers him is that the nation’s culture of civility looks to be fading.
“Freedom and democracy are used to spread slander and malice.” Pollution in this cultural sector gravely harms the character of the Indonesian country,” the president said, adding that he was aware that not all Indonesians are like way.
In fact, those insults and slander are causing the society to understand that they must band together to safeguard the morality of public space, so that Indonesia may continue to forge ahead with the nation’s transformation into “Indonesia Maju” and Golden Indonesia 2045.
Jokowi stated that Indonesia has a wonderful potential and strategy to rank among the top five global economic powers and accomplish the Golden Indonesia 2045 goal. However, one of the most crucial aspects that this nation must have in order to accomplish the Golden Indonesia 2045 vision is high-quality human resources.
Having high-quality human resources alone will not sufficient; they must also be moral. The adage “talent without humility is a waste” aptly characterizes this situation.
Indonesia has a demographic dividend that will peak in the 2030s, when around 68 percent of the population will be in the productive age group, and it will assist the country in achieving “Indonesia Maju” and Golden Indonesia 2045.
However, not only should the number of demography be considered, but so should the quality of the demography itself. It will be difficult to reach Golden Indonesia 2045 based purely on demographic data.
The quality of human resources must also be considered so that Indonesia can advance not only economically but also in terms of human resources. As a result, Indonesia is beginning to take initiatives to ensure that it has high-quality human resources, one of which is minimizing stunting.
Indonesia has succeeded in lowering the stunting rate to 21.6 percent by 2022, raising the Human Development Index to 72.9 percent by 2022, and raising the Gender Empowerment Index to 76.5 percent by 2022.
Source: Antara
