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Strengthening the education sector is a primary foundation for boosting innovation and research, as well as for creating breakthroughs, which will determine Indonesia\u2019s competitive edge in the future.<\/p>\n
President Prabowo Subianto made the statement in his remarks during a meeting with researchers from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta, Thursday (08\/06).<\/p>\n
On that occasion, the Head of State highlighted Indonesia\u2019s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) achievement, stressing that it should serve as a form of evaluation to continuously improve the national education quality.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should take this as a warning to correct ourselves and find a solution. We achieved a quite high score in 2003\u20132006. After that, our score fell, according to them, in reading, mathematics, and so on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to the President, Indonesia faces more complex education challenges than other countries due to its vast territory and the number of educational units.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndonesia has 388,000 schools, if I’m not mistaken; please verify it. Some of them are located up in the mountains and in the outermost islands. Providing the best education quality throughout Indonesia is a great challenge. Perhaps even the Head of the North Maluku or North Sulawesi Provincial Office of Education has a problem inspecting schools in Miangas [island], in remote islands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Head of State underscored that progress in research and innovation is closely tied to the quality of education. He added that the Government prioritizes investing in education to equip the future generation with the skills to create inventions, innovations, and patents that are useful for national development.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo create innovations, breakthroughs, and inventions, and to obtain patents and the like, the foundation is education. That is why I want a large investment in the education sector for our future generations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The President pointed out that the Government has taken steps to achieve that goal, including rehabilitating schools\u2019 physical conditions and building top schools for high-achieving students. These top schools are set to implement the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum so that their alumni meet educational standards equivalent to those of the world\u2019s best institutions and are capable of competing for admission to the world\u2019s top universities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will cooperate with and invite the world\u2019s best universities. They will cooperate with our universities, be it under joint cooperation or operational cooperation. We have two schemes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The President further said that all those efforts are long-term investment that requires continued commitment, while stressing that Indonesia\u2019s investment in research and development needs to be increased.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a long-term investment. As a nation, we must reflect. Our investment in research and development is very low, much lower than it should be. We must correct it,\u201d he said while underscoring that the Government will continue to enhance the efficiency of state finances to increase investment in this sector.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor that reason, we certainly need funds. We will find the funds by saving money from allocations prone to corruption, fraud, underinvoicing, or mismanagement,\u201d he remarked.\u00a0(BPMI of Presidential Secretariat)<\/strong> (DH\/AW)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Strengthening the education sector is a primary foundation for boosting innovation and research, as well as for creating breakthroughs, which will determine Indonesia\u2019s competitive edge in the future. President Prabowo Subianto made the statement in his remarks during a meeting with researchers from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) at the Presidential Palace Complex […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":327165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-327167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n