Amidst the economic slowdown due to the impact of COVID-19, the Government’s expenditure is the main drive for Indonesia’s economy, thereby, the 2021 State Budget and Regional Budget must be used immediately to stimulate the economy, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “I instruct all ministers, heads of ministries and institutions, regional heads, particularly those […]

As civilization, technology, and lifestyle develop, the energy demand continues to increase. The Government is obliged to provide sufficient energy sources that evenly distributed, affordable, and accessible to all levels of society. The utilization of energy in Indonesia still relies on fossil fuels, both subsidized and imported fuels. However, the country has abundant New and […]

The Government has announced that next year it will start the selection process for one million non-tenured or non-civil servant (non-PNS) teachers to become PPPK (Contract-based Government Employee) teachers. According to Vice President Ma’ruf Amin, non-tenured teachers should meet certain requirements to be selected as PPPK teachers. Teacher is the main pillar of education, so […]

Cabinet Secretariat is committed to continuously improving the competence of Government translators and interpreters by providing various educational and training programs, Head of Cabinet Secretariat’s Government Translators and Interpreters Development Center (Pusbinter) Sri Wahyu Utami has said. “The accurate Training Needs Analysis must be carried out to improve the competence of Government translators and interpreters […]

Based on the National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) in August 2020 issued by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the majority of Pre-Employment Card Program recipients stated that the program has upgraded their work skills. “As many as 88.9% of Pre-Employment Card recipients who completed the training said the Pre-Employment Card Program has improved their work […]

The adoption of technology and digitalization in the people’s daily life is now inevitable and young people, as the ones who make the biggest use of the digital era, should become smart digital users, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “The adoption of digital technology has penetrated all aspects of our lives. Therefore, the young […]

The safety aspect of the COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma in partnership with private Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech was good, Head of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) Penny Lukito said. “The clinical trials have been completed. The safety aspect of the clinical trials is monitored to be […]

The Government has announced it will open opportunity for non-tenured teachers, including category 2 non-tenured teachers, to register and take the selection exam to become Contract-based Government Employees (PPPK) teachers next year. The selection is open to non-tenured teachers registered in the Basic Education Data (Dapodik) as well as the Teacher Professional Education (PPG) Program […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on his Cabinet ministers to shorten this year’s year-end holiday in a bid to contain COVID-19 transmission. “The President  has called for the shortening of collective leave days ahead of this year’s year-end holiday, including the substitute leave days for Eid al-Fitr,” Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture […]

In an attempt to rebuild the economy, the Government has announced it will continue to improve people’s purchasing power by providing economic stimulus for business actors. “We need to increase household consumption by strengthening Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) so they can return to run their businesses again,” President Jokowi said during a Limited […]