President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on 10 August 2020 signed Government Regulation (PP) Number 46 of 2020 on Requirements and Procedures for Patent Transfer Registration. Link:https://jdih.setkab.go.id/PUUdoc/176216/PP_46_2020_Syarat_Tata_Cara_Pencatatan_Pengalihan_Paten.pdf The Regulation aims to implement provisions of Article 74 paragraph (5) of Law Number 13 of 2016 on Patent. The Regulation states that a patent is an exclusive right granted […]

The Government must continue its bureaucratic reform agenda and must simplify the bureaucracy, according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “Echelon system must be simplified without reducing income of the officials since echelon structure will prolong the bureaucracy, budget for smaller units would be difficult to monitor, and the budget will be used only for routine […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has highlighted that human capital development is a top priority program for the Indonesia Onward Cabinet in the next 5 years and vocational education plays an important role in the strategy. “Both infrastructure and human resources should be great with efficient institutional management, it is our key to escaping the middle-income […]

Health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are a catalyst to make comprehensive improvement and to build an efficient, good, fast, productive, and accountable governance free from corruption, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “Those are two things that are equally important and cannot be exchanged. Fast and appropriate steps must not neglect […]

Epidemiology, public health surveillance and public health services are three indicators of public health, according to Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito. According to him, the development of active cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia so far has been lower than that of the global average. As of 25 August 2020, he said Indonesia […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged industry players, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and higher education institutions to make the most of industrial estate development as an opportunity to take a leap of progress. “Innovative cooperation models must be continuously developed. Everyone must be ready to make changes, to find new ways, to find […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo urged the promotion of anti-corruption cultural movement and emphasized that the people must understand the menace of corruption and gratification. “Anti-corruption and propriety must be instilled in the culture,” President Jokowi stated during the National Action on Corruption Prevention at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java Province, on Wednesday (26/8). The […]

Infrastructure development is one of the Government’s strategies to accelerate national economic recovery amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. The President made the statement during the inauguration of Sigli-Banda Aceh toll road project at the interchange of section 4 of the project (Indrapuri-Blang Bintang) in Aceh Province, Tuesday (25/8) According […]

Discipline to follow health protocols is pivotal before vaccine is widely available in January next year, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said. “The Government has sealed a commitment from the United Arab Emirates and China to secure a total of 290 million doses of vaccine, mostly produced in Indonesia and some of them are produced […]

Given the hard times that micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs are experiencing recently, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday (25/8) disbursed Productive Presidential Assistance for Micro Enterprises in Aceh Province. “We are indeed still in a difficult position due to COVID-19 pandemic. We hope the situation may return to normal when all Indonesians receive vaccine. […]