President Jokowi Asks Millenial Employees to Respond to Rapidly-Changing World

President Jokowi meets with 3,000 millennial employees from several State-Owned Enterprises at Telkom Hub, Jakarta, Thursday (1/11). Photo by: Jay/PR.

The millenial employees should quickly respond to a fast-changing world, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo told 3,000 millennial employees from several State-Owned Enterprises at The Telkom Hub, Jakarta Thursday (1/11).

“Quickly responding to a fast-changing world is very important to make sure that our nation is not left behind other nations,” President Jokowi said.

The President also asked the millenials to use social media properly and change their mindset and paradigm to ensure that the openness, digitalization and digital economy bring benefit for the country.

“Do not let hate speech, slander, hoaxes and other (negative things) circulated in social media,” President Jokowi said, adding that the rapidly-changing technology must be followed by a higher moral standard.

Also present during the event were Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Rini Soemarno, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, Minister of Tourism Arief Yahya, Head of the Economic Creative Agency (BEKRAF) Triawan Munaf, and Board of Directors of the state-owned telecommunication company PT Telkom.

(FID/JAY/ES)

Translated by: Ridwan Ibadurrohman
Edited by: Essy P. Iradini