Jokowi Explains Reasons For Choosing Nadiem Makarim To Be Minister Of Education And Culture In History Today, October 24, 2019

JAKARTA History today, six years ago, October 24, 2019, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) explained the reasons for choosing the boss of the Gojek transportation service provider, Nadiem Makarim as Minister of Education and Culture (Mendikbud). Jokowi considers that his prosecutor's expertise in technology will be useful for the world of education.

Previously, Jokowi's decision to appoint Nadiem as minister drew controversy. This condition is because Nadiem is considered never involved in the world of education. Nadiem is seen as going to bring the world of education to a gloomy era.

The position of Minister of Education and Culture has a big role in increasing the lives of the Indonesian people. This condition is because education is a tool against ignorance and poverty. Jokowi also agreed. He does not want to just forge people to become Minister of Education and Culture.

Other ministerial posts may be filled by old people in the world of politics. However, not for the Minister of Education and Culture. Jokowi is like formulating a new formula. In the first administration, Jokowi placed qualified people in an educational world like Anies Baswedan.

Jokowi, who began to rule for a period of two, tried to choose Nadiem Makarim to become Minister of Education and Culture on October 23, 2019. The boss of the Gojek application provider said that he did not choose the record of having been involved in the world of education. However, Nadiem has been struggling a lot in technology matters.

Jokowi is sure that Nadiem can bring Indonesian education to progress. Nadiem is also proof that the Jokowi government often appoints young people to be involved in government.

Nadiem's inauguration was greeted with criticism. Nadiem is considered to have no capacity to advance national education. Nadiem is also believed to have the experience of teaching or leading other educational institutions.

"I am not from the education sector but I understand better what will be in our future because I am the field, my business in the future to anticipate the future. My hope in the future is to create competency-based and character-based education, it is extraordinary that it is important for us, especially starting from teachers, in terms of capacity and teacher welfare because students can only be as good as their teachers.

"Once again, this is the vision of the President, not just a vision. The link and match is that I will try to connect what educational institutions do to connect what is needed outside of educational institutions so that they can adapt to all these changes," said Nadiem as quoted by the CNBC Indonesia page, 23 October 2019.

Jokowi's insistence on placing Nadiem as Minister of Education and Culture in question. Many believe that Indonesia has never lacked education figures. Jokowi finally spoke up on October 24, 2019.

Jokowi assesses Nadiem as a figure who can marry between technology and the world of education. Nadiem is considered to be giving rise to new breakthroughs in the field of education. Technology is used to maximize education throughout Indonesia that can have the same standards.

"Imagine managing schools, managing students, managing teacher management as much as that, and being prosecuted by the same standards. We are given the opportunity after there is technology, which is called a system application that can make a leap. So that what used to be deemed impossible is now possible. Therefore, Mas Nadiem Makarim was chosen," said Nadiem as quoted by Sampas.com, October 24, 2019.