Megawati And The BRIN Steering Committee To Be Inaugurated By Jokowi Today, Wednesday 13 October

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will inaugurate the Steering Committee of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) today or Wednesday, October 13. One of those who will be appointed as Chair of the BRIN Steering Committee is Megawati Soekarnoputri.

The certainty regarding the inauguration has been confirmed by the Head of the Presidential Secretariat Heru Budi Hartono. He confirmed that Megawati would be sworn in today but did not mention any other names who would fill the BRIN Steering Committee.

"(Inauguration, ed) BRIN, BRIN Council and members. Yes (Megawati and a number of names, ed)," Heru said when confirmed by reporters, Wednesday, October 13.

There was no further information from Heru. However, according to information circulating, the inauguration will be held at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta at around 13.00 WIB.

For information, President Jokowi has signed a new Presidential Regulation (Perpres) related to BRIN. It was written that the Chairperson of the BRIN Steering Committee was the official Chairperson of the Steering Committee for the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP), which is now occupied by Megawati Soekarnoputri.

In addition, in Presidential Regulation Number 78 of 2021 Article 7 Paragraph (3) it is stated that the Chairperson of the BRIN Steering Committee has the authority to provide direction and input and can even form a special task force.

"The Chairperson as referred to in paragraph (2) has the authority to provide direction, input, evaluation, approval or policy recommendations and in certain circumstances can form a Special Task Force to streamline the implementation of tasks and functions carried out by the Executor as referred to in Article 5 letter b, " is quoted from the article.

When carrying out his duties, the Chairman of the Steering Committee will be assisted by special staff who are or are not ex-officio. Based on Article 7 Paragraph (4), the Chairperson of the BRIN Steering Committee will be assisted by four special staff.

Next, there is also the position of Deputy Chairperson of the BRIN Steering Committee which will later be held by two ministers in related fields. This is regulated through Article 7 Paragraph (5) of Presidential Regulation Number 78 of 2021.

"The deputy chairman as referred to in paragraph (1) letter b is held ex-officio by the minister who organizes government affairs in the financial sector and the minister who carries out government affairs in the field of national development planning," the article states.