VIDEO: Mrs Mega Inaugurated By Jokowi As Chair Of The BRIN Steering Committee, PKS Alludes To The Politicization Of Research

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the Chair of the Steering Committee of the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri as Chair of the Steering Committee of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) at the State Palace, Jakarta.

The inauguration ceremony was held around 13.30 WIB. A number of ministers in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet were present and the event was held under strict health protocols.

The event began with singing the anthem Indonesia Raya, followed by the reading of Presidential Decree (Keppres) Number 45 of 2021 concerning the Appointment of the BRIN Steering Committee by the Deputy for Apparatus Administration, Nanik Purwanti.

"Decided to determine and continue to appoint the membership of the Steering Committee of the National Research and Innovation Agency," said Nanik while reading the Presidential Decree which was broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube.

In the presidential decree, Megawati Soekarnoputri was appointed as Chair of the BRIN Steering Committee and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani as Deputy Chair of the Steering Committee.

But PKS mentions the politicization of research. Watch in this video: