Realizing Research Collaboration Of BUMN And University, Ministry Of BUMN Prepares Umbrella Act

Deputy for Human Resources, Technology and Information at the Ministry of SOEs, Tedi Bharata (center). (Photo: DOC. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) will create an umbrella act for research collaboration between State-Owned Enterprises and universities in the country. This step is a form of collaboration for business development and human resources.

Deputy for Human Resources (HR), Technology, and Information at the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises, Tedi Bharata, said his party encouraged State-Owned Enterprises to increase cooperation with universities in research development.

"We will create an umbrella act regarding joint research between State-Owned Enterprises and universities so this collaboration can be carried out," he said at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Research and Development of Hybrid and Smart-Based Light Trains conducted by BRIN, PT INKA, PT KAI, and several state universities at the PT INKA Madiun office, as quoted by Antara, Sunday, July 17.

The signing of the MoU was also witnessed by the Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi, and other related officials.

According to Tedi, according to the direction of SOE Minister Erick Thohir, State-Owned Enterprises must embrace academics and universities that have the competence to conduct research.

"State-Owned Enterprises don't do their own research. State-Owned Enterprises also can't go forward alone. The signing of this MoU is a tangible form. My job is to ensure that. Now PT INKA is carrying out innovations with the universities that were called, there are UI, ITB, ITS, UGM, and many others," he said.

The cooperation, which is strengthened by the umbrella act, will later become the starting point for the development of innovation, especially now in the field of rail transportation.

"With this joint work, this joint effort, it is hoped that the results can have a beneficial impact. Starting from rail transportation," he said.

He added, with the existence of the umbrella act, later the collaboration of State-Owned Enterprises with universities in several other sectors with a wider scope could actually be implemented.