President Jokowi Reminds Again About Indonesia's Opportunities To Become A Developed Country At The PGRI Congress

Capture the screenshot of Indonesian President Joko Widodo opening the 2024 PGRI XXIII Congress. (Youtube/Presidential Secretariat)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo reminded that Indonesia's potential has the opportunity to become a developed country. This right was conveyed by Jokowi when opening the 2024 PGRI XXIII Congress at the Grand Sahid Jaya Hotel, Jakarta, Saturday, March 2.

"I never get tired of reminding that Indonesia has a golden opportunity to jump into a developed country, in the next three national leadership periods," said President Jokowi in his remarks.

Jokowi emphasized that he did not just talk about Indonesia's opportunity to jump from a developing country to a developed country.

"That's not my calculations, it's counting Bappenas, IMF calculations, World Bank calculations. Everyone expects the opportunity to jump into a developed country," said Jokowi.

Jokowi also reminded all elements of the nation not to be trapped in the comfort zone as a developing country. He also warned that Indonesia should not drop to a level of being a poor country like what happened to countries in Latin America.

"Be careful, don't get caught in the middle income trap. The country in Latin America in 60, 70 has become a developing country. They are given the opportunity, because in the civilization of the country, they are usually given the opportunity, but they cannot take advantage of that opportunity. finally the country there until now, it remains a developing country. Some even have dropped their level to become a poor country. Don't let that happen in our country, Indonesia," said Jokowi.

Therefore, the head of state asks all people to use their creativity to take opportunities. Especially in the next few years, Indonesia will receive a demographic bonus where the country will be very productive.

"We must use this opportunity to move forward to become a developed country, which is when we get a demographic bonus. One of the keys is the quality and productivity of our young generation," he explained.

"Therefore, HR education, human resource development is very important, both physically, in terms of skills and character," concluded Jokowi.