JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto emphasized that the quality of the future of the nation is determined by the quality of education received by Indonesian children.
He said the quality of education was inseparable from the role of competent, enthusiastic, happy teachers, and able to set an example for the next generation.
"Improving the living conditions of teachers must be our priority," said Prabowo in his speech at the DPR plenary session, Wednesday, May 20.
According to Prabowo, the improvement of teachers' welfare can be realized through the proper and sustainable management of natural resources. He assessed that a number of countries have succeeded in utilizing natural wealth to improve the living standards of educators.
Prabowo mentioned several countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Russia, Algeria, Kuwait, Morocco, Ghana, as well as neighboring countries such as Malaysia and Vietnam.
"Look and learn from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Russia, Algeria, Kuwait, Morocco, Ghana, even from our neighbors, Malaysia and Vietnam," said Prabowo.
He assessed that these countries are able to manage natural resources for the benefit of the people so that they can build a better education system, adequate health services, and modern infrastructure. In addition, some of them also have world-class sovereign wealth funds.
According to him, Indonesia needs to learn from the experiences of these countries in optimizing natural wealth for the welfare of the community.
"They have good health services, modern infrastructure, world-class sovereign wealth funds. We should not be ashamed to learn from countries that have long been able to utilize their natural resources for the greatest prosperity of the people," he said.
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