JAKARTA - Dicoding, a leading technology education company in Indonesia, held Dicoding Connect 2025: Indonesia’s Tech Education Outlook, to expand the positive impact of technology education programs in Indonesia.
On this occasion, Dicoding introduced research entitled Informatics Talent Roadmap: Towards Golden Indonesia 2045, which discusses the steps needed to build quality informatics talent in Indonesia.
Dicoding Chief Executive Officer, Narenda Wicaksono explained the results of Dicoding's research that to achieve the vision of Golden Indonesia 2045, Indonesia needs 23 million quality informatics talents.
"Therefore, the participation and collaboration between the government, industry, universities, schools, and IT talent development institutions such as Dicoding are the keys to producing 23 million quality IT talents," said Narenda on Thursday, February 20 in Jakarta.
So this report emphasizes the importance of informal training to support formal education in producing IT talents. Because based on the report, 92 percent of IT talents who are already working admit that practical experience and independent projects are factors in their career success.
Through the same research, Dicoding also provides policy recommendations for the government, including the need to expand the policy foundation that fosters IT talent development efforts, such as the Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) program.
In addition, schools and universities also need to provide academic recognition for students' involvement in reputable IT talent development programs or those organized by industry.
"Finally, industry needs to invest in talent development programs. Google has given an example (through the Bangkit program). The impact can be collected, the ROI is clear, the numbers are clear, so the investment made by the company can be collected clearly," he added.
By adopting this strategy, Indonesia can ensure the availability of qualified and globally competitive IT talent, accelerate the growth of the digital economy, and strengthen its position as a center of technological innovation in the Asia Pacific region.
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