Moeldoko Emphasizes The Importantness Of Growing Innovation Characters, Here's The Reason

Presidential Chief of Staff Dr. Moeldoko gave Public Lectures online to Semarang State University Graduate Students (UNNES), Tuesday 6 September. (KSP Photo)

JAKARTA - Presidential Chief of Staff Dr. Moeldoko emphasized the importance of the world of education to grow the character of innovation. Because, he said, currently the most important character to jump into a developed country is innovation.

Our nation already has a strong character, namely divinity, mutual cooperation, politeness, and tolerance. And to become a developed country, the character that must be grown is innovation," said Moeldoko, while giving an online public lecture to students postgraduate Semarang State University (UNNES), Tuesday 6 September.

Moeldoko emphasized that innovation is the answer to the challenges of the world. Where currently the global environment is facing very fast changes, full of risks, complexity, and surprises. The only key to answering these challenges is being able to adapt to the attempts to innovate. So the choice, Innovate or Die," he said.

Moeldoko said that in responding to global challenges, namely the food, energy and financial crisis, the Indonesian government has innovated. In the food sector, he continued, President Joko Widodo has instructed the development of crops to replace wheat, namely by growing sorghum. This step is to answer the challenges in the form of a ban on wheat exports from a number of producing countries.

Like Kazakhstan, it has banned the export of wheat until September 30. Then, Kyrgyzstan, India, Afghanistan, Algeria, Serbia, and Ukraine have banned the export of wheat until December 31. For this reason, the President has instructed the construction of a production roadmap and downstream sorghum until 2024," he said.

In the energy sector, continued the 2013-2015 TNI Commander, the government is currently preparing the Presidential Instruction to accelerate the use of electric vehicles, especially within the government. In fact, the President also encourages Indonesia to become a major player in the development of global electric cars.

These innovations were created, so that we can realize Indonesia's vision of advancing in 2045. And in your hands, the future of this nation is determined," said Moeldoko, who is now the caretaker of the Republic of Indonesia.

On that occasion, Moeldoko also hoped that universities would contribute to the development of human resources. Especially now, the ranking of the development of Indonesian human resources is still inferior to other developed countries.

To boost the quality of human resources, the government has prepared various smart cards from elementary school to college. The government is also focused on improving stunting. These are government strategies to create a golden generation in 2045," he said.

"At KSP itself, I made a Presidential Staff School program, to be a lesson for young people to take care of the country," added Moeldoko.