JAKARTA - Governor of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) Andi Widjajanto said there were three directions from the 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia Megawati Soekarnoputri when she was to be sworn in in February 2022. This briefing was delivered when the two met.

This was conveyed by Andi when giving a speech at the book launch event for the 58th anniversary of Lemhanas on Saturday, May 20. It was stated that the directives were three ideological commitments that were held and carried out by the institution.

"First, the direction from Mrs. Megawati, strengthens national values, especially Pancasila June 1. We will carry out this directive internally this year in 2023 by conducting a study on Pancasila to see how Pancasila is dealing with global values," Andi said in his remarks, Saturday, May 20.

The next directive is to strengthen Lemhanas' position as a leadership school in the geopolitical field. It is hoped that this institution can train and conduct a national value study that is in accordance with the times.

Third, the direction from Megawati is also in accordance with the mandate of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to prepare for the transformation. "We are also designing a new Indonesia, a green Indonesia smart, an Indonesia that can become a global-hub. That will be our third task in accordance with our assignment in early 2022," explained Andi.

"We at Lemhanas have an extraordinary honor because Mrs. Megawati Soekarnoputri, the Fifth President of the Republic of Indonesia is pleased to attend in person to celebrate the 58th anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia," he continued.

The launch of this book was attended by the Chairman of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly Bambang Soesatyo, TNI Commander Admiral Yudo Margono. In the ranks of ministers, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD, Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna H. Laoly, Minister of PAN RB Abdullah Azwar Anas, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Minister of Cooperatives Teten Masduki, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs John Wempi Wetipo.

In the event, in addition to launching 58 books regarding Lemhannas, there was also a book review agenda written by PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto entitled Progressive Geopolitical Coexistence, which is its dissertation entitled 'Discussion of Soekarno's Geopolitical Thoughts and Relevance to National Defense'.


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