We should be familiar with human capital and Indonesia’s vision for 2045.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has a big vision for Indonesia’s 100th year of independence in 2045. The goal is to be a “developed country with an annual income of Rp 320 million per capita or a monthly income of Rp 27 million per capita”.

Human capital development is central to that effort. There have been many challenges that have disrupted the development of Indonesia’s human capital, primarily a yawning skills gap between graduates of Indonesian universities and schools and the private sector’s employment needs. The unemployment rate for graduates of vocational high schools, which are meant to train students for specific jobs, is most alarming, followed by high school graduates at 6.78 percent.

Indonesia’s 75th anniversary is a good moment to remind people of the country’s plans for its centennial in 2045. The plans include human development, knowledge and technology acquisition, a sustainable economy, equitable development, national resilience and good governance.

JakPost Up Close webinar on human capital and Indonesia’s vision for 2045

The Jakarta Post is hosting a webinar series that will discuss human capital-related issues to coincide with the celebration of Indonesia’s 75th year of independence. It will involve many elements of society, including representatives of the public sector, private sector and civil society organizations. Called “Human capital and Indonesia’s 2045 vision”, the virtual seminar will feature authoritative speakers from relevant stakeholders. They will bring a diverse array of views to facilitate constructive discourse.

The series will explore issues that include

• The government’s human capital road map to achieve Indonesia’s 2045 vision
• Lessons learned from other countries’ human capital development
• What the private sector and communities are doing to reach Indonesia’s human capital goals
• The skills gap: Why education alone is not enough to land a job in Indonesia
• Opportunities and challenges in the development of Indonesia’s human capital

The Zoom webinar will be held in English from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, and will feature:

1. Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko
2. Denni Puspa Purbasari, Executive Director, Pre-Employment Card Management
3. Prof. Dr. Tadjuddin Noer Effendi, Scholar, Gadjah Mada University
4. Anton J. Supit, Vice Chairman, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin)
5. Connie Ang, CEO, Danone Specialized Nutrition Indonesia

The webinar seeks to be useful for the general public, stakeholders in the education sector, researchers, schools and universities, university students, private sector employees and executives, public sector staff members and high-ranking officials, entrepreneurs, the international community as well as others eager for information on the latest developments of Indonesia’s human capital and on how to collaborate to achieve Indonesia’s vision for 2045.

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