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View all search resultsInfrastructure, tech upgrades mark first year of education reform
Elementary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu’ti has claimed his office has made several progress in pushing President Prabowo Subianto’s administration vision on improving the country’s education, which focuses on school renovation, education digitalization and teacher welfare improvement.
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Students attend class in a damaged classroom at SMAN 23 Makassar state senior high school in Makassar, South Sulawesi on Oct. 16, 2025. The South Sulawesi administration has pushed to renovate 400 damaged schools under the central government's school renovation program for 2026. (Antara/Hasrul Said)
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he Elementary and Secondary Education Ministry has pressed ahead with its main programs to improve the country’s education by focusing on infrastructure, technology and teacher welfare. But observers have raised concerns if these measures are sufficient to solve the root problems plaguing the education sector.
One year in to President Prabowo Subianto’s administration, Elementary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu’ti said several of his programs had been progressing well and are meeting targets.
When detailing the achievements of the ministry during a press briefing on Wednesday, he commended the rollout of education digitalization, school revitalization and teacher welfare improvement.
As part of the digitalization effort, the ministry has distributed more than 45,000 interactive smart screens, or interactive flat panels (IFP), aimed at promoting interactive learning. Another 120,000 units are being produced for distribution to meet the target of 288,685 schools nationwide.
Showing two panels at Wednesday’s briefing, Mu’ti asserted that IFPs are not the same as smart televisions, “the function is far more advanced than that.”
He added the program included training teachers on how to use the screens and making ready digital learning materials.
