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Jokowi uses social media to engage young Indonesians
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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged vocational schools (SMK) to provide new subjects related to the digital industry, such as 'vlogging' and application and animation courses. (Shutterstock/File)
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ndonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo continues to use social media to communicate with the public in the digital era, inviting younger generations to participate in the country’s development.
“Social media is an effective tool to communicate with the people. Now I am using video blog’s [vlog] to talk with young Indonesians in a question and answer format,” Jokowi said at the sideline of a working visit to Purwakarta, West Java, on Tuesday.
Jokowi said that for democracy, which requires giving people room to participate in the country’s development, communication is key, adding that he made the vlog spontaneously after meeting people in the field.
In addition to ‘vlogging’, Jokowi is also active on Facebook and YouTube. As president, Jokowi has also used Twitter for over a year and now has around 5.57 million followers. @jokowi. (dan)
