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View all search resultsDiscourse: Indonesia must become new force in Asia by 2045: Moeldoko
We are also now preparing a grand design for national talent management. I believe that this generation will become a core mover in Indonesia.
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T
he 75th anniversary of independence is a good reminder of Indonesia’s vision to become a developed country with a per capita income of Rp 320 million (US$21,813) by 2045, when the country will turn 100. Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko spoke recently with The Jakarta Post’s editor-in-chief Nezar Patria during a Jakpost Up Close webinar about the human capital development plans President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s government has laid out to achieve this vision.
Question: What are some of the things that we need to address in the next 25 years?
Answer: The basic thing that we need to focus on in the future, in my opinion, is that Indonesia must become a new force, a new sphere in Asia. We believe that Indonesia, with a projected population of roughly 318 million by 2045, is a tremendous force. We have our own large domestic market.
We are also now preparing a grand design for national talent management. I believe that this generation will become a core mover in Indonesia.
We face a number of issues regarding the development of our human resources, such as stunting and a lack of skills. How will we prepare for the next five years so that we can take full advantage of the upcoming demographic bonus?
When we talk about the human development index, the first thing we talk about is health. We are still experiencing high maternal mortality and child mortality rates. But we forecast that by 2024, we will move toward a lower child mortality rate of 21 per 1,000 [live births].
Next, if we look at the stunting rate, right now we are still at 24 percent, but President Jokowi said we have to push ahead to get to 17 percent. For this reason, stunting [prevention] has now become a national movement. Our approach is to find ways to increase protein consumption to help eliminate stunting.
