Menkominfo menyampaikan apresiasi itu dalam pidatonya sebagai Inspektur Upacara Hari Ulang Tahun (HUT) ke-79 Republik Indonesia di halaman gedung Kementerian Kominfo, Jalan Merdeka Barat, Jakarta Pusat.
Menkominfo mengatakan capaian kemajuan di semua sektor yang masyarakat rasakan bersama, tidak terlepas dari visi, kegigihan, dan dedikasi Bapak Presiden Joko Widodo yang telah memimpin pembangunan bangsa selama sepuluh tahun terakhir.
“Untuk itu, secara khusus, saya ingin menyampaikan penghormatan setinggi-tingginya kepada Bapak Presiden Joko Widodo yang berhasil meletakkan fondasi kuat menuju visi Indonesia Emas 2045. Dengan ketulusan hati yang mendalam, kami ingin haturkan terima kasih Presiden Jokowi,” kata Menkominfo Budi Arie Setiadi di kantor Kementerian Kominfo, Jakarta Pusat, Sabtu, 17 Agustus 2024.
Menurut Menkominfo, perjuangan mewujudkan Indonesia Emas 2045 tidak boleh redup sedikit pun guna melanjutkan fondasi kokoh yang telah dibangun Presiden Jokowi.
“Saya mengajak seluruh sivitas Kominfo untuk terus menyalakan api nan tak kunjung padam demi kesejahteraan generasi, demi kemajuan negeri, demi kejayaan Ibu Pertiwi,” ujar Menteri Budi Arie.
Saat ini, perjuangan bangsa Indonesia tidak lagi dengan mengangkat senjata. Perjuangan yang dilakukan saat ini salah satu bentuknya adalah apa yang telah dilakukan Kementerian Kominfo selama ini, yakni memerdekakan masyarakat dari jeratan semua bentuk konten negatif di internet. Termasuk, ia melanjutkan, judi online.
“Judi online merupakan ancaman serius bagi generasi kini dan yang akan datang. Oleh karena itu, berbagai upaya pemberantasan judol harus dilakukan secara tegas dan konsisten oleh seluruh satuan kerja di Kominfo,” tegas Menkominfo.
Melalui kolaborasi antara pemerintah dan masyarakat, serta berbagai pihak terkait, Kementerian Kominfo harus meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat akan bahaya judi online.
“Jangan sampai ‘penyakit’ ini berdampak pada kesehatan mental, ekonomi, dan sosial masyarakat kita,” ujar Menkominfo.
Pada peringatan HUT ke-79 RI ini, Menkominfo mengingatkan kembali agar seluruh sivitas Kominfo ikut berperan aktif memberantas judi online.
“Lewat momentum ini, saya kembali menginstruksikan seluruh sivitas Kominfo untuk memberantas judi online sampai akar-akarnya. Saya juga mengajak kita semua untuk menggelorakan kampanye ‘judol adalah penipuan’,” kata Menkominfo. (*)
Foto: Sejumlah perahu tongkang batu bara melintas di Sungai Mahakam, Kota Samarinda, Kalimantan Timur, Rabu (24/7/2024). Sungai Mahakam berfungsi sebagai jalur pengangkutan batu bara. Setiap hari di sungai ini dipadati tongkang yang membawa muatan batu bara. (CNBC Indonesia/Tri Susilo)
Asisten Deputi Pertambangan Kementerian Koordinator Maritim dan Investasi Tubagus Nugraha menyadari bahwa negara saat ini sangat bergantung kepada batu bara lantaran komoditas ini telah menjadi salah satu sumber devisa. Namun di satu sisi, batu bara juga dibutuhkan sebagai sumber energi domestik.
“Kuncinya ini after 2022 di awal tahun itu, maka mekanisme ketahanan energi itu menjadi penting untuk pasokan dalam negeri,” ujarnya dalam acara Closing Bell CNBC Indonesia, dikutip Rabu (14/8/2024).
Ia lantas menceritakan kejadian pada tahun 2022 lalu, di mana pada saat itu pasokan batu bara untuk sejumlah pembangkit PLN sempat mengkhawatirkan. Hal tersebut terjadi lantaran para penambang batu bara lebih memprioritaskan ekspor ketimbang memasok kebutuhan dalam negeri karena harga jualnya lebih bagus.
“Pasca pengalaman kita di awal tahun 2022, kita agak babak belur nih, pembangkit-pembangkit ini terkait dengan pasokannya gitu. Jadi kuncinya adalah bagaimana kemudian pasokan batu bara untuk kepentingan domestik, khususnya untuk kelistrikan umum itu bisa aman,” ujarnya.
Oleh sebab itu, ia berharap pelaksanaan pungutan iuran batu bara perusahaan tambang melalui Mitra Instansi Pengelola (MIP) dapat segera berjalan. MIP dibutuhkan untuk mengatasi masalah disparitas harga batu bara di pasar internasional dengan harga Domestic Market Obligation (DMO).
“Jadi kuncinya adalah bagaimana kemudian pasokan batubara untuk kepentingan domestik, khususnya untuk kelistrikan umum itu bisa aman. Apakah memang kita bisa melihat bagaimana situasi yang terjadi ketika itu, dimana sustainability daripada pasokan itu menjadi sebuah pekerjaan rumah,” tambahnya.
Foto: Presiden Joko Widodo melakukan uji coba trem otonom atau Autonomous Rail Transit (ART), di IKN, Selasa (13/8/2024). (Facebook/Presiden Joko Widodo)
“Terus, ini terus, karena yang diseleksi LoI 472 itu terus oleh kepala otorita terus diseleksi, ada 10 langsung mulai, antre, mereka antre. Hanya tidak semua kan diberikan kesempatan untuk masuk sini,” katanya di Sumbu Kebangsaan, Nusantara, Rabu (14/8/2024).
Sedangkan untuk investor asing juga saat ini masih harus menunggu. Menurut Jokowi saat ini juga masih memprioritaskan investor dalam negeri.
“Kita ini yang lokal saja masih banyak, mestinya diprioritaskan yang domestik dulu,” katanya.
Lebih lanjut, Jokowi mengatakan pembangunan di IKN saat ini juga sudah berjalan dengan baik. Bahkan proyek juga berjalan sesuai dengan targetnya.
Meski Jokowi mengakui bahwa pembangunan IKN merupakan pekerjaan besar sehingga prosesnya pun dilakukan secara bertahap.
Adapun, hingga saat ini ada 55 investor yang sudah masuk ke IKN. Mereka berasal dari berbagai sektor. Jokowi mengatakan di bidang pendidikan, ada investor yang membangun universitas, SD, SMP hingga SMA di IKN. Kemudian ada 6 rumah sakit, 3 perusahaan ritel serta 10 perusahaan logistik.
Lalu, ada pula 8 hotel dan 2 perusahaan energi, serta 14 perbankan. Untuk sektor hunian, Jokowi mengungkapkan ada 9 perusahaan. Selain itu, ada 3 perusahaan media dan teknologi yang sudah masuk.
Sebelumnya, dalam groundbreaking kantor bank swasta di IKN, Jokowi mengungkapkan pesan tegas agar investor yang terlebih dahulu diberi karpet merah untuk membuka proyek di IKN adalah investor lokal.
“Sampai saat ini kita masih memprioritaskan investasi dalam negeri meski juga ada permintaan investor dari luar. Sekali lagi yang prioritas adalah investasi dalam negeri dulu, baru dari luar,” tegas Jokowi.
Chief of the Presidential Staff, Moeldoko, has stressed that the Indonesian government is continuously seeking to fulfill the rights of children and ensure their protection to help its citizens live their best lives.
“The commitment is realized by the government through various programs provided to Indonesian children, from when they are in the womb, developing, and growing into adulthood,” he said on Tuesday in an Instagram post on @dr_moeldoko to mark National Children’s Day.
He added that the programs include the fulfillment of the nutritional needs of pregnant women and under-five children to prevent stunting as well as programs to encourage districts and cities to create the best environments and services for children.
Moeldoko said that the best services for children include developing child-friendly districts and cities so that children can grow and develop optimally in their living environment.
To ensure that all Indonesian children enjoy the right to education, he continued, the government has implemented the Smart Indonesia program, which seeks to ensure every child’s access to quality education from elementary school to higher education levels.
He affirmed that the government is currently preparing a grand design for the management of national talents to ensure that the nation’s best children get access to guidance and self-development in the fields of research and innovation, arts, and culture.
In relation to National Children’s Day, Moeldoko expressed the government’s gratitude to parents, the community, and all elements of society who have worked with the government to reduce stunting, violence against children, and child marriage.
“I invite all elements of society and the government to continuously create a child-friendly environment,” he said.
The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) revealed here on Tuesday that a clandestine laboratory in Bali Island, which was found producing dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a hallucinogenic drug, was managed by several foreign nationals.
During a raid conducted on July 18, 2024, BNN officers nabbed three Filipinos, BNN’s law enforcement deputy, Insp Gen I Wayan Sugiri, said. Meanwhile, a hunt was launched for a Jordanian citizen, identified as AMI, he added.
The Filipinos were identified by their initials as DAS, a 28-year-old man, PMS (DAS’ mother), and DOS (DAS’ sister), he informed, adding that DAS has been named a suspect while the two others have remained witnesses.
The clandestine lab was found inside a tarpaulin tent that the suspects had set up in the front yard of a rented villa in Keliki Kawan village, Payangan sub-district, Gianyar district, Bali province, Sugiri said.
BNN officers discovered chemical substances and lab equipment, including measuring glasses, beaker glasses, and a magnetic stirrer, as well as a plastic of clear liquid containing the DMT substance, he added.
DAShas been charged under Articles 114 (2), 113 (2), and 112 (2) of Law No.35 of 2009 on Narcotics, and is facing the death penalty or life imprisonment, he said.
As reported earlier, drug lords still see Indonesia as a potential market due to its vast population, and millions of drug users. The value of the drug trade in the country is estimated to have reached about Rp66 trillion.
Consequently, Indonesia has seen drug addiction spiral into a life-threatening problem for millions of its people.
On UN Day in 2021, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin drew the collective attention of Indonesians to the grave threat posed by drug crimes to the country.
He cited the results of a survey conducted by the BNN and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), which pegged the number of drug users in Indonesia at 3.4 million.
Referring to the survey, Amin noted that around 180 of every 10 thousand Indonesians, aged between 15 and 64, had fallen into drug addiction.
He warned that the nation is not only seeing a huge number of drug users in the productive age group but is also being challenged by massive drug trafficking operations.
“Drug trades have reached villages and are involving women and children, who are becoming drug couriers as well as users,” he stated.
Ease of use is the top priority for Indonesians, followed by good fraud protection
• Two in three consumers expect to answer 10 questions or less or they will abandon a savings account application
• Identity checks are on the rise but one in four Indonesians will stop or reduce the use of existing accounts if the identity verification experience is poor
Global analytics software leader FICO today unveiled its latest global consumer fraud research, highlighting that consumers in Indonesia have a low tolerance for inefficient digital experiences when opening an account via mobile app or website. According to the study, Indonesians selecting a new financial account prioritise ease of use above all else.
Three in five (57%) expect to answer 10 questions or less or they will abandon a personal bank account application. Just over one in five (22%) will drop out if asked more than five questions.
Regardless of the number of questions asked, close to one in three Indonesians will give up on a personal bank account application after 10 minutes.
“Indonesian consumers are actively looking for digital banking services with smooth and effortless account opening experiences,” said Aashish Sharma, APAC segment leader for risk lifecycle and decision management at FICO. “Our research reveals that by simplifying these processes, financial institutions can improve customer retention and satisfaction.”
the inventor of NAND flash memory, is the recipient of the FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024. The Kioxia engineering team, consisting of Hideaki Aochi, Ryota Katsumata, Masaru Kito, Masaru Kido, and Hiroyasu Tanaka, will accept this prestigious award for its pioneering work in developing and commercializing 3D flash memory. This breakthrough technology has become fundamental to a wide range of computing applications – including advanced smartphones, PCs, SSDs, data centers, AI, and industrial.
Kioxia presented the concept of BiCS FLASHTM 3D flash memory technology at the VLSI Symposium in 2007. After announcing the prototype, Kioxia continued development to optimize the technology for mass production, eventually introducing the world’s first 256 gigabit (Gb), 48-layer 3D flash memory in 2015.
“Kioxia’s innovation in 3D flash memory has revolutionized data storage, transforming it from a mere advancement of existing technologies into a groundbreaking solution that meets the demands of modern computing,” said Chuck Sobey, FMS General Chair. “We are delighted to showcase this important contribution and look forward to seeing what the future holds.”
With a 3D stacked structure that boosts capacity and performance, BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory has been a transformational force in the storage industry. The technology has enabled higher density storage solutions while maintaining reliability and efficiency, significantly enhancing the capabilities of data centers, consumer electronics, and mobile devices – and setting a new standard for flash memory technology. By leveraging vertical stacking, Kioxia’s BiCS FLASH technology addressed the limitations of planar NAND flash, paving the way for future developments in memory storage solutions – and reinforcing Kioxia Corporation as an industry leader.
“Kioxia’s technical innovation in 3D flash memory cannot be overstated,” said Atsushi Inoue, vice president and technology executive for Kioxia Corporation’s Memory Division. “Our technology has created a new paradigm in the industry, enabling flash memory to vastly increase storage density per cell, die and package. I am excited to see our achievements recognized and look forward to witnessing their continued influence in the years to come.”
“My fellow Kioxia engineers are an inspiration not only for their technological accomplishments but also for their commitment to advancing the field through continuous innovation and support for the technologists around them,” said Ryota Katsumata, senior fellow of the Advanced Memory Development Center for Kioxia Corporation. “Our contributions have not only made a reverberating impact, but have also fostered a spirit of innovation and collaboration within the community. It is wonderful to see this leadership and vision be acknowledged.”
This 3D flash memory technology has also been recognized with the Imperial Invention Prize from the 2020 National Commendation for Invention in Japan and received the 2023 Award for Science and Technology from The Commendation for Science and Technology by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the 2021 IEEE Andrew S. Grove Award.
Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi highlighted the increasingly strong bilateral relations between Indonesia and Singapore over the past decade to Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.
“Bilateral relations over the last 10 years have gone very well, including the ratification of the FIR, Extradition, and Defense Agreements,” she stated during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM 57th) in Vientiane, Laos, on Wednesday (July 24).
In a statement from her office, the minister also drew attention to the rapid development in trade and investment cooperation with Singapore, which is one of Indonesia’s important partners in these two fields.
Apart from bilateral relations, Marsudi stated that her meeting with Minister Balakrishnan also covered discussions on the Myanmar issue.
She emphasized that Indonesia and Singapore shared the same position in continuing to use the Five Point Consensus (5PC), regardless of its implementation shortcomings, as the main reference in resolving problems in Myanmar following the 2021 military coup.
“There has been very minimal progress in the 5PC implementation, especially because there is no commitment from the Myanmar Military Junta to implement 5PC,” she remarked.
The issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was also discussed between Marsudi and Balakrishnan.
During the meeting, Marsudi affirmed that Indonesia condemned three proposed laws from the Israeli parliament which, if passed, would label the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, as a “terrorist group”.
“This is truly unacceptable. Labeling the UN agency as a terrorist organization where the agency is responsible for the lives of millions of Palestinian refugees,” she pointed out.
Marsudi also expressed Indonesia’s stance on the legal resolution regarding Israel’s activities in the occupied Palestinian territories, which was recently issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
She expressed hope that the General Assembly and the UN Security Council would follow up on it.
In addition to meeting with Balakrishnan, Marsudi also held a bilateral meeting with Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa on the sidelines of the 57th AMM in Laos.
In the series of the 57th AMM on Wednesday, she attended the meeting of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Commission (SEANWFZ Commission), a meeting with Representatives of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Human Rights Committee (AICHR), and the Troika meeting for the implementation of the Five Point Consensus (5PC).
Obesity is starting to lurk among Indonesian teenagers and has emerged as one of the major health problems affecting members of this population.
Obesity in teenagers has become a problem in various parts of the world, with the World Health Organization (WHO) having declared it a global epidemic.
In Indonesia, 13.5 percent of adults aged 18 years and above are overweight, while 28.7 percent are obese, based on data from the Ministry of Health in 2018.
Obesity is suspected to be caused by an unbalanced diet among teenagers in Indonesia. Teen eating patterns, as depicted in the 2015 Global School Health Survey data, showed that 65.2 percent of teenagers did not always eat breakfast, 93.6 percent did not consume sufficient fruits or vegetable fiber, and 75.7 percent often consumed foods with flavor enhancers.
Moreover, 42.5 percent of teenagers tend to adopt a sedentary lifestyle with less physical activity.
In fact, obesity increases the risk of other dangerous diseases, including breathing difficulty, increased risk of bone fractures, hypertension, early markers of cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, and psychological problems.
Sufferers also often experience anxiety, depression, lack of self-confidence, emotional problems, and issues related to bullying and social isolation, which affect the quality of life in teenagers.
Large-bodied teenagers are often mistreated in the wake of the phenomenon of fatphobia, sizeism, or discrimination against size.
This is unacceptable because body shaming has a negative impact on a person’s quality of life.
In some cases, people with obesity are prone to experiencing eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia, to suppress their appetite in pursuit of a slim body.
In principle, obesity in teenagers can be prevented by adjusting eating patterns and portions, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, engaging in physical activity, avoiding stress, and getting sufficient sleep.
On the other hand, it is also time for all elements of society to understand the importance of nutrition for health in every life cycle as it is a national investment, especially for the younger generation.
One such effort is made by the Community Service and Empowerment Team (PPM) from the University of Indonesia that focuses one of its activities on endeavors to reduce the risk of obesity in teenagers.
They realized that concrete steps were necessary to reduce the threat of obesity, including disseminating information in schools and empowering school health unit (UKS) cadres.
One such effort was disseminating information to UKS cadres at Tiara Nusa Vocational School, Depok City, and optimizing their role and function in improving obesity prevention behavior in teenagers.
This program is expected to be replicated by other schools to reduce the threat of obesity in teenagers with concrete and targeted behavior.
Obesity is a condition in which excess nutritional intake is not accompanied by an increase in physical activity, thereby resulting in the accumulation of body fat that is characterized by a calculated body mass index of above 27 kg/m2.
Data from the 2018 Basic Health Research Data showed that obesity among teenagers aged 16-18 years in Indonesia reached 4.5 percent. Meanwhile, the overall data on obesity sufferers in Depok City is relatively high, reaching 10.6 percent.
Handling obesity is not merely the government’s responsibility but also that of the family, schools, and health services.
Contribution at a school level can be carried out by training UKS cadres to provide better health services. Moreover, schools can collaborate with community health centers to promote healthy living behaviors for teenagers.
Meanwhile, the family can facilitate nutritional fulfillment and motivate teenagers to carry out regular physical activity.
UKS cadres must improve their skills in conducting obesity screening by measuring height and weight and calculating BMI correctly.
UKS cadres are volunteers tasked with providing basic health services to students at school.
They also have a strategic role in preventing obesity in teenagers, as they interact directly with all students and can provide education, motivation, and support in managing healthy eating patterns and increasing physical activity.
Hence, the PPM UI team initiated community service activities for UKS cadres at Tiara Nusa Vocational School, Depok City.
This activity includes education on the importance of maintaining body weight, basic skills training for UKS cadres, height and weight measurement, and calculating BMI. UKS cadres also learn to categorize nutritional status based on BMI calculations.
The expected benefits from this activity include increasing the knowledge, outlooks, and behavior of UKS cadres to prevent obesity; increasing the knowledge, outlooks, and behavior of students through cadres’ mentoring to prevent obesity; becoming one of the management guidelines for preventing obesity in teenagers; and supporting SDGs achievement targets related to healthy and prosperous living.
This activity also involved speakers from various fields related to obesity prevention. This includes increasing motivation and awareness of healthy living for teenagers and demonstrating the GREW-DEAL innovation in preventing obesity.
In the future, greater concern and contribution from all elements of society will be paramount to improving public health, especially in preventing obesity in teenagers.
This is in line with various government efforts to reduce obesity rates, namely through the Healthy Living Community Movement (Germas) and the Nusantara Movement to Reduce Obesity Rates (Gentas).
However, the most effective step taken by far is conducting interventions to prevent obesity that focus on changing the lifestyle of individuals such as by increasing daily physical activity and improving the quality of diet by limiting excess calorie intake.
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) summoned President Director of PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) Dwiyana Riyadi and several ministers to evaluate the trend of passengers and performance of the Jakarta-Bandung Whoosh high-speed train service.
“He (the president) sought updates on the trend of passengers as well as the infrastructures and access (to the train service). Everything was evaluated,” Riyadi told the press after meeting with Jokowi at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, on Wednesday (July 24).
During the meeting, he said the president also sought information on the type of support the government can provide PT KCIC to further augment the performance of Southeast Asia’s fast train service that commenced operations on October 17 last year.
Furthermore, the head of state drew attention to the plan to coordinate with China to conduct a joint evaluation of the safety and security of the train service.
At the meeting, Deputy Minister of State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) Kartika Wirjoatmodjo noted that despite the train’s decent performance, the daily average passenger count still stood far below the determined target of 29 thousand.
“The number of passengers has hit 24 thousand (per day). However, this is still below (the target). Hence, we will keep pushing,” he remarked.
The deputy minister expressed confidence that PT KCIC would be able to achieve the target in the next two or three years.
He remarked that the government plans to increase the daily travel frequency from 48 trips to 62 trips to support the train operator.
Earlier, SOEs Minister Erick Thohir highlighted that Whoosh had accommodated as many as four million passengers as of July.
He also revealed that the high-speed train wields the potential to help Indonesia save Rp3.2 trillion (US$198 million) in fuel costs every year.
