Depok, December 9th 2023. Universitas Indonesia (UI) gave awards to several UI partners/stakeholders who have been dedicated to supporting the implementation of the Three Principles of Higher Education with UI. The award for UI’s external partners in the category “UI Research and Innovation Downstream Collaborator” was won by PT Bio Farma; the award for UI external partners in the “Research Collaborator” category was awarded to the Tanoto Foundation; the award for external partners in the category “Three Principles of Higher Education Support Collaborator” was won by the Education Fund Management Institute (LPDP) of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia; and the award for Best UI I-GOV Expo 2023 Exhibitor was given to PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI).
UI also gave awards to its external partners in the “Print, Electronic and Digital Media” category to Antaranews.com, Kompas.com, and TribunNews.com. Appreciation to UI partners in the form of awards was handed over by the Director of Cooperation (DKS) UI, Dr. Toto Pranoto and Head of the Sub Directorate of Academic and Government Cooperation at DKS UI, Dr. Eko Sakapurnama at the UI Industrial-Government (I-GOV) Expo 2023 which was held on Wednesday (6/12) at the UI Hall. According to Toto Pranoto, the media makes a big contribution in collaborating with UI because it socializes things that are being done in the fields of research, education and community service to the public. “In the future, we hope that this cooperation can continue to be improved.”
Apart from appreciating its partners, UI gave awards to Faculties/Schools/Vocational Education Programs that have the Most Independent Campus Learning Cooperation Agreements (MBKM), which was achieved by the Faculty of Medicine (FK). Meanwhile, the award for the Faculty/School/Vocational Education Program which has the Most Non-Tuition Fee Income Cooperation Agreement (BP) was won by the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) UI.
UI I-GOV Expo 2023 was held on 5th-6th of December 2023 with the aim of building pentahelix collaboration, namely between academics, business actors, society, government, and mass media in encouraging the nation’s prosperity through digitalization innovation. Apart from the Awarding event, the participants also listened to a keynote speech by the Special Staff of the Minister of Home Affairs (Kemendagri), Dr. Kastorius Sinaga on the second day of the UI I-GOV Expo 2023.
In his speech, Dr. Kastorius explained several policy strategies to improve public services in Regional Government through digitalization. He said that around 204.7 million or 73 percent of Indonesia’s population was connected to the internet. This population is dominated by the Millennial Generation and Generation Z groups. This makes the digital revolution process a necessity.
“The government and public services are required to be more effective. This means we have to use technology and information. Indonesia is currently entering a digital-based bureaucratic reform process through the Electronic Based Service System (SPBE) or digital government platform,” said Dr. Kastorius.
The Ministry of Home Affairs supervises 548 Regional Governments to build SPBE in their respective regions. The Ministry of Home Affairs also launched four public service digitization products, namely the Administrative Services Online Information System (SIOLA), the Information and Documentation Management Officer Application (PPID), the E-PERDA Application, and the Regional Government Information System (SIPD).
At this event, a panel discussion was held with the theme “Building a Halal Ecosystem in Higher Education” with Prof. Muhammad Luthfi, M.A., Ph.D. as Head of the UI Halal Center (UIHC)as the speaker. In his presentation, Prof. Luthfi said that Indonesia, as the largest Muslim country in the world, is in second place out of 138 countries as the world’s best halal tourist destination according to the Global Muslim Travel Index 2022 standards issued by Mastercard and CrescentRating. Indonesia is also the largest importer of halal products in the world, with a nominal value of 146 billion US dollars per year.
“Currently, Indonesia has been declared a world halal hub by the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia. Indonesia has built three halal industrial areas, namely in Banten, Surabaya and Batam. The UI Halal Center is committed to supporting the government’s aspirations in building a world halal industrial center. We provide assistance to tenants who want to obtain halal certification,” said Prof. Luthfi. He added that the Ministry of Religion will require that all products (food, drinks, slaughtering services, raw materials, etc.) must be halal certified starting October 17th 2024.
