At a top-level panel discussion focused on ’Selecting & Developing Indonesia’s Future Leader to Deliver a Sustainable World’, BritCham Indonesia committed to support the Association of Indonesia Municipalities’ (APEKSI) programme, Youth City Changers (YCC).
In an MoU entered into yesterday, BritCham’s support will come from its Human Capital & Education Member Focus Group by providing academic excellence and practitioner insights for the APEKSI training and mentoring programme.
At a meeting between Rino Donosepoetro (Donny) (Chairman of BritCham), Bima Arya Sugiarto (Mayor of Bogor), Dr. Paul Aitken (Chairman of BritCham Human Capital and Education Member Focus Group), and Chris Wren (Executive Director of BritCham), Bima Arya Sugiarto who is also the Chairman of APEKSI, emphasised that “international support would be very helpful to establish international standards within the programme, as well as the principles and strategies of APEKSI in strengthening collaboration and synergy”. BritCham first established a cordial relationship with Mayor Bima on a coordinated visit to three cities in the UK to promote West Java trade and investment interest.
During the panel discussion, which was jointly moderated by Dr. Paul Aitken and I Made Andi Arsana (Academia, Author, Head of Office of International Affairs Universitas Gajah Mada, Education Content Creator), it was agreed that in the context of sustainable leadership, development success’ measures for both businesses and society now needed to be aligned to UN’s sustainable development goals.
In relation to the establishment of Human Capital and Education Member Focus Group, Minister Nadiem believes that it will play a “crucial role in Indonesia’s current effort to internationalise higher education, to connect educators, exchange knowledge and develop enterprises together to the benefit of both education and economic sectors.”
He also strongly believes that with the launching of the focus group and collaborative programmes between British and Indonesian institutions, “students from both countries will receive many benefits, in terms of skills and knowledge placing them in a pivotal role in sustainable development.”
In response, Dr. Paul asserted “This will drive strategic agendas with clear outcomes related to and reducing the impact of climate change and generating new business opportunities from this activity and the recovery and regeneration of the environment”.
The panel unanimously agreed that a new sustainable and agile approach to leadership, particularly among younger Indonesians would impact the improvement of the health, education and prosperity of communities while also promoting growth of ‘green’ business and ‘eco’ entrepreneurship. These are also among the goals of the APEKSI YCC initiative.
The full panel comprised:
- Bima Arya Sugiarto (Mayor of Bogor, Chairman of APEKSI )
- Dara Cincinati (Managing Director of BBM Logistics & Committee Member, Research and Digital-Sharia Economy, KADIN)
- Indrijati Rahayoe (Chief Human Resources and Community Investment Officer of Prudential Indonesia)
- Nadiem Makarim (Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of Indonesia)
- Olly Riches (Former Chairman, now Consultative Board of BritCham Indonesia and Senior Managing Director SE Asia PageGroup)
- Rino Donosepoetro (Chairman of BritCham Indonesia, Vice Chairman ASEAN & President Comissioner Indonesia of Standard Chartered Bank)
Moderated by:
- Dr. Paul Aitken (Chairman of BritCham’s Human Capital & Education Member Focus Group and Founder of MLA (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Mastering Leadership Agility Ltd (UK))
- I Made Andi Arsana (Academia, Author, Head of Office of International Affairs Universitas Gajah Mada, Education Content Creator)
About BritCham Indonesia:
BritCham Indonesia has long been recognised as the most active foreign Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia. It maintains very close links to both the British Embassy and British Council, as well as collaborating closely with its Indonesian counterpart KADIN and the Ministry for Investment (BKPM). BritCham is an international membership community of around 1000 whose cross-cutting interests in sustainability are represented by the Climate Change, Human Capital & Education and Sustainable Smart Cities Member Focus Groups.
The Human Capital & Education Focus Group will make a vital contribution to simultaneously building Indonesia and UK enterprises. Members of this Focus Group work closely with the BritCham Education Centre and the BritCham-YIPA partnership in achieving this objective. This group already partners with companies in Indonesia for internships and the employment of returning Indonesian talents from the UK. In collaboration with NOCN, our Focus Group will also seek to endorse and provide accreditation for apprenticeship and qualification programmes, whose curriculum design and delivery will be provided by members.
About APEKSI (Association of Indonesia Municipalities)
Association of Indonesia Municipalities (APEKSI) is an association formed by the City Government which aims to help its members accelerate the implementation of regional autonomy and create a conducive climate for cooperation between Regional Government.
APEKSI aims to support the interests of members in the Regional Autonomy Advisory Council (DPOD) to be immortalised for accelerating the improvement of community welfare through democracy, community participation, justice, and equity that takes into account regional potential and diversity.
Since its establishment in 2000, APEKSI has taken a major role in helping its member cities. Cities now have the opportunity to initiate the formation of Associations at the national level which are truly democratic autonomous.
About Youth City Changers (YCC)
The YCC activity is part of the XV APEKSI 2022 National Working Meeting which will be held on 7-10 August 2022. It is a major annual event attended by all of its members (98 Mayors) to discuss important and strategic issues. ICE, which is held in a series of National Working Meetings, is a showcasing of Indonesian cities development, innovation and superior products as well as the excitement of MSMEs, Culinary and Art Performances as well as other interesting activities.
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