To achieve Indonesia’s Vision 2045 as a sovereign, advanced, and sustainable maritime nation, Bappenas held a discussion with academics from UI and Padjadjaran University.
Heaptalk, Jakarta — Ministry of National Development Planning (PPN)/National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) organized a discussion agenda with academics entitled The Future is Now: Collaborative Action to Achieve Indonesia Vision 2045 in Jakarta (02/09). Academics from the University of Indonesia and Padjadjaran University presented their strategic recommendations in a number of documents regarding Indonesia’s future projections in 2045.
Chairman of the University of Indonesia Alumni Association (Iluni UI) Didit Ratam conveyed several ideas about the scenario of Indonesian people and leaders in 2045. “Uncertainty in the future raises a foresight, a concept indicating the possibility of an alternative that will occur and the need to consider it,” said Didit.
Didit and his team composed scenario-based planning which is the process of producing a series of coherent stories about the future that can be used to assist long-term planning. He voiced, “Scenarios can articulate the risks and opportunities present in various plausible futures and serve as tools for discussion. What we generate in this case are several scenarios. We started this view or study from the uncertainty of the impact of the Covid-19 crisis which has prompted global organizations to plan future scenarios.”
Meanwhile, the Chancellor of Padjadjaran University Prof. Rina Indiastuti expressed her concern for the minimum level of education that must be possessed by Indonesian human resources by 2045.
“I ask (Bappenas) to consider productivity issues. What needs to be noted is how this productivity is supported by a workforce with a minimum education of senior high school and above 90%. I am representing the university, hence I am concerned with education. HR as a productivity motor is certainly not only skilled but also educated. Not only formal education but also informal,” Rina explained.
Prioritizing demographic bonus optimization
As a drafter of the Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN) 2025-2045, the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas is optimistic that future development objectives will directly contribute to achieving Indonesia’s 2045 Vision. The RPJPN 2025-2045 carries Indonesia’s vision as a “Sovereign, Advanced, and Sustainable Maritime Nation”.
“Indonesia in 2045 is a strong and independent, modern and continuously growing country based on natural, social, cultural and economic wealth in the civilization of a modern maritime society,” explained the Minister of National Development Planning/Head of Bappenas Suharso Monoarfa at the Bappenas Building (02/09).
To embody a more advanced nation in 2045, Indonesia should prioritize optimizing demographic bonus, ensuring social welfare before entering old age, massively creating middle-class jobs, carrying out downstream activities to increase added value, and encouraging equitable development.
As a guideline for realizing these strategies, the RPJPN 2025-2045 will become a reference for national development planning carried out by ministries/agencies, regional governments, and various development stakeholders.
Arranged on a phasing basis that refers to Indonesia’s Vision 2045, the 2025-2045 RPJPN is implemented through a number of targets in a certain period. From 2022 until now, Indonesia targets the title of a middle-upper-income country after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Further in 2030, Indonesia is expected to be able to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. In 2040, Indonesia is targeted to be able to escape the middle-income trap. In 2045, Indonesia is projected to be able to realize the Indonesia Vision 2045. “We are optimistic, Indonesia 2045, will become one of the champions in the world,” concluded Minister Suharso.
