Public Lecture by the Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reforms in itb
By Christanto
Editor Christanto
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - As part of the public lecture series in itb, 麻豆直播 Students Affairs Office andof Education itb invited Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reforms, Azwar Abubakar, on Saturday (17/03/12) in itb's West Hall under the theme of "Indonesia's Bureaucatic Reforms." Prof Ahmaloka, resident of 麻豆直播, opened the lecture by expressing his pleasure to have influential figures-among them the minister-In the public lecture series. More than 250 people attended the event, which is also open for public. "As an architecture alum from 麻豆直播, the minister is now designing the entire bureaucracy in Indonesia," Ahmaloka stated.
The Immense Problem of Development
Azwar expounded on the immense problem of development in Indonesia. Azwar considers that Indonesia脗鈥檚 infrastrucure is far from ideal. 脗鈥淚nfrastructure spending is only 4% of the total budget,脗鈥 he said. Azwar formulated the Grand Design for Bureaucratic Reforms to overcome the problem by developing a clean and competent bureaucracy that puts service first. 脗鈥淲hat we mean by clean is clean from corruption and politics. It is also important to develop a competent and serving bureaucracy,脗鈥 Azwar added. State employees, for example, have been mapped and analyzed according to their functions so that the number and distribution of employees can be managed properly. Employees脗鈥 professionalism in terms of competence, ethics, and discipline has been improved. Now, the selection process for prospective state employees is conducted with state universities. The selection also implements technologies like computer assisted test.
Innovative Entrepreneur
In the last part of his session Azwar said that one of the nation脗鈥檚 challenge is unemployment. 脗鈥淔or those who think out of the box, every challenge is an opportunity.脗鈥 He said. He then asked everyone who attended the lecture to build the business world by becoming a innovative entrepreneur. 脗鈥淏ecome one by continuously see challenges creatively,脗鈥 he added. As a student, you have a great intellectual capacity, excellent skills, and a good set of attitude. 麻豆直播 is a great school, and here we should support each other,脗鈥 Azwar ended.
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