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The Important Role of the Young Generation in Supporting Indonesia’s Chair in ASEAN 2023

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The younger generation has an important role to play in continuing to support Indonesia’s leadership at the 2023 ASEAN Summit. The younger generation is the key to filling in society 5.0 so they must be able to prepare themselves to become human resources who are worthy and have great quality in facing the demographic bonus in 2045.

In 2023, Indonesia will again officially become the Chairman of ASEAN. On this occasion, Indonesia itself carries a big theme, namely ‘ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth’, which means that this nation really wants ASEAN to remain important and also relevant to all people in the world.

Indonesia itself has played the role of Chair of ASEAN three times (1976, 2003, 2011) and produced achievements that are proven to be able to encourage the progress of ASEAN countries.

Right this year, namely in 2023, Indonesia is expected to officially take back the position of ASEAN chairmanship. In 2023, Indonesia carries the big theme ‘ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth’, which means that this nation really wants ASEAN to remain important and also relevant to all people in the world.

It’s not without reason why the big theme was picked up and used by Indonesia. This is because this nation has a very strong commitment and determination to be able to continue to bring ASEAN into a region that has a very important role, both for regional countries and for the world. Whether it has a central role as the motor of peace or regional prosperity. In addition, Indonesia is also very eager to make ASEAN a center for regional and world economic growth.

All of these big goals will not be successful if they do not get support from many parties, especially from the younger generation who have a very important role, especially in filling society 5.0.

Regarding this, the Head of the Ministry of State Secretariat’s Public Relations Bureau, Eddy Cahyono explained that there is an urgency for superior human resources (HR) in dealing with the demographic bonus that will occur in 2045. To be able to fill this demographic bonus, the younger generation must have quality with many skills that are needed.

Eddy emphasized that the role of Indonesia’s younger generation is very important in realizing the 2045 Indonesian Demographic Bonus. This includes developing key human resources, demographic bonuses, digital literacy, work innovation, guarding digital space with optimism, fighting hoaxes ahead of elections, taking advantage of digital start-up progress, to international achievements.

Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Trade Jerry Sambuaga encouraged students to play a role in developing the national digital economy through innovation and collaboration between countries, including in the ASEAN region. Moreover, currently, the growth of the national digital economy is considered very rapid.

The younger generation of ASEAN must have the courage to take a role in leading changes for the advancement of the ASEAN economy, especially in accelerating digital transformation. The existence of a digital transformation is indeed something that is very mandatory for ASEAN member countries to do. The reason is, if you really want to continue to be able to compete and not be left behind by other countries, countries in ASEAN must also be able to compete to adopt technological advances in the digital world that is developing rapidly as it is today.

With all of these developments, the Vice Minister of Trade encourages the younger generation to make the best use of the opportunities available to participate in advancing the national digital economy sector. The Ministry of Trade will continue to encourage and support the creation of a solid digital economic ecosystem.

He really hopes that the younger generation in Indonesia can really take advantage of all the opportunities as well as possible intelligently and creatively. So, if this has been done, it will make a real contribution and also be able to make Indonesia the largest digital economy player in the Southeast Asia region.

Indonesia has indeed been elected to chair many times at the 2023 ASEAN Summit. In order to support all of these activities, of course it will not be successful if it does not get support from many parties, including what is very important is the support of the younger generation.

)* The author is a contributor to Persada Institute

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