(Universities are expected) to not just be capable in terms of facility and capacity, but they should also have the commitment to conducting upskilling and reskilling education to produce technology experts at the national and global level.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate pinned hopes on the state-run School Multi Media (STMM) "MMTC" Yogyakarta being able to produce quality digital talents that could one day advance the digital world in Indonesia.

"STMM should present study programs that are fully oriented to the need for digital talents. (It should be) a university that acts as center of digital excellence," he stated during STMM's virtual event here on Wednesday.

Citing the study result from his ministry's Human Resources Research and Development Agency, Plate drew attention to a mismatch between the capability required by the industry and the talents produced by education institutions.

Hence, he emphasized the need for comprehensive development of digital talents at universities, such as in STMM Yogyakarta, which is under the guidance of the Communication and Informatics Ministry.

"(Universities are expected) to not just be capable in terms of facility and capacity, but they should also have the commitment to conducting upskilling and reskilling education to produce technology experts at the national and global level," he affirmed.

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STMM should prepare various programs that could educate Indonesia's younger generation to be able to master various skills in the digital field, he stressed.

Plate highlighted that digital skills in future will revolve around three matters: artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud computing.

Currently, STMM has study programs that focus on media and broadcasting, such as Broadcasting Production Management, News Production Management, Production Studio Technique Management, Animation, Game Technology, and Communication and Information Management.

In future, the minister is keen that STMM continues to explore and formulate programs with future outlook to meet the requirement for digital resources in Indonesia.

"This is especially amid the developments of connectivity technology, such as 4G and 5G, currently operating commercially in Indonesia, and 6G in the future," he remarked.


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