"As the state ideology, Pancasila becomes the spirit of the development and empowerment of rural communities," the minister noted in a written statement received here on Wednesday.
Pancasila serves as the foundation for all efforts for development and empowerment of rural communities in Indonesia, he affirmed.
"Pancasila's philosophical values must inspire village development based on the diversity of local village cultures. Happy Pancasila Day," the minister stated after attending the 2022 Pancasila Day commemoration ceremony, led by President Joko Widodo, on Wednesday.
Iskandar noted that Indonesia's diverse society, comprising various tribes, cultures, and religions; the values of tolerance among religious people; and the culture of mutual cooperation in the community must become the spirit of village development.
"Hence, village development must be conducted as an effort to implement Pancasila's values fully," he remarked.
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He noted that villages are the nation's epicentre to strengthen the Pancasila ideology while adding that this must be reflected in the context of village development.
On the occasion, the minister also drew attention to the Village Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that serve as the direction of village development policies with Pancasila.
He assessed that the goals in Village SDGs serve as a "safety fence" for the sustainability of village development for future generations, without denying the principle of recognition and authority at a local-village scale or subsidiarity.
The values of diversity and pluralism have inspired the localization of global SDGs to the village level by adding the 18th goal of dynamic village institutions and adaptive village culture, he stated.
"The direction of village development policies provides space for villages to determine the priority of goals in the Village SDGs that are most urgent and needed by the village community, not separated from local customs and wisdom, in accordance with the geographical and social conditions of the community," he explained.
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Translator: Zubi Mahrofi, Raka Adji
Editor: Suharto
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