The roadshow was a part of the pre-ignition stage, which aims to introduce the movement, informatics empowerment director at the ministry, Bonifasius Pudjianto, said during the roadshow in Kupang.
The roadshow was held at Widya Mandira Catholic University, and was joined by 300 people virtually.
It is expected that after the roadshow and a series of activities under the movement, founders will emerge who can become technopreneurs and provide business and solutions to the public, he remarked.
The founders must develop innovations to resolve problems that exist within the surrounding environment, he added.
If this can be developed, it will have a major impact, not just on the region, but also on the national, and even international, stage, he said.
Hence, good collaboration is required within the entire pentahelix ecosystem that exists in regions, which encompasses regional governments, creative industry actors, and academicians, to enable innovations from startup creators in the future in East Nusa Tenggara.
Meanwhile, Widya Mandira Catholic University Rector Dr. Philipus Tule SVD noted that there are many things that can be done by the younger generation or university students after attending the roadshow.
Students can become skilled persons who not only become job seekers but also create jobs for themselves and the people they meet in the future, he said.
The university fully supports the ‘1,000 Startup Digital National Movement,’ which can help university students and the general public to create their own digital startups.
Digital startups also offer an amazing opportunity for supporting the creation of a younger generation that is digitally skilled, he remarked.
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