Head of the Presidential Communication Office, Hasan Nasbi, stated that the president launched the retreat agenda at around 8 a.m. local time after breakfast and morning exercises by conveying directives to ministers, deputy ministers, agency heads, presidential advisers, presidential special staff, and presidential special envoys.
He said the opening session of the retreat is taking place in the academy's AH Nasution room and will last for about 4.5 hours until the time for the Friday prayer, which will be performed in a dome tent at noon.
After a lunch break in the academy's KS Tubun room, the agenda will resume at 1:30 p.m. local time with the presentation of issues on corruption prevention by speakers from the National Police (Polri), Supreme Audit Board (BPK), and Attorney General's Office.
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The participating presidential aides will thereafter be briefed on matters related to development planning from the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), budget planning from the Finance Ministry, and bureaucracy planning from the State Apparatus and Bureaucratic Reform Ministry.
According to the plan, the briefing sessions will conclude at around 4 p.m. local time, followed by an afternoon ceremony and dinner.
President Prabowo stated while chairing a marching drill in the morning that the Cabinet retreat could be seen as an endeavor to synchronize steps among officials in the government.
"We must move in harmony towards a shared goal. The government is supposed to work as a team," the president affirmed.
The head of state also highlighted that members of the Red and White Cabinet should be aware that their work could affect Indonesia's competitiveness in the international arena.
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