When addressing the participants of an International Conference on Futurologists at his office in Jakarta on Wednesday, the President wished to become a part-time futurologist because such a profession takes too much time in making strategic plans and making predictions of the future.
"I was thinking about becoming a part-time futurologist because I would need a lot of time in making preparations and strategies by predicting what would happen this week, next year, and in the next decade," he said.
When retired, he President said with laughter, he may join the futurologist club in Indonesia.
The participants in the international futurologist conferenc3e meeting the president included Donald K Emmerson, Thomas Fingar, George Friedman, James Canton, Robert D Kaplan, Roger Beachy, and Zubaid Ahmad.
This was the first conference of its kind in Indonesia at Hotel Shangrila, Jakarta, on Thursday July 28, 2011, with the cooperation of the Capital Investment Coordinating Agency (BKPM) and the Indonesian embassy in Washington.
Themed "How the World will Change in the Next 30 Years: World Experts Talk about Global Trends and Force that will Sweep the 21st Century" the conference was the a meeting of world`s futurologists.
The President thanked the participants for their participation and work.
The President said the work and research of futurologists are very relevant to Indonesia which is still facing the big process of transformation, democratization, development and decentralization.
In a meeting also attended by BKPM chief Gita Wirjawan, Indonesian ambassador to the US Dino Patti Djalal, and several cabinet members, the President heard an explanation from the futurologists on future trends of Indonesia and the world.
"We are waiting for your perspectives to give a better understanding about the strategies of achieving our national aims," he said.
The President also told the participants about Indonesia`s 2030 vision on economic growth, stable democracy, the developing civilization.
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Editor: AA Ariwibowo
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