Prabowo-Gibran TKN Commander Welcomes President Jokowi’s Mandate to Increase Research Budget for Higher Education
Jakarta (TKN) – The Commander of Bravo Communication Team, the National Campaign Team (TKN) Prabowo Gibran, Budisatrio Djiwandono, welcomed President Joko Widodo’s mandate to increase the budget for research, especially in higher education.
“Prabowo-Gibran is ready to implement the continuity of Mr. President’s mandate to increase research budget, especially for higher education,” said Budisatrio to reporters on Monday (15/1).
Budisatrio emphasized that the addition of research budget will continue to be increased every year, if Prabowo-Gibran is given the mandate by the people to become the President and Vice President for 2024-2029.
“One of the programs in the vision and mission of Prabowo-Gibran is to allocate research budget targeted to be 1.5 percent of Indonesia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP),” Budisatrio added.
The Vision and Mission of Prabowo-Gibran, continued Budisatrio, is towards an Advanced Indonesia. One of the requirements to become an advanced country is the political will to build a culture of research and innovation. And then move forward to become a competitive and innovative industrialized country.
“Prabowo-Gibran’s focus is to move towards an Advanced Indonesia, the requirement is to build a culture of research and innovation. And make it a pillar to become an advanced industrialized country, in pursuit of the vision of an Advanced Indonesia,” said Budisatrio.
Previously, President Joko Widodo instructed the Minister of Education and Culture (Mendikbud) Nadiem Makarim to increase the budget for research, especially in higher education in 2024. Despite the upcoming Presidential Election, Jokowi is convinced that the increase in research budget will be continued by whoever is elected as the President.
“Mr. Nadiem, the budget (for research) is increased. It’s okay to start this year, even though the president will change. But starting with a large amount, the next president will definitely have to continue it. Whether it’s 01 (Anies Baswedan), 02 (Prabowo Subianto), or 03 (Ganjar Pranowo),” explained Jokowi at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Indonesian Rector Forum in Surabaya, on Monday (SENOPATI).
Source: prabowosubianto.com/presiden-minta-mendikbud-tambah-anggaran-riset-tkn-prabowo-gibran-kami-siap-melanjutkan-target-anggaran-riset-dan-inovasi-15-persen-pdb/
