TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is contemplating a proposal for every state-owned enterprise (SOEs) to supply funding for analysis. He obtained the proposal on the Science, Technology, and Industry Convention in Jakarta over the weekend.
During his speech on the occasion attended by 2,000 lecturers, Prabowo mentioned he appreciates the inputs. “I am very grateful, I briefly read earlier, I heard many very good proposals, very reasonable, and we will follow up on them soon,” he mentioned on the Jakarta Convention Center, Sunday, June 28, 2026.
Prabowo talked about that one of many proposals is for state-owned industries to allocate a portion of their earnings for analysis and innovation. “This is a good proposal,” mentioned the Chair of the Gerindra Party.
However, Prabowo said that the federal government must assess whether or not state-owned enterprises have earnings to be allotted for analysis. He talked about that state-owned enterprises have began to make earnings prior to now 12 months.
Prabowo mentioned that he’s streamlining and organizing state-owned enterprises. Out of round a thousand current entities, he said that the variety of state-owned enterprises shall be lowered to round 250 firms. One of the goals is to scale back operational prices.
In addition, Prabowo additionally talked about receiving proposals for doctoral scholarships each in state and personal universities. “This is a very good proposal, and we will follow it up,” he mentioned.
The Science, Technology, and Industry Convention (STIC) attended by Prabowo befell from Friday to Sunday, June 26-28, 2026. The President was current on the opening and shutting of the occasion, which invited 2,600 lecturers, together with professors, deans, and rectors.
On the earlier Friday, through the opening of STIC 2026, Prabowo delivered an almost five-hour presentation to the academicians. Today, on Sunday, he delivered a speech for nearly 4 hours in entrance of the attending lecturers.
The discussion board titled ‘National Discussion’ attended by Prabowo was a part of the Science, Technology, and Industry Convention of Indonesia. This occasion was organized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology. STIC is an initiative of President Prabowo, first held on the Bandung Institute of Technology in August 2025.
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