Month: December 2021

Culture Ministry holds International Conference on Indonesian Culture

The Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry is holding the International Conference on Indonesian Culture (ICONIC) in an online format from November 30 to December 2, 2021. “ICONIC is being held with the intention of realizing a cross-disciplinary mutual assistance platform that involves domestic and international researchers, (it is) designed

COVID-19: Number of second dose recipients reaches 96.5 million

The number of Indonesian citizens who have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine reached 96,519,346 on Wednesday, an increase of 1,045,478 compared to the previous day, according to data from the Health Ministry. Meanwhile, the number of first dose recipients increased by 839,608 to reach 140,205,046. According to the

Decline in vaccinations due to improved conditions: Health Ministry

The number of COVID-19 vaccinations has shown a decline possibly due to the improved condition and controlled coronavirus transmission in Indonesia, spokesperson for COVID-19 vaccinations at the Health Ministry, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, has said. “If we look at the declining number in vaccination, maybe the factor is because the virus

Commission to help address issues of people with disabilities

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini has lauded the newly-established National Commission for Disabilities, saying it would help assist the ministry in addressing issues that are often faced by persons with disabilities in Indonesia. “The establishment of the commission alleviates some of my workload in addressing disability rights issues that must

Kampus Mengajar aims to improve students’ literacy, numeracy skills

The Kampus Mengajar (Campus Teaching) program aims to improve the literacy and numeration capability of students, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology has said. Under the program, university students are being sent to teach students of schools in rural and remote regions who are struggling to adopt the

Gov’t pushes smart city implementation for efficient governance

Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian has called for the implementation of smart cities across Indonesia to improve the government’s efficiency and supports people’s activities in all sectors. The concept of a smart city has developed fast and it is needed by the community amid the advancement of information and