17 Oktober 2023

Nur Aini Oktiningrum Adinda Vision on Accelerating ‘Making Indonesia 4.0’

In 2018, Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched an ambitious roadmap called ‘Making Indonesia 4.0’ to accelerate the transformation of Indonesia's economy by embracing advanced technologies and digitalisation.

Nur Aini Oktiningrum Adinda (Dinda) has been with the Indonesia Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) since 2009. In 2020, Dinda assumed a crucial role in the 'Making Indonesia 4.0' initiative. As coordinator for the program's implementation, she was responsible for coordinating across ministries and contributing to the development of the national action plan for ‘Making Indonesia 4.0’.

Improving Human Resources Management

One of the national priorities under the 'Making Indonesia 4.0' initiative, is the enhancement of human resource quality. Dinda felt it was necessary to learn more about human resources as she felt lacking the knowledge on that particular topic. She decided to apply for the Australia Awards - ASEAN Short Course on Skills Forecasting for the Fourth Industrial Revolution held by Griffith University in June 2023.

“Human resources is a top priority if we want to transform into Industry 4.0. Thank God, there was a Short Course with a very specific theme related to Industry 4.0. In the Short Course, they demonstrated how Australian government collect, process, and make the data accessible for the public” she said.

For Dinda, the highlight of the Course was when she was introduced to a platform called Jobs and Skills Australia. She was in awe seeing how the platform meticulously presented information about human resources data in Australia, ranging from demands for specific occupations and the required quantity, where the demand is located, to insights about the labour market.

"I want to understand how the Australian government builds a synergy among their institutions, which is still a challenge in Indonesia," to this day, Dinda is still corresponding with Griffith University to get the success recipe of Job and Skills Australia.

Following the Course, Dinda immediately drew on as much knowledge as possible for her work.

“I informed the upper echelon of what I had learned during the Short Course, we also discussed with the Industrial Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDMI) under Kemenperin, which specifically handles human resources issues.”

With BPSDMI and Industry 4.0 Digital Center (PIDI 4.0), Dinda discussed minimising the gap between the workforce demanded by industry and the supply provided by polytechnics and universities. Dinda also incorporated material into the National Industrial Development Master Plan (RIPIN) 2015-2035.

"We also held a meeting with the ASEAN Secretariat, particularly the ASEAN Fourth Industrial Revolution Task Force Group, attended by representatives from all 7 ASEAN countries to discuss the progress of Industry 4.0 in each ASEAN country,” she adds.

Dinda’s Masterplan for Making Indonesia 4.0

Dinda’s determination to pursue a PhD has grown since 2020 to enhance her capabilities as a policy analyst at Kemenperin.

“2023 really got me flabbergasted as I got both the short-term and long-term awards from AAS. It's like I spent out all my 10 years' worth of luck at once,” Dinda noted when explaining why she chose Flinders University to get her PhD in engineering.

"Flinders has the Factory of the Future, which is in line with my profession and Making Indonesia 4.0," Dinda stated. During her PhD study, Dinda also plans to initiate a collaboration between Kemenperin and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).

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