“Industry 4.0 is currently creating changes in various sectors in Indonesia, such as the workforce, trade, education, agriculture, financial services, transportation, culinary, health and fundraising activities. Everything is changing because of this digital revolution, and it’s expected to make everything more efficient for the public,” Rudiantara stated.
This digital revolution can be seen in the creation of several digital startups, such as Go-Jek, Kitabisa, Zenius and others. This industry can help the nation to increase economic productivity through the opening of new jobs.
This discussion, which was mainly centred on opportunities and challenges in the digital era, was held under a cooperation between Fisipol UGM and the Alumni Family of Fisipol Gadjah Mada (Kafisipolfama) on Saturday (23/02) at Fisipol UGM. The list of speakers included Rudiantara as a keynote speaker, as well as the Founding Member of UN Youth Advisor for SDGs and the representatives of various startups, such as Bubu.com, Kerjabilitas, Zenius and Kitabisa.
Each speaker shared their experiences on how they view opportunities from the existing economic, social and political issues. They informed the audience regarding the challenges that they have encountered and how they have solved them through digital technology.
This is the second I-Talk session that Fisipol UGM and Kafisipolgama held. The main goal of this event is to enlighten students of social and political sciences on seeing social phenomena critically. Around two hundred Fisipol UGM students were present the Mandiri Auditorium and actively asked questions to the speakers.