Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Angkatan Muda Pembaharuan Indonesia (AMPI) chair\nZigo Rolanda has stressed that the youth organisation must serve as a\nnational leadership laboratory and a Golkar Party cadre-development\nforum, preparing young people to be competent, principled and able to\nserve the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cAMPI must become a national leadership laboratory as well as a\nproving ground for Golkar Party cadre development, where young people\nare shaped into leaders with ideas, character and the capacity to\nserve,\u201d Zigo said in a written statement in Jakarta on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Zigo made the remarks in a reflection marking Youth Pledge Day on 28\nOctober. The Golkar Party legislator said youth organisations must do\nmore than hold ceremonial events or mobilise political support; they\nmust equip their members with the skills and experience to meet\ndevelopment challenges.<\/p>\n
He said the challenges facing young people were increasingly complex,\nranging from technological disruption and competition in the jobs market\nto the rapid flow of information and growing demands for competent,\nethical leadership.<\/p>\n
Indonesia\u2019s demographic dividend, he said, must be translated into\nhigher productivity, innovation and better-quality leadership so that it\nbenefits national development.<\/p>\n
Data from the General Elections Commission (KPU), cited by Zigo in\nhis article, show that Generation Z and millennial voters accounted for\nabout 58.38 per cent of the electorate in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n
That large share of young voters, he said, underlines that young\npeople are not only the nation\u2019s successors but also have a role in\ndetermining the direction of national leadership.<\/p>\n
Zigo said AMPI should develop its cadres through three main pillars:\nleadership grounded in ideas, direct experience in communities, and\nprofessional, ethical pathways for developing leadership talent.<\/p>\n
Under the ideas-based leadership pillar, cadres would be encouraged\nto understand strategic issues such as the digital economy,\nentrepreneurship, food security, the energy transition and regional\ndevelopment, and to produce data-based policy recommendations.<\/p>\n
Direct community experience could be developed by involving cadres in\nsupporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), fostering\nyouth entrepreneurship, taking part in social activities and addressing\nconcrete local problems.<\/p>\n
Leadership talent, meanwhile, would be developed through mentoring,\nongoing training and opportunities for cadres to take on\nresponsibilities suited to their abilities and track records.<\/p>\n
He also highlighted the importance of digital literacy and critical\nthinking for young cadres amid rising internet use. AMPI, he said,\nshould encourage its members to become producers of ideas who can turn\npublic aspirations into measurable programmes, rather than merely\nconsumers of information.<\/p>\n
Zigo added that Golkar\u2019s strength was determined not only by its\npolitical history and experience, but also by its ability to prepare a\nnew generation that can adapt to changing times and respond to public\nneeds.<\/p>\n
In his reflection on Youth Pledge Day, he said AMPI\u2019s success should\nnot be measured solely by the organisation\u2019s size, the number of its\nactivities or its political mobilisation, but by the quality of the\nleaders it produces and the benefits they bring to society.<\/p>\n
He expressed hope that AMPI would provide a space for young people to\ndevelop into individuals who dare to think, can work together and are\nready to take responsibility, helping to realise Golden Indonesia\n2045.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ampi-reaffirms-commitment-to-becoming-a-leadership-laboratory-for-young-people-1793199184", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }