{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "id": 1823157,
        "msgid": "bappenas-urges-universities-to-steer-national-development-1782374126",
        "date": "2026-06-25 14:23:37",
        "title": "Bappenas Urges Universities to Steer National Development",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Minister for National Development Planning Rachmat Pambudy has called on Indonesian universities to act as the nation's compass in guiding development, warning that their failure would mean national failure. He stressed the need for higher education institutions to transform the country's comparative advantages in natural resources into competitive strengths. Pambudy also highlighted the importance of a carefully managed energy transition to avoid green inflation and revealed that Indonesia is studying China's herbal biomedical advancements.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister for National Development Planning\/Head of\nthe National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Rachmat Pambudy\nstated that universities are the first and last hope for safeguarding\nnational development. \u201cUniversities are the first and last hope for\nsafeguarding national development. If universities fail, then our\ndevelopment fails. Universities are the place for the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me,\nthe brightest people in the Republic of Indonesia. Not only the\nbrightest, but hopefully also the wisest in Indonesia,\u201d he said at the\nSDGs Center Conference 2026 in Jakarta on Thursday. He emphasised that\ncampuses must become a compass to steer national development. To that\nend, he noted that rectors, with their internally free thinking, play a\ncrucial role in pushing Indonesian universities into the world\u2019s top 50.\nThe Bappenas head also directed all campus stakeholders, from leadership\nand lecturers to students, to develop Indonesia\u2019s natural resource\nwealth by transforming its comparative advantages into competitive\nadvantages. Rachmat Pambudy specifically underlined the urgency of\nexecuting the energy transition without triggering inflation caused by a\nshift that is too rapid and too expensive, a phenomenon he termed green\ninflation. On the occasion, he also shared that Indonesia is currently\nstudying the development of herbal-based biomedicine in China to\nincorporate it as part of disease control. \u201cWe recently sent a\ndelegation to the People\u2019s Republic of China to study herbal-based\nbiomedicine, biomedicine based on local excellence, based on our\ntropical biological capabilities. If this can become part of our disease\ncontrol and health efforts, then we will once again excel,\u201d said the\nMinister.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bappenas-urges-universities-to-steer-national-development-1782374126",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}