The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, through the\nDirectorate of Secondary and Special Education Teachers, continues to\ndrive educational transformations that impact students with special\nneeds. One strategic step currently being prepared is the development of\nthe \u2018Lapak Luar Biasa\u2019 (LALUBI) portal, a digital platform designed as a\nvenue for the promotion, marketing, and development of works produced by\nstudents with special needs from across Indonesia.<\/p>\n
The LALUBI portal serves as an effort to open wider market access for\nproducts generated by students in Special Needs Schools (SLB). To date,\nvarious works\u2014such as agricultural products, culinary arts, cosmetology,\nhandicrafts, graphic design, and other creative products\u2014have generally\nbeen marketed on a limited basis through school exhibitions or local\nactivities.<\/p>\n
In reality, many works by students with special needs possess high\nquality and the potential to compete in a broader market if supported by\nan adequate marketing ecosystem. To ensure the developed system meets\nthe needs of users in the field, the Directorate of Secondary and\nSpecial Education Teachers held a System Trial for the Lapak Luar Bias\nand Special Needs Portal (LALUBI) from 24 to 26 June 2026.<\/p>\n
The activity was conducted in a hybrid format, involving\nrepresentatives of teachers, school operators, and educational staff\nfrom various regions of Indonesia. Offline participants attended the\nactivity at the Teacher and Education Personnel Centre (BGTK) of DKI\nJakarta Province, while online participants joined from various regions\nincluding Aceh, Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku, and\nPapua.<\/p>\n
Involving participants from all corners of Indonesia was intended to\nensure that the built system can address the needs of special education\nunits which possess different characteristics, geographical conditions,\nand levels of technological readiness.<\/p>\n
During the three-day implementation, participants tested various key\nfeatures of the portal, ranging from user registration, school account\nmanagement, product uploading, catalogue management, and product\nsearching, to digital promotion. Participants were also asked to provide\nfeedback regarding ease of use, accessibility, data security, and\nvarious system development needs before national implementation.<\/p>\n
Student Independence<\/strong><\/p>\n The Director of Secondary and Special Education Teachers, Arif\nJamali, stated that LALUBI is part of the government\u2019s efforts to\nstrengthen the independence of students with special needs through\nskills-based education and entrepreneurship that is relevant to modern\ndevelopments.<\/p>\n According to Arif, the development of technology and the digital\neconomy has opened new opportunities for persons with disabilities to\nparticipate more broadly in economic activities. Therefore, schools need\nto have facilities capable of connecting skills-based learning outcomes\nwith real market demands.<\/p>\n \u201cLALUBI is not only a digital showcase for students\u2019 works, but also\na space to build confidence, independence, and broader economic\nopportunities for children with special needs,\u201d said Arif.<\/p>\n He explained that the development of the portal will not only target\nSpecial Needs Schools but will also be expanded to inclusive education\nunits across Indonesia.<\/p>\n \u201cChildren with special needs do not only study in SLB. Many are\ncurrently enrolled in inclusive education units. Therefore, moving\nforward, LALUBI will be developed to serve as a shared platform for all\nstudents with special needs to display their work, develop\nentrepreneurial skills, and gain wider opportunities to participate in\neconomic activities,\u201d said Arif.<\/p>\n The Vital Role of LALUBI<\/strong><\/p>\n According to him, the need for a platform like LALUBI is increasingly\nimportant amidst the development of the global digital economy. Various\nstudies show that digital technology can expand access to employment and\nbusiness opportunities for vulnerable groups, including persons with\ndisabilities.<\/p>\n In Indonesia, strengthening vocational education and entrepreneurship\nis also a focus of human resource development. Therefore, the skills\neducation provided to students with special needs needs to be supported\nby an ecosystem that allows their works to be recognised and valued by\nsociety.<\/p>\n Through LALUBI, the public will eventually be able to see various\nproducts created by students with special needs from various regions.\nThese products are not merely results of school learning but also have\nthe potential to become sources of income and a means of building\neconomic independence.<\/p>\n Furthermore, Arif hopes that the presence of LALubi can serve as a\nbridge for collaboration between the government, schools, the community,\nthe business world, and the industrial sector in supporting the\nempowerment of students with special needs.<\/p>\n He invited companies in Indonesia to take part through Corporate\nSocial Responsibility (CSR) programmes.<\/p>\n Business Sector Support<\/strong><\/p>\n He noted that support from the business sector does not always have\nto take the form of financial assistance. Companies can contribute\nthrough entrepreneurship mentoring, digital marketing training, product\nquality improvement, assistance with production equipment, internship\nprogrammes, and providing market access for the works of students with\nspecial needs.<\/p>\n \u201cLALUBI opens a very wide space for collaboration. We hope that\ncompanies can utilise this platform as one of the means to implement CSR\nprogrammes that have a direct impact on children with special needs.\nWhen companies help improve product quality or open market access for\nthem, they are essentially [contributing to their future].\u201d<\/p>",
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