Govt to open tourism and telecoms center<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The government will establish an integrated
\neducational institution, to be called the Center of Excellence,
\nto prepare qualified personnel to support the country's tourism,
\npost and telecommunications development.<\/p>\n
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Tourism, Post and
\nTelecommunications Jonathan L. Parapak told reporters here on
\nSaturday that the plan was one of the results of a two-day
\nworkshop of the ministry.<\/p>\n
\"Such a facility is needed to prepare human resources in these
\nthree fields. We have chosen Bandung in West Java as the site of
\nthe Center of Excellence,\" he said, adding that the new
\nintegrated educational institution will be set up soon.<\/p>\n
The facility will be an improvement on the existing
\ntelecommunications and tourism schools in Bandung.<\/p>\n
The workshop focused on human resources development to
\naccelerate progress in the tourism, post and telecommunications
\nsectors within the ongoing Sixth Five-Year Development Plan
\n(Repelita VI) period which will end in 1999.<\/p>\n
The government has targeted the tourism sector to become the
\ncountry's major foreign exchange earner by 2005.<\/p>\n
Parapak said that there was a plan to establish an information
\nsystem which will have access to global networks.<\/p>\n
\"This system, to be prepared by the government, will be able
\nto provide any information on the country's tourism industry.
\nUsing this service, we can predict supply and demand in the
\nsector, as well as demand for manpower,\" he said.<\/p>\n
According to Parapak, all of the plans will be realized within
\nthe next few years and should be ready before 2005. He refused to
\ngive any further details.<\/p>\n
The workshop was attended by 200 participants, including
\nsenior ministry officials and top executives of state-owned
\ncompanies and professional associations overseen by the ministry.<\/p>\n
The workshop also proposed a budget of Rp 144.71 billion
\n(US$63.2 million) for the ministry in the 1996-1997 fiscal year.<\/p>\n
The proposed budget includes Rp 23.36 billion for tourism
\npromotion and marketing programs, Rp 45.6 billion for the
\ndevelopment of tourism products and Rp 36.57 billion for the
\ndevelopment of postal services. (icn)<\/p>",
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