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        "msgid": "koni-launches-sports-intelligence-book-marciano-urges-data-and-ai-revolution-for-performance-1783526027",
        "date": "2026-07-08 22:12:47",
        "title": "KONI Launches Sports Intelligence Book, Marciano Urges Data and AI Revolution for Performance",
        "author": "Israr Itah",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Sports Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) has launched a 'Sports Intelligence' book, a strategic guide aimed at modernising national sports development through data management and artificial intelligence. Chairman Marciano Norman stated that modern sports competition is no longer solely determined by physical ability but by the intelligent use of data and strategy. The initiative is designed to support the 'Indonesia Emas' vision and aligns with President Prabowo Subianto's fourth Asta Cita mission, with KONI acting as the main aggregator of national sports data.",
        "content": "<p>The Central Board of the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI\nPusat) officially launched the Sports Intelligence book as a strategic\nguide for developing national sports performance. The launch was marked\nby a book review held by Surabaya State University (UNESA) at the\nAuditorium of the Faculty of Sports Science and Health (FIKK), Surabaya,\non Tuesday (7\/7\/2026). KONI Pusat Chairman Marciano Norman, who attended\nas the keynote speaker, began his presentation by expressing\nappreciation to UNESA Rector Prof.\u00a0Nurhasan and his staff for their\nsupport and the campus\u2019s openness, which made the book review possible.\nThe Sports Intelligence book is the brainchild of Marciano Norman,\ncompiled together with four authors: Eman Sungkowo, Syarif Hidayat,\nJerry Indrawan, and Irandito Abdul Hakim Malik. Marciano explained that\nthe idea for the book originated when he first served as Chairman of\nKONI Pusat in 2019. At that time, he often stated that the media plays\nan important role as part of sports intelligence because it has a wide\nnetwork for gathering various information needed for national sports\ndevelopment. \u2018I took the initiative to combine the concept of\nintelligence with sports, thus giving birth to the sports intelligence\ndivision at KONI Pusat and, of course, this Sports Intelligence book,\u2019\nsaid Marciano, who also served as Head of the State Intelligence Agency\n(BIN) from 2011 to 2015. According to him, the book is not only academic\nliterature but also a strategic guide for the future of Indonesian\nsports performance. Marciano assessed that modern sports competition is\nno longer solely determined by the physical ability of athletes on the\nfield, but also by intelligence in managing data, information, and\nstrategy. He explained that technological developments have transformed\nsports into a data-based competition. Therefore, Sports Intelligence is\nexpected to be a bridge between the sports science approach and the\nutilisation of digital technology such as artificial intelligence (AI)\nand big data. In its implementation, Marciano emphasised that KONI\nPusat, together with regional KONI offices and national sports\nfederations, will be the operational backbone in applying this concept\nto support the improvement of Indonesian sports achievements towards\n\u2018Indonesia Emas\u2019 and to support the fourth Asta Cita of President\nPrabowo Subianto. The activity report was previously delivered by UNESA\nRector Nurhasan, represented by Vice Rector IV and Chairman of the East\nJava Provincial Board of the Indonesian Petanque Sports Federation\n(FOPI), Dwi Cahyo Kartiko. He said the book launch took place on a\nspecial momentum, namely 7 July 2026, coinciding with the 7th day of the\n7th month of 2026. According to Cahyo, the spirit promoted in Sports\nIntelligence is in line with UNESA\u2019s vision of developing\ninnovation-based science. \u2018Hopefully, this work will become an important\nreference for academics, policymakers, and all Indonesian sports\nstakeholders,\u2019 he said. On the same occasion, KONI Pusat and UNESA also\nrenewed their cooperation through the signing of a memorandum of\nunderstanding. During the book review session, the Head of the Writing\nTeam and Head of the Sports Intelligence Division at KONI Pusat, Eman\nSungkowo, explained that sports intelligence is the utilisation of\nstrategic information that enables athletes and coaches to understand\nthe strengths, weaknesses, and patterns of opponents through accurate\ninformation. Meanwhile, one of the authors, Syarif Hidayat, stressed\nthat the Sports Intelligence concept will only be beneficial if\nimplemented in policies gradually with the support of relevant data.\nAnother author, Jerry Indrawan, explained the importance of building an\nintegrated national sports data ecosystem. According to him, all sports\ndata should ideally be collected in one system so that it can be\nutilised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports as the policymaker, KONI as\nthe implementer, and the national sports federations as the spearhead of\nathlete development. He also emphasised the strategic role of regional\nKONI offices and universities in strengthening athlete development, as\nthe quality of regional training is the foundation of national sports\nachievement. The book, which spans over 500 pages and consists of 12\nchapters, also positions KONI as the main aggregator of national sports\ndata, a hub for central and regional synergy, and one of the pillars of\nthe 2021-2045 National Sports Grand Design. The series of events\nconcluded with the reading of the Indonesian Sports Intelligence\nDeclaration led by Prof.\u00a0Nurhasan and followed by all participants,\nincluding students. The declaration is expected to serve as a shared\ncommitment to optimising the implementation of Sports Intelligence to\nimprove Indonesia\u2019s sports achievements in the future.<\/p>",
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