ADB says human resource development is focus of partnership with Indonesia

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has stated that investment in human resource development is one of three focal points of its collaboration with Indonesia. The international financial institution has set three partnership strategies with Indonesia for the 2025-2029 period: enhancing economic competitiveness, ensuring resilience and sustainability, and investing in human resource development, partly implemented through the ADB-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP).

“Together with the government and partners, we continuously strengthen higher education and skills development to empower individuals and institutions to support development,” said Kanya Satyani Sasradipoera, Deputy Country Director for the ADB Resident Mission in Indonesia, at the “Japan-Funded Scholarship Programs Alumni Gathering for Indonesia” in Jakarta on Friday evening (19/6).

She noted that education plays a crucial role in broadening individual perspectives and bringing about change in society. Therefore, the ADB collaborates not only with the Japanese Government to advance infrastructure and economic development in Indonesia and the wider Asia-Pacific region, but also through educational scholarship assistance.

“We are deeply grateful to the Japanese Government for its long-term commitment to empowering generations of scholars and changemakers across the region,” Kanya said. She added that the collaboration reflects the spirit of gotong royong – an indigenous Indonesian tradition – as the core of every development effort championed by the ADB.

“This year, as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the ADB, we highlight that many of the institution’s long-term contributions have been realised thanks to strong and enduring partnerships,” Kanya Satyani Sasradipoera stated.

The “Japan-Funded Scholarship Programs Alumni Gathering for Indonesia” held in Jakarta on Friday evening (19/6) follows similar meetings held in Manila, Philippines, and Dhaka, Bangladesh, earlier this year. Participants included alumni from scholarship programmes supported by the Japanese Government through the ADB-JSP, Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank, as well as representatives from other partners.