Commercializing seminar

Commercializing seminar

From Kompas

As an entrepreneur, I am often invited to attend seminars
organized by government bodies. Some government officials are
usually present at the seminars to give explanations about the
government policies on tax, trade, industry, etc.

The invitee must pay for the invitation, which involves
hundreds of thousands of rupiah. But I think that if the seminar
is used as a forum to explain government policies, it would be
better for the government to distribute free invitations to
related organizations such as the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (Kadin) or to individuals interested in attending
the seminar to hold a discussion with the authority.

I believe it is the government's responsibility to keep the
society informed of the government regulations. The businessmen
will eventually cooperate and support the government's policies.

It is my hope that the government's policies are not being
commercialized. The Ministry of Information has the
responsibility to impart information concerning government's
regulations. I wish that the practice of sending paid invitations
would be stopped.

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