Deputy Home Affairs Minister Ribka Haluk: Education Key to Improving Human Resources Towards Golden Indonesia 2045

Deputy Home Affairs Minister Ribka Haluk has asserted that education is the main key to improving the quality of Indonesia’s human resources. According to her, massive infrastructure development will not provide an optimal impact unless accompanied by an improvement in the quality of the people who utilise it. “There is no other way to make human resources rise, only through education,” Ribka said whilst attending the GenIUs Expo 2026 at the GenIUs School Ballroom in Tangerang Regency, Banten, on Wednesday. Ribka appreciated the role of GenIUs School, which is considered to have contributed to preparing a superior and competitive young generation, particularly for the Papuan generation. She assessed that the various programmes run by the school are in line with the national development agenda, specifically in preparing human resources towards the Golden Indonesia 2045 vision. Ribka admitted to being impressed with the various works and innovations displayed by students at the exhibition. She assessed that the learners have been accustomed to learning and working with data-based and research-driven approaches. This, she said, shows that the education provided is on the right track in preparing the nation’s future cadres. “How to prepare human resources to achieve Golden Indonesia 2045 … The human resources aspect is the first priority to build Indonesia into a developed and developing country,” she explained. Ribka also paid special attention to efforts to improve the quality of education for Papuan children. She appreciated the commitment of GenIUs School, which has opened access to education for Papuan sons and daughters. According to her, the opportunity to obtain a good education can bring about significant change for the future of Papuan children. She claimed to have witnessed first-hand the progress of students who previously faced various limitations, but now possess confidence, insight, and greater ambitions after studying at the educational institution. “We hope that governors and regents continue to provide support, and hopefully many more Papuan children can attend school here, so they can be prepared because we truly want to see a change,” she concluded. Also attending the forum were the Director of Secondary and Special Education Teachers at the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Arif Jamali Muis; Professor of Ahmad Dahlan University Yogyakarta, Prof Rully Charitas Indra Prahmana; Founder of the GenIUS Education Foundation, Bambang Prayitno; and other related officials.