Indonesia's Education System Must Become More Adaptive Amid AI Challenges
Jakarta — Global technological developments, including artificial intelligence (AI), require Indonesia’s education system to become increasingly adaptive. In response to these changes, the government has inaugurated the National Education Council (DPN) for the 2026–2031 period to provide strategic input in formulating national education policy.
The inauguration was conducted by the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Abdul Mu’ti at the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education building in Jakarta on 13 March 2026. The council comprises 13 prominent education figures from various fields of expertise.
“I hope that, as a businessman with a passion for education, I can provide input to Indonesian education policy to make it increasingly quality,” said Handi Irawan Djuwadi, a member of the National Education Council and known as CEO of Frontier, who is active in marketing, research, and technology, in a statement on Monday (16/3/2026).
“Especially given global challenges and technological developments such as artificial intelligence, the learning process must be increasingly adaptive to prepare Indonesia’s golden generation,” he said.
He noted that the council’s role is also expected to help realise President Prabowo Subianto’s fourth strategic agenda, which is to strengthen human resource development through education.
The National Education Council comprises 13 prominent education figures expected to provide strategic input to the ministry in formulating various education policies. The presence of council members is considered important because each brings different experience, expertise, and perspectives to enrich the comprehensive education policy-making process.
He noted that approximately 52 per cent of Indonesian workers are graduates of primary school (SD) and junior secondary school (SMP). Meanwhile, the remainder are graduates of senior secondary school (SMA) and vocational secondary school (SMK).
“We are also mandated to prepare workers for employment. That is why we have vocational training centres and training halls spread across Indonesia,” said Yassierli at the National Commission on Human Rights office in Jakarta on Friday (2/5/2025).