Kadin Backs Prabowo’s Programme to Develop Future Leaders, Here’s Why

Jakarta — The business community, through the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), has welcomed President Prabowo Subianto’s vision for preparing Indonesia’s future leaders. Human resource development, particularly building young people’s character and leadership capacity, is considered a key foundation for making Indonesia a developed nation.

Kadin Indonesia member James Riyadi said President Prabowo’s attention to education and human development was an important asset in nation-building. In his view, no country can become a great nation without high-quality human resources and strong leadership.

James made the remarks after attending President Prabowo’s briefing for participants in the President’s Programme for Indonesia’s Future Leaders (P3MDI), Batch 1 for the 2026 fiscal year, and participants in the national leadership meeting of Kadin from across Indonesia. The event was held in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java, on Saturday, 31 October 2026.

“Today, business leaders see an extraordinary president. He is putting his heart into education and human development,” James said, according to a statement received on Sunday, 1 November 2026.

James said that developing leaders with strong character was an important part of Indonesia’s journey towards becoming a developed nation respected around the world.

Kadin praises Prabowo’s programme for young leaders

As well as welcoming the focus on human resource development, James praised the government’s efforts to provide wider opportunities for young people to develop. He said these opportunities should also reach young people from disadvantaged communities, through a merit-based system.

James said the President’s Programme for Indonesia’s Future Leaders (P3MDI) was a concrete expression of President Prabowo’s vision for preparing the country’s future leaders.

The programme is designed around a structured selection and development process. Those selected are several hundred young people with undergraduate degrees and work experience.

“This is his vision: he has a vision and the courage to make it a reality. So we have no other choice; we must support it, because these more than 300 young people already have bachelor’s degrees and one or two years of experience, and will undergo intensive training for nine months,” James said.