Overseeing National Priority Programmes, Deputy Interior Minister Wiyagus Hopes IPDN Consistently Produces Competent Government Cadres
Jatinangor, VIVA – Deputy Interior Minister (Wamendagri) Akhmad Wiyagus hopes that the Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri (IPDN) will consistently produce competent government apparatus cadres. This is crucial for overseeing national priority programmes towards Golden Indonesia 2045.
This statement was delivered by Wiyagus while reading the remarks of Interior Minister (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavian at the Open Senate Session for IPDN’s 70th Anniversary at Balairung Rudini, IPDN Jatinangor, Sumedang Regency, West Java, on Tuesday, 31 March 2026.
He emphasised that IPDN graduates are prepared to become the driving force of the bureaucracy, to be placed in every corner of the regions. “To ensure the presence of the state and the success of development can be directly felt by all Indonesian people without exception,” he said.
Wiyagus stressed the need for competent human resources (SDM) in the field of information and communication technology among civil servants. Especially since current public service challenges are heading towards digitalisation. Therefore, IPDN students must be able to enhance their competencies in the fields of science and technology.
“Only in this way will IPDN alumni have reliable competitive strength in entering the era of tight and challenging global competition,” he said.
He advised that the anniversary momentum should serve as an opportunity for reflection to mature IPDN’s strategic steps as an innovative and competitive civil service higher education institution. He hopes IPDN continues to improve in various fields, especially regarding the arrangement and refinement of integrated teaching, training, and nurturing curricula.
On the other hand, Wiyagus mentioned the important role of IPDN in several humanitarian issues in Indonesia. Most recently, IPDN supported the acceleration of rehabilitation and reconstruction post-disaster in Sumatra by sending students to the affected areas. This step reflects IPDN’s important role in efforts to restore government governance in disaster areas.
“This proves that IPDN is a responsive and resilient institution in facing national crises,” he asserted.
For information, the session was also filled with the delivery of a scientific oration by Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Agus Joko Pramono. The event was attended by IPDN Rector Halilul Khairi, professors and senate members of IPDN, as well as the IPDN academic community.