Police Leadership School Forges Future Generals into Data-Driven Leaders
The Indonesian National Police’s School for Staff and Leadership (Sespimti Polri) is forging its 35th cohort into digital, data-driven leaders to produce future generals adaptive to technological developments. The comprehensive educational programme was sharpened through a School Seminar held at the Oetaryo Sespimti Lemdiklat Polri building in Lembang, West Java, on 19 June. Participants are being trained in data-based leadership to realise domestic security stability and support inclusive national food, energy, and economic sovereignty.
As an elite educational programme of the Police Education and Training Institute (Lemdiklat Polri), the 35th Sespimti cohort, officially opened on 20 January 2026, carries the motto ‘CERDAS’, an acronym for ‘Cekatan, Etis, Responsif, Dedikatif, Akuntabel, dan Strategis’ (Agile, Ethical, Responsive, Dedicated, Accountable, and Strategic). A total of 57 participants are undergoing the training, comprising 47 police personnel, eight military personnel, one representative from the Attorney General’s Office, and one from the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections. Beyond high-level leadership material, participants are also required to hone real-world social empathy.
The participants initiated a house renovation programme in Kampung Sukamaju Barat, Kayu Ambon Village, West Bandung Regency. They worked together to completely renovate a dilapidated bamboo-walled house belonging to an elderly couple, Lili (73) and Sumarsih (63), who work as masseurs. The renovation was completed in 13 days, transforming the home, inhabited since 1983, into a permanent, safe 5x6 metre dwelling. The participants also carried out rapid humanitarian action during a landslide disaster in Cisarua, Pasirlangu Village, on 26 January, directly distributing urgent logistical aid such as rice, milk, instant noodles, folding mattresses, and blankets to the evacuation post.
Digital leadership insights were further sharpened through a National Dialogue in West Bandung on 6 May, featuring Deputy Minister for Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Purwadi Arianto, who thoroughly discussed the digitalisation of public services towards a modern bureaucracy. Purwadi reminded participants of the crucial role of a leader in the age of artificial intelligence, where rapid field response is key to public trust. The participants also received in-depth field orientation through Domestic Work Practice (PKDN), designed to strengthen cross-sectoral collaboration in safeguarding national development.
Sespimti Polri also took its best officers abroad for the Overseas Work Practice (PKLN) programme. On 20 May 2026, a delegation visited the Indonesian Consulate General in Shanghai, China, to dissect the implementation of smart city and smart policing concepts, one of the world’s most advanced models of technology-based public security management. They visited the Shanghai Police College and the Yangpu Branch Public Security Bureau to study the use of artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud computing in an integrated command system. This comparative study proved that successful technology-based public security must be supported by a strong digital work culture and data integration.
As the culmination of the entire learning series, Sespim Lemdiklat Polri held a prestigious event titled ‘Leader Expo’. The event served as a showcase for participants to display their quality, transformation, and innovative thinking during their education. The Leader Expo featured works in the form of ideas, concepts, and transformational policy models formulated by the participants, ready to be openly debated by examiners and supervisors. Head of Sespim Lemdiklat Polri, Inspector General Midi Siswoko, explained that the Leader Expo is a form of publication and exposure of all academic papers written by participants during their education, hoping the activities will support police duties in the digital era.