Suara.com – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi emphasized that military academies must be able to adapt to current global conditions. Jokowi conveyed this at the inauguration of the Main Graha at the Magelang Military Academy, Central Java.
Initially, Jokowi spoke about the world economic landscape and global political landscape which are now moving and changing.
“Disruption has hit all countries. Technological changes are now appearing at any time and changing very quickly,” said Jokowi in his remarks at the Magelang Military Academy, Central Java, Monday (29/1/2024).
Therefore, Jokowi continued, the military, including the Military Academy, needs to adapt to rapid changes.
“Military academies are the same, they must be able and willing to adapt to disruption and technological changes. Therefore, STAMP in learning is very necessary in the military. Science, technology, engineering, mathematics all need to be studied,” said Jokowi.
“Because if we look at it now, unmanned ships are very common, large unmanned aircraft are also common, unmanned cars are everywhere, drones armed with facial recognition can chase targets precisely and accurately,” he continued.
Meanwhile, regarding the inauguration of Graha Utama, Jokowi admitted that he was happy because he could meet a number of figures.
“Today I am happy to meet at the Magelang Military Academy in the Tidar Valley. This is the crater of the best TNI soldiers in the Army, a place to forge mentally, forge intellectually and forge toughness,” said Jokowi.
According to Jokowi, the construction of Graha Utama covering 8,068 square meters will really provide encouragement for better learning.
“Because the educational facilities and infrastructure at the Military Academy will be more complete, more sophisticated and more modern and this main house can be used as a center for academic activities and military events,” said Jokowi.