Forging a Path to Digital Excellence: The Strategic Collaboration Between SGU and PIDI 4.0 for Global Manufacturing Transformation
On Monday, August 14th, 2023, a momentous event took place at the prestigious Aston Bogor Hotel. Swiss German University (SGU) took a giant leap forward as it entered into a significant partnership, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Center for Digital Industry Indonesia 4.0 (PIDI 4.0), represented by Dr. Nila Krisnawati Hidayat, SE., MM. the Vice Rector for non-Academic Affairs of SGU, and Drs. Masrokhan, MPA., CGCAE, the Head of the Human Resource Development Agency for the Industrial Sector, Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Indonesia (BPSDMI, Kemenperin).
This historic collaboration not only signifies a formal agreement between SGU and BPSDMI but also heralds the commencement of a strategic alliance of SGU and the Center for Digital Industry Indonesia 4.0 (PIDI 4.0) as part of an ecosystem in the Industry 4.0 sector in Indonesia involving regulators, industry and academia; in order to encourage digital transformation in the global manufacturing industry sector.
Center for Digital Industry Indonesia 4.0 (PIDI 4.0) is a government agency part of the Industrial Human Resource Development Agency which is under the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Indonesia. PIDI 4.0 is part of one of the national priority programs, Making Indonesia 4.0 which was launched by the President of the Republic of Indonesia in 2018. Through the Making Indonesia 4.0 program, Indonesia is moving to become one of the world’s top 10 economies by 2030. With this ideal, PIDI 4.0 was built with the vision “to be a one-stop solution in adopting industry 4.0 in Indonesia and to become a window for Indonesia 4.0 to the world.”
With this agreement, the center for Digital Industry Indonesia 4.0 (PIDI 4.0) will team up with SGU and various leading industries in Indonesia to boost the Indonesia industry performance through joint research and Human Resource Development activities for Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation in Indonesia.
The journey has just begun, and the world watches as SGU and BPSDMI embark on a remarkable odyssey of change, growth, and progress. Together, they are poised to unlock the true potential of digital transformation and elevate the global manufacturing sector to unprecedented heights.
