April 15, 2009

My Wish, as A Young Indonesian....

We are young, proud, confident and high-achievers. We are proud of Indonesia's rich and unique heritage, and believe that the promise of Indonesia lies abundantly in her future. Our motto is " service, excellence, innovation, openness, connectivity", we believe these values will unleash Indonesia's enormous creativity potentials. 

We are the generation that is driven by opportunity, not fear, by positive not negative, energy, by a forward-looking mindset, and by embracing moderation and pluralism as the key to our success. We believe the most important change to make is the change of mindset, because a 21st century Indonesia must develop a 21st century mindset to tackle new challenges unimagined by preceding generations. We therefore seek to open up minds.  

We want Indonesia not just to merely reform, but transform. We take our nationality, diversity, democracy and pluralism as a given. We are not afraid of change: indeed we thrive on change, we always seek new ideas and innovation, and believe constant self-reinvention is the key to a nation's vitality and success. 

We are proud of our nationalism, but we also strongly believe in our internationalism. We believe the real threats that face us today are: corruption, ignorance, indifference, conflict, marginalization, extremism, xenophobia and an inability to read the sign of the times. 

Within the span of one generation, we want Indonesia to have 20,000 PhDs, 100 centers of excellence throughout the country, and 25 world-class Universities, and become a vibrant knowledge society. 

Within one generation, we want Indonesia to have 4 millions entrepreneurs, become one of Asia's most competitive economy, fully capable of adapting and capitalizing on globalization, by far exceeding the international targets of the Millennium Development Goals with an evenly spread prosperity from Sabang to Merauke. In the medium and long-term, we want Indonesia to be the world's top 10 largest economy, a viable green economy, and achieve zero poverty. 

We have a thirst to be inspired, and we seek to inspire others. We want our generation to have our own achievements, our own heroes, our own legacy. 

Because a nation's greatness is reflected in her literature, arts, architecture and design, we seek to promote an Indonesia renaissance in the arts and creativity industry. With the enduring spirit of 1945, with a passionate belief in the promise of democracy and reform, and with positive energy and healthy nationalism, we will join those who seek to transform Indonesia into a great nation for the 21st Century.

And the work begins here, now....!

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