Jakarta (ANTARA) – The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) believes that strengthening human resources and leveraging technology are critical drivers for Indonesia’s future economic growth.
BRIN Head Arif Satria said economic development depends increasingly on human capital and technological mastery rather than natural resource availability.
“So the future strength is indeed formed by two things: first, human capital, and second, the role of technology,” Satria said at the International Conference of Muslim Women (ICMW) 2026 in Jakarta on Monday.
Satria noted that human capital’s contribution to economic development rose from 39 percent to 44 percent, while the contribution of natural resources fell from 44 percent to 31 percent and technology’s role increased from 16 percent to 24 percent.
He explained that strengthening human capital involves enhancing competence, entrepreneurship, and technical excellence, with women playing a vital role in determining economic success.
Developing women’s capacity and entrepreneurship must form part of the strategy to strengthen human resources and support innovation-led growth, Satria added.
“Women here are very important for development economics, because development economics has many roles. We are grateful that currently the two central figures in controlling monetary affairs and controlling financial services, banking and so on are women,” he said.
Satria stressed that strengthening human capacity must go hand in hand with research and technological development to maximize national economic growth.
He noted that BRIN is expanding research and development support for MSMEs, industry, and the private sector while fostering technological collaboration to boost productivity and competitiveness.
“Going forward, we hope that the strengthening of MSMEs and industry in Indonesia will be based on strong R&D carried out by BRIN,” Satria said.
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Translator: Fitra Ashari, Fauzul Azhim Bin Fakhrurazi
Editor: Arie Novarina
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