Minister of Education Saintek: Developed countries looking at culture has developed countries

Jakarta – The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Dictionary) Brian Yuliarto said the most important feature of developed countries is the reading culture, while developing countries tend to love more. He emphasizes the importance of building literacy culture as the most important basis for the progress of the country. It was transferred by Brian in the international conference on the transformation of Pesantren (ICTP) attended by representatives of Islamic residences (Ponpes) from different regions of Indonesia. The agenda was held on Wednesday (6/25/2025) in a hotel in the Sudirman area, Central Jakarta. “Reading a book is a culture of a developed country. Look, it’s a culture of developing countries. Now we see, where are we? We prefer to read or watch? If we’re even more happy to look at, it means we’re still like developing countries,” Brian said in front of the hostel administrators. Browse to continue the content that Brian compares more and more people to read books, the sharper ‘knives’ analysis in a person’s head. For this reason, he said, it is necessary to be a habit of reading many books. “The children read, and then he delivered the results of the lecture. Now, in countries that advanced in Western countries, it is primary school children, it only works two, reading and writing. Read, then he writes, he summarized,” he said. Brian also hopes that the residences of the residence can mimic it in his education place. He asked not to have students play more devices than read books. “Now it may be, I leave it, maybe it can also be developed in Islamic residences. Books please offer sufficient, so our children are seen by books. Not cell phones, this cellphone is dangerous,” he explained. “This phone makes someone simple. And finally there is research, children who don’t think the framework, then he uses GPT -Chat, it’s more stupid,” he continued. On the other hand, Brian was not rejected the use of AI or artificial intelligence. But he wants AI users to still have broader thoughts. “Indeed, this AI cannot or not. We have to use AI because if we don’t miss it. But if we use AI, without thinking, the mindset or framework we want to build is not off our heads, directly from AI, then the dupling process, building children to think critically is important in the midst of building his head. ‘The ability to analyze, the ability to read the atmosphere, then the ability to convey something. That is, it is very important. So that’s what we have to practice, ‘he said. (WHN/WHN) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here