Independent Education Standards More Ideal

An independent body like the National Education Standardization Agency (BSNP) is more likely to guarantee the education standards.

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Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Anwar Makarim with children at the Tamansiswa Pendopo, Yogyakarta City, Tuesday (14/9/2021). On that occasion, Nadiem also held a dialogue with a number of teachers and school principals.

The widespread application of digital technology and the arrival of the Fourth Industrial Revolution have disrupted various fields, including education.

With the added long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, these changes should inspire us to focus on work programs and activities that address disruption in the education sector. However, this is not what is happening. As is the case with research, we spend too much of our time on altering administrative processes and organizational governance. People say we are a nation obsessed with bureaucracy.