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Aside from many programs designed for start-ups, Anjani said the Innovation Room
organized many upskilling programs through workshops such as in digital marketing,
social media specialization, brand strategies and many other workshops related to
digital skills.

"This year we will be focusing more on [workshops] in communication skills,
systems thinking, critical thinking and design thinking as well as about upgrading
collective work patterns. This is open to the public, but of course, we will have
curation to select the participants," said Anjani.

The idea of the Innovation Room came about as a result of changes in the labor
force where conventional professions are gradually being replaced by new jobs,
especially in the digital industry. The Manpower Ministry expects that the Innovation
Room could become a talent hub and talent institution where young talent can
prepare and add value to themselves with new skills and abilities that industries
need.

With the positive response to the Innovation Room after a year of operation, Hanif
said the Manpower Ministry was planning to open other Innovation Rooms in other
regions.

"In the last year we have been pretty productive [with The Innovation Room], thus
in the future, we want to push the development of something similar in other
regions. We are currently conducting surveys in the regions to study the possibility
of building other Innovation Rooms, so young people in the regions can also enjoy
this facility" said Hanif.

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