Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology has explored cooperation with state-owned banknote printer Peruri for the digitalisation of diplomas to support the acceleration of digital transformation in the education sector.
This cooperation is expected to an effective impact on universities, such as digitalisation of diplomas and legal documents, and other important documents, Higher Education, Science, and Technology Minister Brian Yuliarto said in a statement here on April 23.
Yuliarto stated that one of the main obstacles his ministry is currently facing is the digitalisation of diplomas, noting that incidents of diploma forgery persist.
He went on to say that this issue has far-reaching consequences, particularly affecting processes like employee recruitment and other activities that require reliable diploma validation.
Minister Yuliarto urged all universities to adopt a digital diploma system integrated with transcripts and the legalisation process, enabling employers and other stakeholders to easily verify credentials and benefit from this initiative.
Peruri Director General Dwina Septiani Wijaya pledged to work with the Indonesian Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology to make optimal efforts to realise digitisation sytem. Accordingly, digitisation such as digital ID, single data and other forms must be built as a fundamental element in public services and education./.
