YOGYAKARTA (13/03). The people of Indonesia and Malaysia are very familiar with disasters. Geologically, Indonesia is in the ring of fire. The volcanic trail stretches from Sumatra, Java, to Sulawesi. While floods, landslides, and earthquakes frequently hit Malaysia. Knowledge about potential risks is necessary. Outreach, education, and preparedness are the keys to reducing disaster risk in the future. Thus, IGOV is holding a Lecturer Series class with the Disaster and Digitalization Era theme.
The first class presented Humanity and Disaster Response by Rahmawati Husein, MCP, Ph.D. In contrast, the second gave the theme Social Media and Digital Era in Indonesia & Malaysia by Prof. Dr. Ahmad Nurmandi. This class was attended by 24 participants consisting of 11 UUM School of Government students and 13 students from IGOV.
This activity started at 09.00, starting with Mrs. Ama’s session discussing disaster management regulations in Indonesia. Then proceed with the Campus Tour with the IGSC (International Government Study Committee), which consists of five members. they took UUM students around the UMY campus from the Postgraduate Building, then passed the Dasron Hamid Research Center to the UMY BOGA canteen. Towards noon they were given a luncheon at the Postgraduate Building.
The second session starts at 13.30 WIB. Aulia Nur Kasiwi, M.IP as a substitute lecturer for Prof. Dr. Ahmad Nurmandi, bring this session. Here Aulia brings the theme of “The Growing of Social Media Use in ASEAN’s Government.”. it explains how social media plays an essential role in the field of government and the importance of the digitalization era in the scope of government. A discussion and questions and answers accompany each session.
The next session was a Group Presentation on the Social and Economic Development Challenge: A comparison between Indonesia and Malaysia. This activity started at 14.00 and consisted of four groups with titles, including Leadership of Joko Widodo and Najib Razak, Comparison between Malaysia and Indonesia Industry and Education, Digitalization of e-government in Indonesian and Malay, and Social and Economic Development Challenges. The activity finished in the evening at 17.3
