UNS — Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta Board of Professor held a webinar on “Developing Pancasila Values Based on Local Wisdom” through Zoom Cloud Meetings and live broadcast on the UNS YouTube channel on Thursday (25/3/2021). The webinar was attended by 340 participants and 45 presenters. The event was opened by the Rector of UNS, Prof. Jamal Wiwoho, who mentioned that Pancasila values are people’s wisdom that unites the diversity of culture, traditions, and customs in the bond of togetherness. A bond based on mutual respect.
Prof. Jamal believes UNS is committed to being Pancasila Vanguard and will always apply its values to achieve tolerant and calm campus life. Prof. Jamal also believes that UNS will create humane life based on local wisdom that has grown in the UNS community. “I am sure that this local wisdom can unite the diversities in the archipelagic nation,” Prof. Jamal said.
The Chief of UNS Board of Professor, Prof. Suranto, M.S., Ph.D., stated that technology development that has brought Indonesia to the international stage should not lead the community to forget their culture. sAs the nation’s view of life, Pancasila can be applied widely and approached from various perspectives.
The webinar led by Prof. Leo Agung S invited four speakers. The first speaker, Prof. Wimboh Santoso (Chief of Board of Commissioners OJK), delivered his views on the economic and business perspectives. Prof. Hariyono (Deputy Chief BPIP) provided materials on Pancasila values as character supports. Prof. Chatarina Muryani (Chief of PSB UNS) delivered her views on science and technology. Lastly, Prof. Andrik Purwasito (Head of Doctoral Program in Cultural Studies UNS) discussed social and cultural perspectives.
Prof. Hariyono stated that Indonesian should apply Pancasila as a basis and orientation of the nation’s characters as a citizen. Pancasila aims to change the mentality of a colonized country into an independent nation that requires character transformation. Prof. Hariyono also mentioned Jong Java’s vision through Tri Koro Dharmo and three noble objectives sakti, bakti, and budi (sacredness, devotion, and moral). To be an independent nation, they must be sakti, mastering information technology to compete with colonizers. But mastering information technology will only bring results when people have virtue, and people with knowledge will benefit others when they serve their nation and country.
“When we are colonized, we weren’t just losing our economic assets, deceased leaders, and fighters, but most importantly, we lost our nation’s characters. Losing self-affirmation that we are a great nation. This identity crisis cannot be solved without values,” Prof. Hariyono explained.
Supporting Prof. Hariyono from socio-cultural aspects, Prof. Andrik discussed how technology and information provide diverse information on the economy, ecology, and customs. With this condition, Indonesia received significant influence in globalization. Information is free to flow to the community without filters. “The information is often hyperreality. Only a small percentage is showing in reality. We tend to appreciate it at face value. What we get as the truest information,” Prof. Andrik said. Humas UNS
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