Published: 25 Feb 2021

How do rural areas increase regional competitiveness in the global era? This issue was discussed in the Talk with Arvin, Tuesday (23/2) with three speakers, namely Prof. Dr. Jony Oktavian Haryanto, Rector of President University (PresUniv), Prof. Dr. H. Sutarto Hadi, M.Si., M.Sc., Rector of Lambung Mangkurat University, and I Nyoman Suwirta, S.Pd., M.M. the Regent of Klungkung, Bali. The event, which was hosted by Arvin Mircelova, carried the theme of Regional Dynamic Competitiveness and the Era of Globalization.

Prof. Jony Haryanto (right, above) in Talk with Arvin.
Source: Screen Capture Talk with Arvin

 

In his presentation, Nyoman Suwirta talked about Klungkung, a poor district in Bali. To overcome this, Nyoman initiated the Entrepreneur Masuk Desa program. This program aims to produce entrepreneurs from the rural areas, so that in the future the rural areas in Klungkung will be advanced and competitive. In realizing his ideas,  Nyoman said, he faced the constraints of limited resources that were able to motivate and change the mindset of rural communities to become entrepreneurs.

Meanwhile, Prof. Jony explained that PresUniv has courses on entrepreneurship and business incubator SetSail BizAcell. "We do this to educate students so that after graduating they are immediately ready to become entrepreneurs," he explained. With the internet, rural communities in Klungkung can actually easily access all material about entrepreneurship from anywhere, including from lecturers at PresUniv complete with lecture materials. "PresUniv is ready to cooperate with the Klungkung Regency Government," said Prof. Jony. (Gilang Suryanata, PR team).

 

 

 

Internet, Kunci Tingkatkan Daya Saing Desa

 

Bagaimana desa meningkatkan daya saingnya di era global? Materi itulah yang dibahas dalam acara Talk with Arvin, Selasa (23/2) bersama tiga pembicara, yakni Prof. Dr. Jony Oktavian Haryanto, Rektor President University (PresUniv), Prof. Dr. H. Sutarto Hadi, M.Si., M.Sc., Rektor Universitas Lambung Mangkurat, dan I Nyoman Suwirta, S.Pd., M.M. yang Bupati Klungkung, Bali. Acara yang dipandu oleh Arvin Mircelova ini mengusung tema Daya Kompetitif Dinamis Daerah dan Era Globalisasi.

 

Prof. Jony Haryanto (kanan, atas) dalam Talk with Arvin.
Sumber: Screen Capture Talk with Arvin

 

Dalam paparannya, Nyoman Suwirta bercerita tentang Klungkung, kabupaten yang miskin di Bali. Untuk mengatasinya, Nyoman menggagas program Entrepreneur Masuk Desa. Program ini bertujuan mencetak pengusaha-pengusaha dari desa, sehingga kelak desa-desa di Klungkung menjadi maju dan berdaya saing. Dalam mewujudkan gagasannya, ungkap Nyoman, ia menghadapi kendala keterbatasan sumber daya yang mampu memotivasi dan mengubah mindset masyarakat desa agar mau menjadi berwirausaha.

Gayung bersambut, Prof. Jony memaparkan bahwa PresUniv memiliki mata kuliah entrepreneurship dan inkubator bisnis SetSail BizAcell . “Ini kami lakukan untuk mendidik mahasiswa agar setelah lulus langsung siap menjadi entrepreneur,” paparnya. Dengan adanya internet, masyarakat desa di Klungkung sebetulnya bisa dengan mudah mengakses semua materi tentang entrepreneurship dari mana pun, termasuk dari dosen-dosen di PresUniv lengkap dengan materi perkuliahannya. “PresUniv siap bekerja sama dengan Pemkab Klungkung,” tegas Prof. Jony. (Gilang Suryanata, tim PR).