As an appreciation of BPS to the whole community in developing the status of Indonesia, as in previous years, BPS again gave BPS Awards. There are three award categories: Best Company Respondents, Best Mass Media Partners, and Best Ministry / Institution Partners.
As the Best Company Respondent, the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (GAIKINDO) was chosen. "This will spur us to provide better data. We feel the importance of the data, so we continue to spur so that the data we produce is useful for many people, "said Kukuh Kumara, General Secretary of GAIKINDO.
Then, from the mass media, Investor Daily was awarded as the Best Mass Media Partner received by Primus Dorimulu, Editor in Chief. "Editorial policy in Investor Daily, every reporter must master the data. And the most trusted data is BPS data. With Presidential Regulation Number 39 Year 2019, we hope for one data, "he said.
As a final award, the Ministry of National Development Planning / Bappenas was awarded as the Best Ministry / Institution Partner. "I hope this award is given because of the passion for one data. It is time for us to work well together as part of producing quality data. For SP2020, we hope that synchronization with the Ministry of Home Affairs will run smoothly. We always support BPS, so that SP2020 becomes the best census made so far, and becomes an international standard, "said Bambang Brodjonegoro, Minister of PPN / Head of Bappenas.
Furthermore, Bambang also advised BPS about the increasingly widespread use of Big Data. "We have entered this era, like it or not, BPS must not be allergic to big data. We must try to make big data into mainstream statistics. "With the spirit of one data, hopefully the cooperation between Bappenas and BPS will be deeper," he concluded.
