Jakarta, March 7 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology has forged collaboration with the National Development Planning (PPN) Ministry to synchronize data in a bid to strengthen human resource development initiatives.

The two institutions formalized the partnership with the signing of an agreement on the integration and use of the National Talent Management Data in Jakarta on Friday (March 6), according to a statement received on Saturday.

PPN Minister Rachmat Pambudy emphasized the need for Indonesia to intensify efforts to build the capacity of its talents by fostering a more supportive ecosystem to keep pace with increasingly fierce global competition.

He noted that the quality of human capital is as cr...