Prabowo’s Youth Push Ties 2045 Vision to History, AI, and Human Rights

Indonesian officials are mounting a coordinated push to define the country’s 2045 vision, with a series of statements calling on young people to carry national identity, technology policy, and human rights into the next generation. Deputy Human Rights Minister Mugiyanto Sipin said the 2045 vision must place human dignity and human rights at its center, framing rights as the foundation of long-term development [276851]. President Prabowo Subianto urged young Indonesians to study the nation’s history and learn from past mistakes, saying that knowledge is essential to guiding the country’s future [275956].

The youth-focused messaging extended to technology and civic identity. Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid called on young people to help shape the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in Indonesia, saying their involvement is essential to ensure the technology serves the public good [275957]. Deputy House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad proposed adding “One Data” to the 1928 Youth Pledge’s “One Homeland, One Nation, One Language,” arguing that shared, reliable information is now essential to national unity [273477]. Culture Minister Fadli Zon said the pledge’s spirit should move beyond ceremony into everyday action through education, community work, and civic participation [273495].

Alongside the forward-looking agenda, the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) urged stronger coordination among government ministries and other institutions to combat human trafficking linked to online scams, calling it a human rights issue that requires a joint response [276846]. Deputy Health Minister Benjamin Paulus Octavianus separately stressed the need to strengthen national capacity to respond to health crises, calling for better coordination across government agencies and faster decision-making during emergencies [272181].