Canal Indonesia as a Medium of Expression and Promotion of Culture

Indonesia is a rich Country. Not only with its natural resources are abundant, but also a variety of cultural owned. Stretches from Sabang to Merauke, Indonesia has a diverse culture that is not owned by other Countries. Based on the census of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) in 2010, there are more than 300 ethnic groups or of 1340 ethnic groups in Indonesia.

This diversity coined the motto Bhineka Tunggal Ika which means different but still one. Despite having a variety of ethnic, cultural, religious, and class, Indonesia is still one entity. Quoted from the page cnnindonesia.com (23/2/2021), there are at least 7 (seven) cultural diversity of Indonesia. Among these traditional house, traditional ceremonies, traditional outfits, traditional clothing, musical instruments and traditional songs, traditional weapons, and typical food.

 The cultural diversity of Indonesia is the wealth of the nation that must be maintained and preserved in order not to vanish. One way is to keep promoting tourism and culture of the region through a variety of media. The ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) has been successfully carry out a variety of programs Independent Study that has entered episode 13.

 A number of priority programs implemented and most have reached the target in 2020. In 2021, the whole program priorities are on the right path so that, the realization of the program is approaching the target set although constrained by the pandemic. Program priority is swathed in the policy of Independent Learning has been present since 2019 and continue up to 2021.

During this time, Kemendikbudristek is one of the ministries in his duties also collided with the pandemic of Covid-19. Naturally, if a program is also on the verge and need evaluation for the progress and development of education.

Following in the footsteps of the program Independent Study 1 to 5 which lasted from December 2019 to July 2020, during the period of the last year (August 2020-July 2021), there are at least eight policy Independent Study that was launched by the Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Mendikbudristek), Nadiem Anwar Makarim, i.e. Independent Learning Episode 6 to Episode 13.

Independent Learning Episode 6 emphasis on the transformation of government funding for higher education; Episode 7: School Driving; Episode 8: VOCATIONAL Centre of Excellence; Episode 9: the Smart Indonesia Card (KIP) College Independent; Episode 10: the expansion of the Scholarship program Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan (LPDP);

Episode 11: Campus Independent Vocational, Episode 12: School Safe Shopping with SipLah, and Episode 13: Merdeka Cultured with Canal Indonesiana. In this paper, the authors are interested to explore the program of Independent Study 13 the theme: Independence Cultured with Canal Indonesiana. In this program, Kemendikbudristek want to maintain the culture of Indonesia through the channel Indonesiana.

An effort that should be appreciated and welcomed because, if not preserved, the existence of Indonesian culture will disappear crushed by time. In a variety of activities such as Indonesia’s Independence, we often see leaders who are proud to wear the traditional clothes. As in the celebration of the Independence of Indonesia on August yesterday, the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo wear traditional Bedouin. This was welcomed by a number of parties, though you shouldn’t be mocking. In fact, by maintaining traditional clothes through the activities of the event or nationality, people got to know various kinds of traditional clothes of Indonesia.

The Launch Of The Channel Indonesiana

 Quoted from the page merdeka.com (05/11/2021), canal Indonesiana launched as an Independent Learning Episodes to 13, namely: Independent Cultured with Canal Indonesiana.

 This channel can be accessed through the page http://indonesiana.tv, broadcast television network Indihome channel 200 (SD) and 916 (HD), as well as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok channel Indonesiana TV. Mendikbudristek Nadiem Makarim said, canal Indonesiana is one of the efforts to realize the vision of the promotion of culture, namely Indonesia happy based on the cultural diversity that educate, reconcile and welfare.

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