Debat Keempat
Debat keempat ini dinilai paling menarik
Direktur Institut Madani Nusantara Prof Nanat Fatah Natsir menilai debat putaran keempat yang diikuti kedua calon wakil presiden Minggu malam (29/6) paling menarik dibandingkan tiga putaran debat sebelumnya.
“Dari empat kali debat, semalam yang paling bagus. Hatta sangat sistematif dan substantif menjelaskan sumber daya manusia, riset dan teknologi yang akan dilaksanakan ke depan,” kata Nanat di Jakarta, Senin.
Hatta Rajasa (tengah) berjabat tangan dengan Jusuf Kalla disaksikan moderator Dwikorita Karnawati saat Debat Cawapres 2014 di Jakarta, Minggu (29/6). (Credit: ANTARA FOTO/Wahyu Putro A)
Presidium Ikatan Cendekiawan Muslim Indonesia (ICMI) itu menilai penjelasan Hatta yang sistematis itu terpapar karenma dia berpengalaman langsung pada bidang riset dan teknologi ketika menjabat Menteri Ristek.
“Jusuf Kalla terlihat lebih banyak bicara teknis dalam bidang pendidikan riset dan teknologi,” ujar mantan rektor UIN Bandung itu.
Nanat menyimpulkan Hatta lebih unggul dibandingkan Jusuf Kalla pada debat tersebut.
Hatta dan Kalla mengikuti debat calon wakil presiden bertema “Pembangunan Sumber Daya Manusia dan Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Teknologi” semalam yang merupakan keempat dari rangkaian debat kandidat dalam Pemilu Presiden 2014.
Debat terakhir akan diikuti kedua pasangan calon presiden dan wakil presiden dengan tema “Tema Pangan, Energi, dan Lingkungan” Sabtu (5/7).
Sumber: Dewanto Samodro / antaranews.com
Kalla, Hatta face off in TV debate
Indonesia’s vice-presidential candidates Jusuf Kalla and Hatta Rajasa faced off in a televised debate on Sunday.
They are two of the most experienced politicians in Indonesia’s post-Suharto era.
They were once in the same Cabinet. Mr Hatta Rajasa is a former Chief Economic Minister while Mr Jusuf Kalla a former vice president.
But today they are on opposite sides of the political divide.
Mr Kalla is the running mate of presidential candidate Joko Widodo while Mr Hatta the running mate of Prabowo Subianto.
On Sunday, Mr Kalla and Mr Hatta couldn’t resist trading jibes at each other’s achievements while in office.
“While you were a minister, which innovation were you most proud of (and) that has left a mark on our country and can be shared?” asked Mr Kalla.
In his defence, Mr Hatta – who was also once the Minister for Research and Technology – said he had done much to pave the way for research on rice in the country.
Together with Mr Prabowo, they have also promised to boost Indonesia’s research budget and extend the compulsory education from 9 to 12 years.
“To improve quality and make it more accessible – the duration of compulsory education would become 12 years,” said Mr Hatta.
However Mr Kalla and Mr Widodo believe there’s a need to evaluate the current education system to improve Indonesia’s human resource.
“We have gained independence 60 years ago but our system is not yet perfected to achieve our stated objectives,” said Mr Kalla.
While they differed on the technicalities, both sides agreed on the urgent need to level up Indonesia’s education system to meet the needs of a growing and increasingly sophisticated economy.
Source: CNA / ir