The Institution of Engineers Indonesia (PII) celebrates its 73rd anniversary with the theme "Ligat Organization, Strong Re-Industrialization" in a simple event at the PII Secretariat of the Indonesian Engineering Building, Friday (23/5).

Held in a luring and online manner and followed by the central management, regional management, branch management, foreign representative management, Ethics Honorary Council (MKE), Standard Council of Sintire (MSK), and Implementing Elements of Singery Practice (Vocational Body, Implementing Agency, Permanent Agency).

PII still brings enthusiasm to strengthen the role of engineers in supporting the national re-industrialization process in commemoration of this year. "Since its establishment, PII has played a major role in supporting development in Indonesia in the early independence, we continue to bring that spirit in the 73rd anniversary, together to support the government by providing the best work for Indonesian re-industrialization," said Dr. Ir. Ilham Akbar Habibie, MBA, IPU, as Chairperson of the Indonesian Engineer Association for 2024-2027, in a message delivered online.

Professional Engineers are one of the main assets in re-industrialization efforts. Countries that have succeeded in building their industry have a high number of engineers. Vietnam has around 9,000 engineers per one million inhabitants, while South Korea reaches 25,000 engineers per one million population.

On the occasion of this anniversary celebration this time was also released Theme Song pii, the launch of the PII document e-signature and the awarding to the founders of PII, namely Ir. H. Raden Djoeanda Kartawidjaja and Prof. Dr. Ir. Roosseno Soerjohadikoesoemo. The awarding to the families of the founders of PII was carried out directly by the Secretary General of PII accompanied by the PII Central Board.

With an increasingly mature age, PII is determined to continue the vision and enthusiasm of the founders to continue to be the driving force of technological progress and the country's industry in line with the vision of Indonesia Gold 2045.

Short Profile of the Founder of PII

Ir. H. Raden Djoeanda Kartawidjaja

Birth of Tasikmalaya, Alumni of Technische Hoogeschool Te Bandoeng (THS). Once served as Prime Minister of Indonesia in 1957-1959.

Its biggest contribution is the Djuanda Declaration in 1957 which states that the Indonesian sea is included in the surrounding sea, between and inside the Indonesian archipelago into a unity of the Republic of Indonesia, or known as an archipelago in the unclos sea law convention.

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