REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Joko Widodo invited several inspirational figures to the Merdeka Palace for Indonesia's Independence Day celebration in Jakarta, Wednesday.
"By inviting them, at least we will be able to know them. Later on, when there is a dialog between the president and the guests, it may be possible that the government has a program for them," Head of the Presidential Secretariat Darmansjah Djumala stated.
The invitees are considered figures, who have carried out concrete activities and inspired others to partake in development programs and various competitions, including in the Olympiads.
Among the invited guests was Ryan Timothy Abisha, who invented smart trash bins that could automatically sort organic, inorganic, and metal wastes.
He won a silver medal at the International Exhibition for Young Inventors held in China. Moreover, his smart trash bin invention won special awards in Japan and Macau.
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