Introduction of AI Curriculum in Indonesian Schools
📌 Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka announced that an Artificial Intelligence (AI) curriculum will be introduced in the new academic year, starting in 2025-2026.
🤖 The curriculum will cover all levels, from Elementary School (SD) up to Vocational High School (SMK).
⚔️ Gibran stressed that AI will not replace humans, but humans who do not utilize AI will lose competitiveness against those who do.

Curriculum Implementation and Structure
📚 The integration is considered an innovation given the massive speed and use of technology across basic and secondary education levels.
💡 Implementation must be phased (bertahap), adjusting content based on student levels (e.g., starting introduction in SD grades 5-6).
💻 Early focus should be on computational thinking—systematic and efficient thinking—alongside introducing AI ethics to ensure proper utilization.
📊 Higher levels (e.g., SMA) should begin learning programming languages, sequencing, and eventually complex design creation.

Challenges in Infrastructure and Teacher Readiness
⚠️ A significant challenge is the infrastructure gap between urban centers like Jakarta and remote areas, where even stable internet access or reliable electricity may be lacking.
🧑‍🏫 There is a readiness challenge for teachers; not all current informatics teachers are graduates of IT or informatics degrees.
📚 Teaching materials and textbooks specifically addressing the new curriculum are currently unavailable.
📅 Given the short timeframe (if targeting July implementation), the rollout must be flexible and not immediately mandatory until preparations are complete.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ The core objective of integrating AI education is to strengthen national competitiveness by equipping students with advanced skills.
➡️ Focus areas must include computational thinking and AI ethics from the earliest stages of instruction.
➡️ Policymakers must address the significant disparity in infrastructure (internet/power) before full, mandatory implementation across all regions.

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