SATU Indonesia Awards 2020, Capturing Indonesia’s Most Inspiring Young Talents

SATU Indonesia Awards 2020, Capturing Indonesia’s Most Inspiring Young Talents

JAKARTA: Recognizing the role and force of the young generation, Indonesia’s first President Ir. Soekarno remarked, “A thousand old men can only dream, but one young man can change the world.”

These wise words are certainly apt to describe the young recipients of the Semangat Astra Terpadu Untuk (SATU) Indonesia Awards who work hard to create real change in the community.

This year, the 11^th edition of SATU Indonesia Awards engaged collaborators Young on Top and IDN Times to capture Indonesia’s best and most inspiring young talents. A kick-off ceremony of the Award is held today (2/3).

"Astra started SATU Indonesia Awards because we believe that young people are Indonesia’s driving force in the future. What they do can inspire other young people to make positive changes for Indonesia," said President Director Astra Prijono Sugiarto.

Some of the judges of SATU Indonesia Awards 2020 were present in the kick-off event, such as artist Dian Sastrowardoyo and founder of Young On Top Billy Boen.

“I am delighted to be back as part of the SATU Indonesia Awards 2020. I am looking forward to learning from this year’s winners," said Dian.

Meanwhile, Billy hoped that SATU Indonesia Awards winners can inspire other young people to step up in society not just for themselves, but also for their communities. "If we can be successful at a young age, why wait until we get older?" Billy said.

SATU Indonesia Awards 2020 kick-off ceremony also featured Maya Stolastika Boleng, 2019 SATU Indonesia Awards recipient in the Environment category. Maya shared her experience of choosing a career as an organic farmer. Through her company Twelve's Organic, Maya is now working alongside 25 organic vegetable and fruit farmers.

To the young people, Maya encouraged them to never hesitate to do positive things. "People may think you’re unusual because of your choices, but as long as those are good choices, keep doing them anyway," she said.

To date, SATU Indonesia Awards has awarded 305 young talented Individuals—59 in national and 246 in provincial levels—in the fields of Health, Education, Environment, Entrepreneurship and Technology. Each winner received a prize of Rp60 million as well as the opportunity to get continuous mentoring from Astra.

The judges of this year’s SATU Indonesia Awards are:

1. Prof. Nila Moeloek, Lecturer from the Medical Faculty of University of Indonesia
2. Prof. Emil Salim, Lecturer in Environmental Sciences in UI’s Postgraduate Program
3. Prof. Fasli Jalal, Rector of YARSI University & Professor of Jakarta State University (UNJ)
4. Tri Mumpuni, Founder of the Institute of Business and People’s Economy (IBEKA)
5. Onno W. Purbo Ph.D, Information Technology Expert
6. Toriq Hadad, President Director PT Tempo Inti Media Tbk
7. Riza Deliansyah, Deputy Chief of Corporate Affairs Astra
8. Boy Kelana Soebroto, Head of Corporate Communications Astra
9. Dian Sastrowardoyo, Artist
10. Billy Boen, Founder of Young On Top

The Spirit of Collaboration

Committed to bring in talented young people from all over Indonesia, Astra is collaborating with multi-sector partners who have the same vision of encouraging Indonesia’s young generation to advance the nation.

Having previously collaborated with Tempo, Antara, and Kumparan, for the first time this year Astra Group is joined by Young On Top and IDN Times.

This new collaboration is expected to reach more inspiring youth, as the pool of talents increases every year. In 2019 alone, SATU Indonesia Awards saw a 45.17% growth of participants to 8,654 from 5,961 in 2018.

Visit www.satu-indonesia.com for more information on SATU Indonesia Awards.

For further information, please contact:

Boy Kelana Soebroto

Head of Corporate Communications

PT Astra International Tbk

Ph. 021-508-43-888

About Astra:

PT Astra International Tbk was established in 1957 in Jakarta as a general trading company under the name Astra International Inc. In 1990, for the purpose of the company’s initial public offering (IPO), the name of the company changed to PT Astra International Tbk, followed by listing its shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange under the ticker code ASII.

Astra has developed its business by implementing a business model based on synergies and diversification within seven business segments, consisting of: 1) Automotive, 2) Financial Services, 3) Heavy Equipment, Mining, Construction & Energy, 4) Agribusiness, 5) Infrastructure and Logistics, 6) Information Technology and 7) Property.

Astra conducts business operations in all parts of Indonesia under the management of more than 235 subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates companies, and was supported by more than 216,000 employees, as of March 2020.

As one of the largest national business groups today, Astra has built a strong reputation through offering a range of quality products and services, taking into account the implementation of good corporate governance and environmental governance. Astra always aspires to be the pride of the nation that participates in efforts to improve the welfare of the Indonesian people.

Therefore, Astra's business activities strive to apply a balanced mix in the commercial aspects of business and non-business contributions through 9 foundations and a variety of sustainable social responsibility programmes Astra Untuk Indonesia Sehat, Astra Untuk Indonesia Cerdas, Astra Untuk Indonesia Hijau and Astra Untuk Indonesia Kreatif.

Astra initiated the Semangat Astra Terpadu Untuk (SATU) Indonesia Awards programme, which has entered a decade this year, and has given recognition awards to 305 young Indonesians, consisting of 59 national level recipients and 246 provincial level recipients in the fields of Health, Education, the Environment, Entrepreneurship and Technology, which are integrated with Astra’s wide range of community activities through 87 Kampung Berseri Astra and 645 Desa Sejahtera Astra initiated in 34 provinces throughout Indonesia.

For further information, please visit www.astra.co.id & www.satu-indonesia.com, and follow Astra through Instagram (@SATU_Indonesia), Youtube (SATU Indonesia), Facebook (Semangat Astra Terpadu) and Twitter (@SATU_Indonesia).