The development of the textile industry is still promising, in line with international regulations in the field of industrial sustainability. This provision requires developing countries to receive support from developed countries in implementing sustainable industrial innovation. This was stated by the Chairperson of the Alumni Association (IKA) of the STTT Polytechnic Institute of Textile Technology (ITT), Rikrik Supriyadi in his statement, Thursday (20/7/2023). According to him, the textile and textile products (TPT) industry is still one of Indonesia's economic strengths.
In addition to providing large incomes, this sector is also able to absorb workers in large numbers.
The Ministry of Industry even stated that the need for human resources (HR) in the textile and textile products (TPT) sector is still high.
This is in line with increased investment in the sector.
Rikrik claims that the progress of the domestic TPT industry cannot be separated from human resources and the active role of STTT Polytechnic graduates who have a focus on the textile industry.
Moreover, he said, currently the majority of stakeholders in the textile industry and decision makers in the industry are occupied by alumni from the STTT Polytechnic campus.
"Our alumni who are credible in their fields and on the government side, ITT-STTT-STTT alumni play an important role in formulating and establishing policies to develop the national textile industry," said Rikrik.
In the near future, he said, his party would also hold the Xth congress of the IKA ITT-STTT-STTT Polytechnic, on 29 July 2023.
Through the replacement of the new management, he said, it is hoped that it can provide a more holistic role for the development of domestic textiles.
"Of course, with the synergy between the STTT Polytechnic academic community, students, alumni, government, and related institutions, we can improve the textile industry sector like its glory in the 80s, where Indonesia became a center for the development of regional and even world textiles," he said.
