The government continues to be committed to realizing national clothing sovereignty, which is in line with President Joko Widodo's directives in the Proudly Made in Indonesia National Movement (BBI). The goal is to always use the best products made by the nation's children, as well as an economic buffer against the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Seeing the huge potential demand for textile and textile products (TPT), the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) has organized technical guidance activities for 400 state civil servants from Sabang to Merauke related to the technique of determining fabric specifications for official uniforms.

The activity was organized by one of the work units under the Standardization and Industrial Services Policy Agency (BSKJI), namely the Center for Standardization and Textile Industry Services (BBSPJIT) in collaboration with the Bureau of Organization and Management of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

In his speech, the Head of BSKJI of the Ministry of Industry, Doddy Rahadi said, in order to achieve clothing sovereignty, it is necessary to pay attention to the driving factors, namely ensuring the quality of clothing products through the use and application of standardization, which is a culture in every national textile industry activity to be able to compete in the domestic and international markets. global market.

"One of the real forms of support from the Ministry of Industry is through optimizing the program for Increasing the Use of Domestic Products (P3DN), as well as developing a material center and digital platform for the Indonesian Smart Textile Industry Hub (ISTIH)," said Doddy in Jakarta, Monday (14/3).

Regarding the P3DN program, Doddy explained, the imposition of the domestic content level (TKDN) on each product, especially in the procurement of government goods and services, will have a major impact on the growth of the domestic economy.

“Meanwhile, in terms of standardization and technical specifications of fabric products for uniforms, it can be adjusted to the functions and conditions of the work environment. One of the quality references that can be used is the Indonesian National Standard (SNI),” he explained.

In order to achieve this target, BBSPJIT has the appropriate competence to accommodate the need for uniform fabric quality assessment, both in accordance with technical regulations in the local government environment and special uniform fabric quality standards that are not currently available but are required by other stakeholders such as ministries/agencies, BUMN, BUMD, TNI, and POLRI.

"Every BSKJI work unit spread across Indonesia, we encourage them to always be able to provide solutive and professional services for both industry and society. Those related to textile products, please take advantage of the industrial services at BBSPJIT. In addition to its strategic location, there are testing laboratory facilities that are guaranteed to be accurate, a Product Certification Agency, and competent human resources in the textile sector," said Doddy.