Deputy for Technology for Natural Resources Development at the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) Yudi Anantasena said the demand for weather modification technology (TMC) operations was increasing along with the high frequency of occurrence of hydrometeorological disasters or forest and land fires (karhutla) in Indonesia.

“The TMC was initially used for the purpose of managing water resources to meet the needs of irrigation water and hydropower. However, in the last decade, it has been widely used for the purpose of mitigating hydrometerological disasters, especially forest and land fires," he said in a webinar on the implementation of artificial intelligence in supporting the implementation of TMC operations. dry season in a province prone to forest and land fires. However, sometimes BPPT is only asked to help implement TMC when conditions for forest and land fires worsen. In fact, in such a season, the atmospheric conditions are relatively dry and less supportive for the growth of potential clouds for sowing so that they are less efficient, both physically and materially. "The paradigm of TMC's operation to combat forest and land fires should have shifted towards preventing the emergence of hotspots on peatlands. Prevention can be carried out by TMC by wetting the peatlands, so TMC should be carried out in the transition season, where the amount of potential clouds is still available," he said. In developing this TMAT estimation system, BBTMC-BPPT used data from the peatland water monitoring system (Sipalaga) belonging to the Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM). However, BBTMC only took 50 measurement locations with consideration of completeness of data and representative locations.

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Smartfren has expressed its intention to provide 5G services in totality in the country.

However, the President Director of Smartfren, Merza Fachys, said that the 5G network must be used to advance the nation, not just for entertainment. This is because this 5G network promises a lot of things with high speed and low latency capabilities. "It's a shame if the 5G network will only be enjoyed on mobile phones to watch movies, videos, especially if it's just for chatting," said Merza, in the 5G Smartfren network test event, which was held online, Merza continued, if 5G is only to serve things that are entertainment like that, the 4G network is considered far from enough to handle it. According to Merza, the 5G network must really be used for the progress of the Indonesian nation and state. Therefore, Smartfren has twice tested the 5G network using the 28 GHz (mmWave) frequency spectrum. The aim is to examine how effective the mmWave frequency is when it is used to deploy full 5G services. Starting from providing services for general users, industry, even to things that are mission critical. "Whether it's in the health sector, transportation, or anything else, we can't just rely on the low spectrum (low band). This is the main target, because currently wide bandwidth is only available on the mmWave spectrum," Merza continued.

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Meanwhile, based on data from Rumah.com Indonesia Property Market Index Q2 2021,

there was a decline in the property price index accompanied by an increase in property supply nationally in the first quarter of 2021. Marine Novita, Country Manager of Rumah.com explained, the current high liquidity of banks has caused the government and related financial authorities to seeks to provide stimulus through various policy incentives and relaxations. Rumah.com Indonesia Property Market Index (RIPMI)a shows several prospective areas for consumers. Two of these areas are Cisauk District and Curug District, Tangerang Regency. In the first quarter of 2021, Cisauk District and Curug District, based on data from the Rumah.com Indonesia Property Market Index, are the two most prospective areas. Cisauk and Curug offer the best opportunities for consumers today. Based on Rumah.com's analysis, these two areas are located next to an established integrated residential area. Cisauk is flanked by Pagedangan District and Serpong District, where in that area there is an independent city area of ​​BSD City. However, in terms of price, Cisauk has a relatively more affordable price compared to prices in the two regions. "Interestingly, property prices in Cisauk are currently falling due to the impact of the pandemic, so this is an opportunity to get housing in the best locations at the best prices. Previously in 2020, property prices in this area had increased by 25 percent per year," said Marine .

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One of the mandates of our constitution is to encourage efforts to educate the nation's life.

In this regard, Sinar Mas Land through PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk carries out corporate social responsibility in the education sector by distributing assistance to 785 students and educators amounting to Rp. 700,000 per person. Total education funding assistance for this year reached Rp. 550 million. PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk carries out corporate social responsibility in the field of education by distributing aid to 785 students and educators amounting to IDR 700,000 per person. Total education funding assistance for this year reached Rp. 550 million. This educational aid is part of a series of events for the 7th SML Education Festival and at the same time appreciates National Education Day which falls every 2 May. This year's Sinar Mas Land Education Festival has the theme Creating a quality school environment through innovative creativity in independent learning. "Hopefully this educational aid will be useful for students and educators who receive it. Sinar Mas Land's annual program is a tangible manifestation of the company's support for Indonesian education and as a company's efforts to realize sustainable development, in particular reducing inequality and overcoming poverty as well as improving the welfare of the community. ,” said Sinar Mas Land's CSR Head, Maria Chatarina Octaviana SP.

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The Indonesian Palm Oil Farmers Association (Apkasindo) assessed that the implementation of the Mandatory B30 Program (a mixture of 30 percent biodiesel and 70 percent diesel fuel) since January 1, 2020

was able to maintain the stability of the price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) for oil palm farmers. "The mandatory biodiesel policy has an impact on oil palm uptake and farmers' FFB prices, and the price of FFB closing before the Eid holiday rose significantly," he continued, becoming a historical zero point for why farmers' FFB prices were very well maintained and Indonesia was recorded as the first country in the world to have implement B30. According to him, the implementation of B30 creates a double effect that fascinates the world, namely a significant increase in domestic absorption and a reduction in diesel imports by this mix. Gulat said that before B30 was implemented, the price of FFB for farmers during 2017, 2018, 2019 was in the range of IDR 700-1200/kg. However, after the implementation of B30 which is supported by BPDPKS funds starting from January 2020, the price of FFB for farmers is at the level of Rp. 1,800-Rp. 2,550/kg. "We oil palm farmers are very grateful for the Mandatory B30 policy," said Gulat.

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Chairman of the Indonesian MSME Association (Akumindo) Ikhsan Ingratubun said that since Indonesia joined various free trade blocks, cross-border trade activities have become increasingly widespread.

Ikhsan noted that Indonesia was not ready to face these new conditions. This can be seen at least from the limited number of domestically produced manufactured products traded on digital platforms. "For manufactured products in e-commerce which dominate China, South Korea, Taiwan. Indonesia is still limited and local MSMEs selling in e-commerce are still dominated by craft and furniture products," said Ikhsan, this unbalanced situation needs the government's attention. For controlling trade through electronic systems in the future, he hopes that the government can highlight the tariff wars that are often encountered on e-commerce platforms. Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) economist Bhima Yudhistira said the level of participation of local products on e-commerce platforms is still limited. A study conducted by Indef and the Persada Data Lab in 2019 showed that only around 25.9% of local products were traded online. "The limited contribution of local products is considered a challenge for e-commerce inclusivity to local entrepreneurs, especially MSMEs," said Bhima. In addition to being prepared to monitor and regulate the portion of imported products on e-commerce platforms, data collection of the originating country of the seller can be a strategy to build a database.

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