GELAR TEKNOLOGI TEPAT GUNA
Gelar Teknologi Tepat Guna (GTTG) Nasional ke-XI secara resmi dibuka oleh Menteri Koordinator bidang Perekonomian Dr. Sri Mulyani, di Pekanbaru.
Menteri Koordinator Bidang Perekonomian Dr. Sri Mulyani hadir atas nama Presiden SBY untuk membuka acara GTTG di Bandar Serai Purna MTQ Pekanbaru tersebut. Dalam pidato tertulis yang dibacakan Sri Mulyani, Presiden SBY menilai GTTG sangat penting bagi wadah pengembangan kreatifitas dan inovasi masyarakat. Dimana inovasi rakyat sangat penting bagi kemajuan dan kemandirian bangsa dalam situasi ekonomi yang belum stabil dan krisis global seperti saat ini.
Presiden juga mengharapkan, GTTG menjembatani keperluan teknologi tepat guna yang sederhana tapi banyak manfaatnya. Sehingga setiap produk inovasi yang dinilai penting, mestinya bisa dibantu pengembangannya.
Sementara itu Menteri Dalam Negeri (Mendagri) Mardiyanto selaku pelaksana GTTG menyampaikan ucapan terima kasih kepada semua pihak, terutama Pemprov Riau yang telah bekerja keras dalam menyukseskan penyelenggaraan agenda nasional tahunan tersebut.
Gubernur Riau dalam pidato sambutannya mengungkapkan program-program pengembangan masyarakat desa. Kesempatan itu juga digunakan gubernur untuk menyampaikan aspirasi akan masih rendahnya dukungan pemerintah pusat untuk Riau dari aspek anggaran.
Gelar TTG dan pameran yang ikuti oleh sejumlah Propinsi dan Kabupaten/kota seluruh Indonesia serta instansi pemerintan lainnya baik dari Pusat dan daerah.
The XI National Appropriate Technology Exhibition (GTTG) was officially opened by the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Dr. Sri Mulyani, in Pekanbaru
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Dr. Sri Mulyani was present on behalf of President SBY to open the GTTG event at Bandar Serai Purna MTQ Pekanbaru. In a written speech read by Sri Mulyani, President SBY assessed that GTTG was very important for the development of community creativity and innovation. Where people's innovation is very important for the progress and independence of the nation in the unstable economic situation and global crisis like today.
The President also hopes that GTTG will bridge the need for appropriate technology that is simple but has many benefits. So that every product innovation that is considered important, should be assisted in its development.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Mardiyanto as the executor of GTTG expressed his gratitude to all parties, especially the Riau Provincial Government who had worked hard in the success of the implementation of the annual national agenda.
The Governor of Riau in his opening speech revealed rural community development programs. The governor also used this opportunity to convey his aspirations for the low support from the central government for Riau from a budgetary aspect.
TTG holdings and exhibitions participated by a number of provinces and regencies/cities throughout Indonesia as well as other government agencies from both the central and regional levels.
