Indonesia showcases local innovation: Jeneponto leadership awards and Central Java waste‑oil recycling program

On 31 July 2026, the Provincial Human Resources Development Agency in South Sulawesi honored participants of the National Leadership Education (PKN) Level II cohort. Dr St Meriam, head of the Population and Family Planning Agency in Jeneponto, received the Best Participant and Best Content Creator awards for his GESIT DATA PRESISI project, which integrates and validates family data to target stunting risk. Jeneponto’s Head of Human Resources and Development, Ahmad Saparuddin, also won the Best Magazine Design award and a “Satisfactory” rating for his TANGKAS project aimed at improving civil‑service delivery.

In Central Java, PT Biosirkular Inovasi Indonesia, together with PT Gapura Mas Lestari and the provincial PKK, launched the “Used Cooking Oil into Rupiah” movement on 29 July 2026 in Semarang. The initiative seeks to turn household used‑cooking‑oil into valuable resources by building an ecosystem that includes community education, collection points, pickup services, digital tracking, and conversion into raw materials. Director Dicka Dwi Candra highlighted digitalization as essential for transparency and trust in the system.