Menteri Kesehatan Indonesia Budi Gunadi Sadikin dan Presiden GISAID Peter Bogner (Foto : @sehatnegeriku.kemkes.go.id)
Bali, goindonesia.co – Kementerian Kesehatan Indonesia dan GISAID Initiative, platform inisiatif data sains terkemuka di dunia, mengumumkan pendirian GISAID Academy di Kura Kura Bali, hari ini. Dengan pendirian institusi pendidikan permanen di Bali, GISAID mengkonsolidasikan program pendidikan dengan pengalamannya melatih ratusan profesional di bidang bioinformatika di seluruh dunia.
GISAID telah memainkan peran penting sejak awal pandemi COVID-19. GISAID Academy akan membuat pengawasan genomik patogen lebih maju serta membangun kapasitas respons di wilayah ini.
“Dengan pendirian GISAID Academy, Indonesia terus membangun ketahanan dan respons terhadap wabah dengan memanfaatkan ekosistem kesehatan yang sudah ada. Dengan memanfaatkan fasilitas yang telah ada di Poltekkes Kemenkes Denpasar dan Universitas Udayana, GISAID Academy siap memberikan pelatihan vokasional secara menyeluruh dalam surveilans genomik patogen,” ujar Menteri Kesehatan Indonesia Budi Gunadi Sadikin.
Menkes Budi mengatakan, pendirian GISAID Academy menegaskan kontribusi Kemenkes terhadap keamanan kesehatan global. Pendirian akademi ini juga menandai kolaborasi berkelanjutan Kemenkes dengan GISAID telah memasuki fase baru.
“Selain itu, GISAID Academy membuka jalan bagi keterlibatan multisektor yang lebih besar dan peluang pertumbuhan di bidang genomik, termasuk penerapannya yang lebih luas di bidang kedokteran presisi.”
Presiden GISAID Peter Bogner menjelaskan bahwa GISAID Academy memperkenalkan kurikulum yang dirancang secara cermat sepanjang tahun. Kurikulum memuat berbagai kursus mulai dari pelatihan vokasional pada teknik PCR dasar hingga Next Generation Sequencing untuk mempersiapkan pelatihan bioinformatika lanjutan.
“Hal ini menegaskan komitmen GISAID terhadap data genomik berkualitas tinggi yang memajukan langkah-langkah penyelamatan nyawa dan keputusan kebijakan berbasis bukti. Model pembelajaran dan kerja sama yang berkelanjutan menempatkan GISAID Academy sebagai sumber daya internasional yang penting, menekankan akses yang adil pada pengetahuan ilmiah yang dibangun atas dasar berbagi data secara transparan,” kata Presiden GISAID Peter Bogner.
GISAID Academy akan berlokasi di dalam Kampus United In Diversity (UID) di Kura Kura Bali. Terinspirasi oleh tradisi Bali Tri Hita Karana, kampus UID Bali menyajikan keharmonisan sosial, lingkungan, dan spiritual sekaligus menyediakan fasilitas pembelajaran berteknologi tinggi di lingkungan yang indah.
“Bersama dengan misi UID ‘Membangun Kepercayaan untuk Masa Depan Bersama’, GISAID Academy menghormati prinsip kedaulatan data dan komitmen yang dibuat oleh komunitas penggunanya untuk menjunjung akses yang adil terhadap teknologi dan pengetahuan, berdasarkan etiket ilmiah dan menghormati semua hak dan kepentingan,” kata Presiden Kehormatan UID Sir Gordon William Duff.
GISAID Support Indonesia to Develop Genomic Data
November 28, 2023
Indonesia’s Ministry of Health and the GISAID Initiative, the world’s leading data science initiative platform, today announced the establishment of the GISAID Academy at Kura Kura Bali. With the establishment of a permanent faculty in Bali, GISAID consolidates its educational programs, drawing on its rich experience in training hundreds of professionals in bioinformatics across the globe who played decisive roles from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The GISAID Academy will further advance genomic surveillance while building response capacity in the region, and beyond.
“With the establishment of the GISAID Academy, Indonesia continues to build up resilience and outbreak response by leveraging its existing health ecosystem. Utilizing established facilities at Poltekkes Kemenkes Denpasar and Universitas Udayana, the Academy is poised to deliver end-to-end vocational training in pathogen genomic surveillance,” said Indonesia’s Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin. “This affirms our contribution to global health security following our 2022 G20 Presidency, and ASEAN Chairmanship this year. Furthermore, the GISAID Academy paves the way for greater multi-sector involvement and opportunities for growth in the field of genomics, including its wider application in precision medicine.”
“The GISAID Academy introduces a meticulously crafted year-round curriculum, with courses ranging from vocational training on foundational PCR techniques to Next Generation Sequencing to prepare for the advanced bioinformatics training. This underscores GISAID’s commitment to high-quality genomic data that advances life-saving countermeasures and evidence based policymaking decisions. The continuous learning and collaborative model position the GISAID Academy as a vital international resource, emphasizing equitable access to scientific knowledge built on a foundation of transparent sharing of data,” said GISAID’s President, Peter Bogner
The GISAID Academy will be hosted within the United In Diversity (UID) Campus at Kura Kura Bali. Inspired by the Balinese tradition of Tri Hita Karana, the UID Bali campus celebrates harmony by featuring state-of-the-art learning facilities within an idyllic setting.
“Together with UID’s mission of ‘Building Trust for Our Common Future,’ the GISAID Academy pays homage to the principle of data sovereignty and the pledge made by its user community to uphold equitable access to technology and knowledge, premised on scientific etiquette and respect for all rights and interests,” said UID’s Honorary President, Sir Gordon William Duff. (***)
*Biro Komunikasi dan Pelayanan Publik, Kementerian Kesehatan RI.
