Indonesia Promotes Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Through FIKSI 2025
Jakarta, The Gulf Observer: The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is encouraging innovative and creative entrepreneurial ideas among students through the Indonesian Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Festival (FIKSI) 2025, aimed at fostering a generation of young entrepreneurs with social and economic impact.
“FIKSI 2025 is expected to be a platform for students to turn ideas into actionable solutions with social and economic value in their communities,” said Maria Veronica Irene Herdjiono, Head of the Ministry’s National Achievement Center, on Tuesday.
Held from October 26 to 31, the festival features a range of activities, including project assessments, innovation exhibitions, entrepreneurship workshops, mentoring sessions, and business pitch presentations before a panel of judges.
This year, 337 participants from 176 teams representing 24 provinces advanced to the national stage, selected from 2,774 registered teams from senior high schools across Indonesia.
FIKSI 2025 comprises two main categories — Business Plans and Business Development — covering 11 branches of activity such as agribusiness, agritech and maritime, fashion, games, film and music industry, animation and video, health, crafts, culinary, tourism and fine arts, digital technology, and social entrepreneurship.
Irene emphasized that FIKSI is not merely a competition but a platform for collaboration and shared learning, encouraging students to connect and exchange ideas.
“Make FIKSI 2025 an opportunity to expand your network, meet peers, and gain benefits for developing Indonesian talent,” she said.
She further noted that participating teams are expected to become pioneers of change, developing entrepreneurial solutions with positive social and environmental impacts.
Irene also highlighted the festival’s role in shaping students’ character, fostering creativity, independence, adaptability, social sensitivity, and an entrepreneurial mindset essential for seizing future opportunities.
