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ThoughtsonamodernCivilSociety:TheIndonesianCase
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BacharuddinJusufHabibie
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TherearesomecommonbasicprinciplesforanymodernSocietythatmustbefulfilledsuchas:
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Freedom
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Independence
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Pluralism
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HumanRightsbalancedwithHumanResponsibilities
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Values
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JusticeandProsperityThequestionis,howtoachievethistodayinaWell-informedGlobalSocietythatis:
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LowCostandLowRisk,
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HighQualityand
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Constitutional.WhetherasocietyliveswithinaKingdom,RepublicoraCommonMarketlikeEurope,ASEANoranyotherformofStatedependsonvariouscultural,historical,politicalandpragmaticconsiderations.AsenshrinedintheCharteroftheUnitedNations,itistheinterestof“peace”amongpeopleandnations,nottointerfereintheInternalAffairsofanyothernations/society.Withtheaccumulatedexperienceofmorethan6decadesinafastchangingworld,theUnitedNationsanditsnetworkshouldgivemoreattentiontoadjustingitssystemwiththeGlobalizedWorldoftoday.IntheworkoftheUN,concernsaboutHumanRightsmustbebalancedwithHumanResponsibilities.Theimpactofglobalchangesandtheneedforappropriateadjustmentsmustbegivenspecialattention.TheUN’sorganizationalmechanismdeservesspecialattentiontoo.
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DeutscheWelleGlobalMediaForum:„CULTURE,EDUCATION,MEDIAshapingasustainableworld”,INTERNATIONALCONFERENCE,25–27June2012Bonn,Germany.
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Prof.Dr.-Ing.Dr.Sc.h.c.mult.,FormerPresidentoftheRepublicofIndonesia(1998,1999)
 
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TheworldanditsproblemstodayistotallydifferenttothetimewhentheUnitedNationsanditsnetworkwerefounded.Currentlystatesandsocietieshavetheirownsystemsormechanismsfordeveloping,adjustingandimprovingtheirrespectiveConstitutionsforabetterandhigherQualityofLife,accordingthewilloftheirownpeople.Thepeoplecreateanditisalsothesamepeoplethathavetosolvetheirownproblemsandmaketheflowofobjectiveandsubjective-appropriateInformationforgettinghighqualitydecisions,asfastaspossible.
WhereandhowtogettherightInformationattherighttime,fastandwithhighquality?
FreedomofthePressmightbethesolution.Thelocal,aswellasdomesticandinternationalnewsthroughE-Paper,E-NewsorotherSocialNetworkslikeYouTube,Twitter,Facebooketc.areInformationNetworksavailablethroughthehighqualityhard-andsoftwareof“SmartPhones”,“SmartPad”,“SmartNotebook”andother“Smartelectronicequipment”atlowcost.Thetechnologyinnovationanddevelopmentwillexceedthepowerwellbeyondnanotechnologies.
HowcanweguarantythequalityandobjectivityofincomingInformation?Howcanwerelyonthem?Willfreedomofthepress,freecompetitionandtransparencyhelp?HowcanweavoidmanipulationofInformation?HowcanwepreventMoneypoliticsmisusingthefreedomofthePress?
Therearemanymorequestionstobeanswered.AnexchangeandtransferofexperienceamongsocietiescouldcontributetoincreasingthequalityofInformation.AnInterculturalDialoguewilltriggerandcouldgivemoreinformationandunderstandingaboutCulturalValueslikeMoralsandEthos.Tolerancebetweenpeopleandsocietiesisbetterforsupportingawin-winsustainablecooperationinscience,technologyandeconomicdevelopmentinterdependencyandproductivitytoincreasecompetitivenessinsharingandcreatingjobsneededforasustainableequitydistributionofincomeandwealth.Becauseofthat,politicalstabilityandeconomicgrowthwillincreaseHumanSecurityneededtosustainprogresstowardsjusticeandprosperity.
 
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CivilSocietyplaysaveryimportantroleindevelopingamodernsocietyasitbecomesmoretransparentandpredictable.Economics,educational,scienceandtechnologicalinfrastructuredevelopmentwillsystematicallyincreasetheproductivityandcompetivenessofthepeopleandsocietyandsoon……TopreparethepeopleoftheCivilSociety,eachfamilyhastobeinformedand“re-educated”,sothattheyhaveaccesstohealthydrinkingwater,foodandabetterunderstandingforanupbringingprocesscompatibletotheircultureandreligion.Pleaseallowmetotellyouabouttheimplementationoftheabove-mentionedthoughtsduringmyPresidencybetween21May1998and21October1999.Moredetailedreportanddataareavailableinmybook“
DecisiveMoment 
”or“
517Tagen
”,theEnglishandGermantranslationsoftheoriginalbookintheIndonesianlanguage,“
Detik-DetikyangMenentukan
”,publishedin2006.InMarch1998ThePeopleAssemblyoftheRepublicofIndonesiare-electedPresidentSuharto.IwaselectedadayaftertheelectionofthePresidentasVicePresident.Twomonthafterwardonthe21ofMay1998,PresidentSuhartoresigned.ConstitutionallyIbecamethethirdPresidentofIndonesiaandhadthedutytoconvenea“
SpecialPeople’sAssembly 
”forelectinganewPresidentandVicePresident.InsteadIorganizeda“
SpecialPeople’sAssembly 
”torevisethePeople’sAssemblydecreefromMarch1998,comprisinginteraliaofthedecisionsto:
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Tobringforwardthenextgeneralelectionfrom2003to1999.
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OpenparticipationinthenextelectiontoanypoliticalpartyaslongasitmeetsthecriteriaforbecomingapoliticalpartyandadheretotheexistingConstitution
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HoldthePeople’sAssemblyoftheRepublicofIndonesia3monthsaftertheelectioninOctober1999toelectanewPresidentandVicePresident
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Tomakeothernecessarynewsocial-politicalandsocial-economicalPeople’sAssemblydecreesasthebasesandstartoftheReformation.Whatwasthesecretandreasonthatinspiteofthehighpoliticalinstability–markedbydailydemonstrationsinalmostallbigcities;thefreefallofftheIndonesiancurrency,therupiah;highinflationrate;highunemployment
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