Indonesian Human Resources Readiness in term of Facing the ASEAN Economic Community
Abstract: This article explains
about the dilemma which will be faced by Indonesia when the the Mutual Recognition
Arrangement (MRA) is implemented in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by the
end of 2015. The data which will be used to describe the existing condition of
the human resources competitiveness in Indonesia in this article is the
secondary data, such as Human Development Index (HDI); World Knowledge
Competitiveness Index (WKCI); Global Knowledge Competitiveness Index (GKCI);
Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI); Global Innovation Index (GII); and
The Networked Readiness Index. Where upon, these indices will be used as the
guidance to compare the human resources quality in Indonesia with Singapore,
Malaysia, Thailand, and the other ASEAN countries.Based on the data analysis,
these indices show that Indonesian human resources are still far left behind in
terms of competition with the other three ASEAN countries. It is feared that
the weak competitiveness of human resources in Indonesia may cause the infl ux
of the foreign skilled workers in more signifi cant numberas a consequence of
the implementation of MRA.
Keywords: Mutual Recognition
Arrangement; ASEAN Economic Community; human resources; competitiveness
Penulis: Cinintya Audori
Fathin, Arika Bagus Perdana, Ayu Kartikasari, Dyah Ratih Sulistyastuti
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologidd140543
