Managing High-Quality Data, UMM Development Economics Wins Bhumandala Award

Author : Humas | Wednesday, December 04, 2024 09:19 WIB

The Development Economics Study Program (EP) at Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) has successfully won the 2024 Bhumandala Award from the Geospatial Information Agency (BIG) (Photo: Special).

The academic community of Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) continues to make various efforts to improve quality and contributions. One of these efforts is the Development Economics Study Program (EP) under the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) at UMM, which excels in managing high-quality spatial data. Thanks to these achievements, the EP program has received numerous awards from various organizations. Most recently, they successfully won the 2024 Bhumandala Award from the Geospatial Information Agency (BIG) this November.

The Public Relations Officer of UMM's Development Economics Study Program, Muhammad Firmansyah, M.E., stated that this national award further strengthens the program's reputation. They successfully received the Rajata (Silver) award in the organizational and individual categories. This achievement was supported by the existence of the program's Statistical Laboratory Corner. The award was personally received by the Dean of FEB UMM, Prof. Dr. Idah Zuhroh, M.M.

"This achievement was made possible through our significant contributions to the development and implementation of geospatial data and information (IG) management," said Firman, as he is commonly called. "Primarily, this effort aims to support national development based on accurate and reliable data," he added.

He stated that national development without a data-driven foundation would be detrimental and misaligned with its goals. Therefore, data serves as a crucial pillar in every decision-making process, especially in Indonesia, which is currently undergoing national development for the benefit of its people.

"The category we received is the Bhumandala Geospatial Information for Village and Subdistrict Boundaries," he said. "This victory should serve as inspiration and motivation for us to continue striving to deliver the best, not only for UMM but also for the betterment of Indonesia," he added.

Through its Statistical Laboratory Corner, the Development Economics Program at UMM has successfully collaborated with various parties, such as the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Batu City. Together with several other government institutions, they have worked toward realizing the "Batu City One Data" initiative. This successful collaboration has also earned the Statistical Laboratory Corner numerous awards. (* /wil/ind)

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